The relics are grim remnants of the vast tunnel network dug by the Imperial Japanese Army under Shuri-jo castle before the fierce Battle of Okinawa in 1945. Previously closed-off parts of the ...

Japanese government says it's 'practically difficult' to conduct an investigation due to unclear burial location.

The 1.75 kilometers of tunnels make the complex “one of the largest underground bunkers in the Kyushu region” from the waning days of World War II ... six months before Japan’s surrender.

Bad weather, combined with the Japanese tunnel and bunker networks limited the damage that the barrages could do. Some American ships were even hit by returning fire from the Japanese. Up to ...

During a residents' meeting on Jan. 18, JR Tokai acknowledged that the subsidence in that area was also likely caused by tunnel excavation. (Japanese original by Keisuke Ota, Gifu Bureau) ...

Participants will get rare access to the fort after its daily 6pm closing time. Read more at straitstimes.com.