By MIKA KUNIYOSHI/ Staff Writer
June 23, 2021 at 19:04 JST
A person pays tribute to one of the monuments bearing the name of a relative who died in the Battle of Okinawa in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, the day islanders mark the end of the battle. (Shoma Fujiwaki)
ITOMAN, Okinawa Prefecture--A memorial service held at the Peace Memorial Park here on June 23 paid tribute to the more than 200,000 Japanese and U.S. casualties from the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. [Read More]
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