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Eight decades after the Battle of Okinawa, survivor Kohei Nohara continues to share his story through the classroom in the hopes that the message about the importance of preserving peace lives on. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/japan/battle-okinawa-survivor-testimony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #wwii #history #battleofokinawa #children #schools

Battle of Okinawa survivor conveys message of peace through the classroom

As U.S. forces advanced across Okinawa’s main island in late May 1945, Kohei Nohara — who was 14 years old at the time — fled his hometown of Haebaru with his relatives, moving ever farther south in a desperate bid to get …
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https://www.alojapan.com/1522339/battle-of-okinawa-survivor-conveys-message-of-peace-through-the-classroom/ Battle of Okinawa survivor conveys message of peace through the classroom #BattleOfOkinawa #children #history #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #schools #wwii #沖縄 As U.S. forces advanced across Okinawa’s main island in late May 1945, Kohei Nohara — who was 14 years old at the time — fled his hometown of Haebaru with his relatives, moving ever farther south in a desperate bid to get to safety. In June this year, 81 years after the end of the Battle

Okinawa marks 81 years since brutal World War II battle as survivor numbers dwindle

Opportunities to hear first-hand accounts of the conflict are fading, with about 60 per cent of local high…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1504555/okinawa-marks-81-years-since-brutal-world-war-ii-battle-as-survivor-numbers-dwindle/ Okinawa marks 81 years since brutal World War II battle as survivor numbers dwindle #BattleOfOkinawa #DennyTamaki #news #Okinawa #OkinawaHistoryPreservation #OkinawaNews #OkinawaWorldWarIIMemorial #SanaeTakaichi #USMilitaryBasesJapan #沖縄 Opportunities to hear first-hand accounts of the conflict are fading, with about 60 per cent of local high school students having no family members who can speak about the battle, according to local researche

https://www.alojapan.com/1504382/81-years-on-ex-okinawa-wartime-student-nurse-urges-no-more-war/ 81 years on, ex-Okinawa wartime student nurse urges no more war #BattleOfOkinawa #himeyuri #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #schools #US #wwii #沖縄 NAHA – Yasuko Onaga, 96, who was a student nurse mobilized for the now-defunct Japanese military during the Battle of Okinawa in the closing days of World War II, is sharing her memories and urging that war never be repeated. With Okinawa marking the 81st anniversary of the end of the ground battle on i

https://www.alojapan.com/1504213/okinawa-memorial-day-speakers-reflect-on-sacrifice-peace-and-heavy-burden-of-us-bases/ Okinawa memorial day speakers reflect on sacrifice, peace and ‘heavy burden’ of US bases #BattleOfOkinawa #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #PeaceMemorialParkOkinawa #WwiiAnniversariesOkinawa #WwiiBattlesOkinawa #沖縄 A visitor sits at the Cornerstone of Peace during the annual Irei no Hi ceremony at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa, Japan, June 23, 2026. (Keishi Koja/Stars and Stripes) ITOMAN, Okinawa — Thousands gathered at Peace Memorial Par

Japan pacifists heckle PM Takaichi at Okinawa WWII shrine

TOKYO, June 24 — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was heckled at a World War II memorial event…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1502116/june-23-marks-okinawas-memorial-day-2/ June 23 marks Okinawa’s Memorial Day  #BattleOfOkinawa #BattleOfOkinawaCeremomy #ceremony #Commemoration #ireinohi #IreinohiCeremony #IreinohiOkinawa #JapanTrips #June23Ceremony #June23Okinawa #MemorialDayOkinawa #MemorialDayOkinawaJune23 #OkinawaPeaceMemorialParkCeremony #PeaceMemorialPark #PeaceMemorialParkCeremomny #trips #wwii #WwiiOkinawa #WwiiOkinawaCeremony Okinawa Peace Memorial Park (Photo by Shoji Kudaka/Stripes Japan) June 23 is an

https://www.alojapan.com/1502106/june-23-marks-okinawas-memorial-day/ June 23 marks Okinawa’s Memorial Day  #BattleOfOkinawa #BattleOfOkinawaCeremomy #ceremony #Commemoration #ireinohi #IreinohiCeremony #IreinohiOkinawa #June23Ceremony #June23Okinawa #MemorialDayOkinawa #MemorialDayOkinawaJune23 #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #OkinawaPeaceMemorialParkCeremony #PeaceMemorialPark #PeaceMemorialParkCeremomny #wwii #WwiiOkinawa #WwiiOkinawaCeremony #沖縄 Peace Memorial Park (Photo courtesy of photoAC) June 23 is an impo

https://www.alojapan.com/1498828/name-of-basque-american-marine-to-be-added-to-okinawa-battle-memorial/ Name of Basque-American Marine to be added to Okinawa battle memorial #AlejandroItcea #BasqueAmericanMarines #BattleOfOkinawa #FelixOrdoquihandy #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #WorldWarIIOkinawa #沖縄 Marine Cpl. Felix Ordoquihandy’s name will be etched into a tablet along with 94 Japanese names and installed at the Cornerstone of Peace monument at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman city, Okinawa, June 18, 2026. (Fighting Basques) The last of six Basqu

https://www.alojapan.com/1488840/at-100-wwii-navy-veteran-from-cockeysville-reflects-on-service-from-d-day-to-okinawa/ At 100, WWII Navy veteran from Cockeysville reflects on service from D-Day to Okinawa #AmericanLegion #AmericanLegionKellyPost174 #BattleOfOkinawa #cockeysville #DDay #DDayInvasion #DulaneyValleyMemorialGardens #HaroldThompson #MemorialDayCeremony #NationalWorldIiMuseum #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #UssHobson #veterans #WorldWarIi #沖縄 At 100, WWII Navy veteran from Cockeysville reflects on service from D-Day to Okinawa | WBAL Baltimore News &#

At 100, WWII Navy veteran from Cockeysville reflects on service from D-Day to Okinawa https://www.byteseu.com/2038674/ #AmericanLegion #AmericanLegionKellyPost174 #BattleOfOkinawa #cockeysville #Conflicts #DDay #DDayInvasion #DulaneyValleyMemorialGardens #HaroldThompson #MemorialDayCeremony #NationalWorldIiMuseum #Okinawa #UssHobson #veterans #WorldWarII

https://www.alojapan.com/1481010/usnmrtc-wardroom-observes-the-start-of-the-battle-of-okinawa/ USNMRTC Wardroom observes the start of the Battle of Okinawa #BattleOfOkinawa #CommunityServices #HacksawRidge #MarineCorps #MCCS #MedicalReadiness #NavyMedicine #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #pme #ProfessionalMilitaryEducation #UsNavalHospitalOkinawa #usnh #usnho #wardroom #WorldWarIi #wwii #沖縄 Observes the Start of the Battle of Okinawa on April 9th, 2026. MCCS tour guide Chris Majewski talks to the group of Sailors from USNHO about the battl

https://www.alojapan.com/1472194/naha-okinawa-japan-cruise-port-review-and-ww-ii-history-tour/ Naha Okinawa Japan – Cruise Port Review and WW II History Tour #BattleOfOkinawa #FormerJapaneseNavalHeadquarters #HimeyriPeaceMuseum #Naha #NahaDestinations #NahaTour #NahaTravel #NahaTrip #NahaVacation #Okinawa #WorldWar2 #WorldWarIi #wwii #那覇 Naha Okinawa Japan – Cruise Port Review and WW II History Tour 🚢 Naha, Japan Cruise Port Guide + Okinawa History Tour | Holland America Line Join me as we arrive in beautiful Naha, Japan, aboard

https://www.alojapan.com/1470854/it-is-known-as-the-bloodiest-battle-of-the-pacific-theater-in-world-war-ii/ It is known as the bloodiest battle of the Pacific Theater in World War II. #AlliedForces #Allies #australia #BattleOfOkinawa #Easter #EasterSunday #GoodMorningArklamiss #GoodMorningArklamissKnoe #Japan #NewZealand #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #PacificTheater #TheBattleOfOkinawa #ThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistoryKnoe #USDepartmentOfWar #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates #WorldWar2 #WorldWarIi #沖縄 MONROE, La. (KNOE) – The last major battle of World

Chinese state media calls for more research into Ryukyu history amid row with Japan

There have again been calls in Chinese state media for more research into “historical justice” and legal claims…
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Okinawan residents tour Kadena’s historical sites

Hideaki Sakihama, 18th Wing Public Affairs community engagement specialist, explains the importance of the former hospital cave on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 13,…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1356498/okinawan-residents-tour-kadenas-historical-sites/ Okinawan residents tour Kadena’s historical sites #18thWing #AIRFORCE #BattleOfOkinawa #HistoricalSites #JapaneseAircraftHangers #KadenaAirBase #news #Okinawa #OkinawaCity #OkinawaNews #OkinawanResidents #PeaceGardenMemorial #tour #wwii #沖縄 Hideaki Sakihama, 18th Wing Public Affairs community engagement specialist, explains the importance of the former hospital cave on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 13, 2025. The historical site tour was part o

https://www.alojapan.com/1346740/searchable-3d-map-highlights-names-of-us-casualties-at-wwii-battle-of-okinawa/ Searchable 3D map highlights names of US casualties at WWII Battle of Okinawa #3DMap #3dMapping #BattleOfOkinawa #BattleOfOkinawa3dMap #Okinawa #Okinawa3dMap #Okinawa3dMapping #OkinawaMemorial #OkinawaPeaceMemorial #OkinawaTopics #PeaceMemorial #WorldWarIi #wwii #沖縄 Ikemiya Shokai Co. Ltd. president Taku Ikemiyagi and sales associate Kaneto Fukuhara check 3D images of names at the Cornerstone of Peace monument at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman

Okinawa a reluctant host for US troops 80 years after WWII

Okinawa resident Hiromasa Iha can still recall the screams of his classmates and teachers after a US military jet crashed into his elementary school, killing 18 people more than six decades ago. As people globally commemor…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1345925/okinawa-a-reluctant-host-for-us-troops-80-years-after-wwii/ Okinawa a reluctant host for US troops 80 years after WWII #AmericanSoldiers #BattleOfOkinawa #MilitaryContractor #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #residents #TakemasaKinjo #沖縄 Okinawa resident Hiromasa Iha can still recall the screams of his classmates and teachers after a US military jet crashed into his elementary school, killing 18 people more than six decades ago. As people globally commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II,

Japan’s last World War II survivors are still fighting for recognition and an apology

With the might of the United States military moving towards the Japanese island of Okinawa, Kohsei Kyan’s mother…
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Japan’s last World War II survivors are still fighting for recognition and an apology

With the might of the United States military bearing down on the Japanese island of Okinawa, Kohsei Kyan’s mum fled deep into the jungle for safety. It was April 1945 and the Japanese empire was in its d…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1338729/japans-last-world-war-ii-survivors-are-still-fighting-for-recognition-and-an-apology/

https://www.alojapan.com/1338729/japans-last-world-war-ii-survivors-are-still-fighting-for-recognition-and-an-apology/ Japan’s last World War II survivors are still fighting for recognition and an apology #AtomicBomb #BattleOfOkinawa #Hiroshima #Japan #JapanNews #Nagasaki #news #WorldWarIi With the might of the United States military bearing down on the Japanese island of Okinawa, Kohsei Kyan’s mum fled deep into the jungle for safety. It was April 1945 and the Japanese empire was in its dying months, as the Americans secured victory after victory. Rath

https://www.alojapan.com/1336337/japans-paradise-islands-finally-have-the-world-class-hotel-they-deserve/ Japan’s paradise islands finally have the world-class hotel they deserve #BattleOfOkinawa #InternationalHotel #Japan #miyakojima #Okinawa #OkinawaPrefecture #OkinawaTopics #RosewoodHotels #沖縄 Japan is known for many things: ancient shrines, snow-capped mountains, the neon glare of its vibrant cities. But lazy days spent idling on white-sand beaches is an image we tend to reserve for countries to the south-east of the Asian continent. Japan do

searching for WWII remains in Okinawa

Trekking through mud and rocks in Japan’s humid Okinawan jungle, Takamatsu Gushiken reached a slope of ground where human remains have lain forgotten since World War II. The 72-year-old said a brief prayer and lifted a makeshift prot…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1309762/searching-for-wwii-remains-in-okinawa/ searching for WWII remains in Okinawa #BattleOfOkinawa #Gushiken #HumanRemains #Japan #news #Okinawa #OkinawaIsland #OkinawaNews #SouthernJapan #TakamatsuGushiken #WarDead #WWIIWarDead #沖縄 Trekking through mud and rocks in Japan’s humid Okinawan jungle, Takamatsu Gushiken reached a slope of ground where human remains have lain forgotten since World War II. The 72-year-old said a brief prayer and lifted a makeshift protective covering, exposin…

https://www.alojapan.com/1308419/bone-collectors-searching-for-wwii-remains-in-okinawa/ Bone collectors: Searching for WWII remains in Okinawa #BattleOfOkinawa #HiroshiHIYAMA #HistoricalPeaceMemorials #ItomanJapan #JapanYouthMemorialAssociation #JapaneseSoldier #NationalDefenceAndSecurityJapan #news #Okinawa #OkinawaJungle #OkinawaNews #OkinawaPeaceMemorialPark #Okinawa'sHistory #TakamatsuGushiken #USAirBaseConstruction #WarDeadPreservation #WarDeadRecovery #WorldWarIIRemains #沖縄 ITOMAN – Trekking through mud and rocks in J…

Okinawa marks 80th anniversary of end of ferocious ground battle

Okinawa on Monday marked the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, one of the final land battles of World War II, with solemn reflections on the sacrifices made …
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https://www.alojapan.com/1306807/okinawa-marks-80th-anniversary-of-end-of-ferocious-ground-battle/ Okinawa marks 80th anniversary of end of ferocious ground battle #BattleOfOkinawa #DennyTamaki #futenma #Henoko #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #ShigeruIshiba #U.S.BASES #U.S.MILITARY #U.S.JapanRelations #wwii #沖縄 Okinawa on Monday marked the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, one of the final land battles of World War II, with solemn reflections on the sacrifices made by the island’s residents, promises to further reduce the b…

Okinawa Memorial Day a Timely Reminder of Horrors of War

On Okinawa Memorial Day, June 23, the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa passed with a solemn ceremony. It took pl…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1305992/okinawa-memorial-day-a-timely-reminder-of-horrors-of-war/ Okinawa Memorial Day a Timely Reminder of Horrors of War #AtomicBombings #BattleOfOkinawa #China #editorial #editorials #EmperorNaruhito #EmpressMasako #GeneralMitsuruUshijima #history #ImperialJapaneseArmy #Japan #JapanNews #news #Okinawa #Politics&Security #StudentNurses #yamato On Okinawa Memorial Day, June 23, the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa passed with a solemn ceremony. It took place at Peace Memorial Park in Mabuni, I…

80 years after the #BattleOfOkinawa: 'Our sympathies are with the families who lost loved ones leaving emotional scars so deep that, even now, they still haven't healed. Looking at the world today, we are deeply concerned to see all the countries currently at war.'

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Yoshiko Goya, 88, has never forgetten the days when she desperately tried to flee the ravages of war with her family and relatives during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/23/japan/society/okinawa-wartime-memories/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #wwii #okinawa #battleofokinawa

Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa on Monday, one of the final land battles of World War II, with solemn reflections on the sacrifices made by the island’s residents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/23/japan/history/okinawa-80th/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #battleofokinawa #dennytamaki #shigeruishiba #futenma #henoko

At 16, Yoshimitsu Zukeyama was selected for a suicide squad tasked with crawling under American tanks and detonating explosives during World War II. "I knew then I’d be making my parents cry,” he recalled. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/23/japan/battle-of-okinawa-boy-soldier/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #battleofokinawa #children

Residents of Okinawa Prefecture continue to be at the mercy of armed forces many decades after World War II, said an expert working to share testimonies of war survivors in the southernmost prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/20/japan/okinawa-war-survivors-testimonies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #battleofokinawa #usbases #usmilitary

An event has begun on Ie Island in Okinawa Prefecture to read aloud the names of more than 240,000 people killed in fierce battles in the prefecture during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/02/japan/okinawa-battle-vicitims-names/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #okinawa #battleofokinawa

With the help of a psychologist and a grief support group, a soldier who fought in World War II faced an atrocity he committed in Okinawa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/02/japan/okinawa-war-survivor-confession/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #wwii #battleofokinawa #psychology

Around 700 residents in the Kerama Islands were driven to mass suicide during the Battle of Okinawa, but one boy's desperate plea helped the island of Aka escape the same fate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/26/japan/okinawa-island-war-history/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #battleofokinawa #akaisland #fukuoka #kyushu #wwii

Many war orphans in Okinawa suffered from harsh living conditions and overwhelming loneliness, and the trauma they carried still lingers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/japan/okinawa-war-orphans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #wwii #battleofokinawa #socialwelfare #children

Many years after witnessing horrors in the Battle of Okinawa, Rieko Tamaki eventually took the decision to tell her story in the hopes it may never happen again. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/24/japan/battle-of-okinawa-survivor-story/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #battleofokinawa #wwii #students

On Friday, residents of Okinawa Prefecture mourned victims of the fierce ground battle in the final phase of World War II 78 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/23/national/battle-of-okinawa-78-years/?utm_content=bufferee40b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #okinawa #wwii #usbases #battleofokinawa

The government plans to introduce a new device for defusing bombs that remain unexploded 78 years after the Battle of Okinawa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/23/national/okinawa-dud-shells-disposal-device/?utm_content=bufferde21b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #okinawa #wwii #battleofokinawa