WKOW

80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs

Itoman, Japan (CNN) — The “bone digger” slides into a thin crevice on a hill in the Okinawan jungle. He’s a slight man, nimbly fitting his frame through the cave entrance, carefully avoiding the sharp ...
Stars and Stripes

Japan identifies WWII remains from Okinawa using DNA alone for first time

Japan has, for the first time, identified human remains from the Battle of Okinawa using only DNA testing, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said in a recent announcement. DNA from the remains ...
CounterviewOpinion

New cold war: Remembering Okinawa today is about refusing to prepare for a war

We descended into Chibichibi Cave in southern Okinawa with the heavy feeling that this was not a site of distant history, but ...
The Diplomat

80 Years Later, Okinawa Remains Haunted by the Ghosts of War

A local teacher explains to school students about the collective suicides during the Battle of Okinawa. Credit: Cristian Martini Grimaldi In the Kerama Islands, just off the coast of Okinawa ...
CounterPunch

From the Battle of Okinawa to the New Cold War

We descended into Chibichibi Cave in southern Okinawa with the heavy feeling that this was not a site of distant history, but a warning. The cave is low enough that you have to bend forward as you ...