Okinawan bone digger searches for the remains of WWII dead and worries their lessons are unheard
Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa's jungle. The remains of some 1,400 people found ...
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Japan fights its largest wildfire in more than 30 years
The roughly 1,800-hectare (4,500-acre) fire has been burning for days in Ofunato, a city on the east coast of Japan’s main ...
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China flies attack drone near Japan’s southern islands for first time
A Chinese reconnaissance and attack drone was spotted for the first time flying near Japan’s southernmost islands, including ...
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Okinawa, a Small Island Caught Between Big Powers
This includes during the war, when Japan used Okinawa as a battlefield to stop the Americans from reaching its main islands. But the relationship has changed more recently, driven in part by the ...
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Southern island worries it will host long-range missiles
Japan and the United States reached an agreement ... a seaborne quick-reaction force, on the main island of Okinawa in November. Col. Peter Eltringham, commander of the regiment, stressed the ...