THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 23, 2023 at 19:15 JST
Aki Heianna reads out his poem during the Okinawa Memorial Day ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23. (Soichiro Yamamoto)
NAHA--Okinawa Prefecture on June 23 marked its 78th Memorial Day to honor the victims of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. [Read More]
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