T here is a reason Okinawa is called “Japan’s Hawaii.” With a rich history tracing from the Stone Age through the Ryūkyū ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — One of the last bastions of the Japanese Army on Okinawa during World War II, a tunnel system beneath the iconic Shuri Castle, may open to the public within three years.

NAHA–Almost 80 years later, wooden pillars still support the tunnel walls alongside bottles inscribed with “Dainippon Brewery,” a beer company from the era.

I’m walking across the ground where the Japanese army made its last stand on Okinawa, fighting from caves and tunnels. Today it is a peace memorial park, with an eternal flame and granite blocks ...

Trailer | WWII Mega Weapons: The Tunnels of Okinawa. Preview: Special | 30s Video has Closed Captions | CC. The tide of war in the Pacific has now fully turned against the Imperial Japanese forces.

The last time anyone saw Pfc. John B. Quinn, Jr, a 29th Regiment Marine, he was headed into a cave on the island of Okinawa, some 7,600 miles away from his home in New York. The year was 1945 ...

The Battle of Okinawa, fought against US-led forces, claimed the lives of more than 200 thousand civilians and soldiers. ... Experts found a charred rock inside one of the tunnels.

The Futamisugita tunnel in Nago, Okinawa, is pictured on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Keishi Koja/Stars and Stripes) A Toyota Aqua sits damaged at the police station in Nago, Okinawa, Wednesday, May ...

WWII Mega Weapons: The Tunnels of Okinawa. Special | 54m 9s Video has Closed Captions | CC. The tide of war in the Pacific has now fully turned against the Imperial Japanese forces.