The World War II Battle of Okinawa left an estimated 240,000 people killed or missing — and 80 years later, their bones are still being unearthed by dedicated volunteers. Japan’s southernmost ...

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 ...

NAHA, Okinawa — Japanese troops detonated 24 suspected U.S. shells off the coast of Okinawa’s capital Wednesday, the third disposal of World War II ordnance in a month on the former island ...