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.

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

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.

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 ...

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

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 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 ...

At the end of June, the people of Okinawa in southern Japan commemorated the 74th anniversary of the fierce battle that engulfed them in the final stages of World War Two. The Battle of Okinawa ...

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.