CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japanese troops removed and defused an American shell believed to be left over from World War II on a ...

Japanese troops removed and defused an American shell believed to be from WWII at a construction site in Naha, Okinawa.

The city was the site of the final fighting in the bloody Battle of Okinawa between Japanese and U.S. troops during World War II. The cemetery holds the remains of more than 180,000 people who ...

Okinawa Memorial Day, observed on June 23, is a day for mourning the victims of the savage ground warfare in the final months of World War II and praying for permanent peace. One in four Okinawans ...

the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force detonated and disposed of a World War II-era bomb that had been discovered at a ...

In the last stages of World War II, the allied forces considered Okinawa a strategic point for attacking Japan's main islands. The US mobilized about half a million personnel, far outnumbering the ...

73 years have passed since the end of a fierce battle in Okinawa Prefecture during the closing stages of World War 2. The islands hold relics from the battle to this day. Caves where residents ...

The Battle of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest and costliest of World War II in the Pacific. The United States needed a base to stage an invasion of mainland Japan. The island of Okinawa was the ...

He discusses World War II-era munitions in "The Pacific," starring ... He describes the many challenges of the Battle of Okinawa as portrayed in "Hacksaw Ridge," starring Andrew Garfield, Vince ...

After World War II, when Okinawa was under control of the United States, the local yakuza prospered. But when Okinawa is returned to Japan, the mainland yakuza tries to take over; the local yakuza ...

The Battle of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest and costliest of World War II in the Pacific. The United States needed a base to stage an invasion of mainland Japan. The island of Okinawa was the ...