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Explosion shakes Okinawa wharf as Japan clears unexploded WWII ordnance
Eleven explosive ordnance disposal divers from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Sub Area Activity Okinawa unit set off ...
Old bones on jungle island sound warning to those living here today
Takamatsu runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge - parts of the skulls, he says, of an infant ...
Okinawan bone digger searches for the remains of WWII dead and worries their lessons are unheard
Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa’s jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa, one of the ...
80 years since one of the bloodiest Pacific battles of World War II
80 years ago, American and Japanese troops were locked in one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles of the Pacific theatre in ...
The rattle of Okinawa: Chinese drones probe Japan’s defences
Japan’s air force scrambled jets to shadow the drones, which analysts believe were probing Tokyo’s military readiness and ...
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Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from WWII battle
Takamatsu Gushiken uses a hoe to move dirt while searching for the remains of those who died during the WWII Battle of Okinawa on Itoman. (Hiro Komae/AP) ITOMAN, Japan — Takamatsu Gushiken turns ...