Taiwan was under Japan’s colonial rule from 1895 through ... The plaque shows the names of 41 newly identified war dead from both Okinawa Prefecture and elsewhere, including Kayoko Kayamoto.

The suspect, tatami store manager Sotatsu Yanase, 45, was arrested Friday on suspicion of abandoning and damaging the body of Shizuka Takase.

Narration The number of civilian dead was overwhelming ... In the Battle of Okinawa, residents and Japanese soldiers used them as their refuges and field hospitals. Various tragedies took place ...

Tensions rise as Beijing stokes Okinawa independence movement with propaganda and diplomatic outreach for potential Taiwan ...