THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 23, 2024 at 17:47 JST
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech at the memorial ceremony in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23. (Emiko Arimoto)
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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