Japanese troops recently removed and neutralized three World War II-era U.S. artillery shells uncovered at construction sites across southern Okinawa and detonated another offshore, according to local ...

The recent return to Japan of artifacts believed to have been looted by U.S. troops during World War II has rekindled interest in other treasures lost during the Battle of Okinawa nearly 80 years ago.

Origins -- Golden age of the Ryukyu Kingdom -- Bankoku shinryo no kane (The Bell of Shuri Castle) -- Shureimon gate -- Satsuma Dominion and the Decline of Shuri Castle -- Commodore Perry's visit to ...

June 4 (UPI) --Japan's imperial family honored the war dead in Okinawa on Wednesday, where the last major battle of World War II occurred 80 years ago, from April 1 to June 22, 1945. Emperor Naruhito ...