THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 23, 2024 at 17:47 JST
An 88-year-old woman from Naha visits the Cornerstone of Peace, where the names of her three brothers are inscribed, at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23. (Masaru Komiyaji)
ITOMAN, Okinawa Prefecture--Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki voiced concern June 23 about Japan’s military build-up on its southwestern islands as his southernmost prefecture commemorated victims of one of the fiercest ground battles of World War II. [Read More]
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