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Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family prayed on Wednesday in Okinawa for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have prayed for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II fought on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa 80 years ago ...

An event began on Ie Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday to read aloud the names of more than 240,000 people killed in fierce battles in the ... can join the event at sites in Okinawa and ...

(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Okinawa ... battle. Last month, the emperor and empress visited Iwoto Island, formerly known as Iwojima, the site ...