The Battle of Okinawa in World War II ended on June 22, 1945. According to history.com, the battle was the last major battle of World War II and one of the bloodiest. “On April 1, 1945 – Easter Sunday ...
April 1, 2017 marked the seventy-second anniversary of the start of the Battle of Okinawa, when American forces landed on the island of Okinawa during World War II. The nearly 290,000 American ...
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visited Okinawa Prefecture on June 4 ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. This is part of the imperial couple’s ...