NAHA--Shigeaki Kinjo, who survived a mass suicide during a fierce ground battle in Okinawa Prefecture during World War II, died here from acute heart failure on July 19. He was 93. Kinjo was a ...

The Battle of Okinawa claimed the lives of one in four ... and is said to have led many people to commit suicide. At least one military officer, however, rejected the standard outright: Kiyofumi ...

Under the cover of a naval bombardment of more than 100,000 shells, the American military began landing on Okinawa at 8:30 am. It was the beginning of a merciless battle that was later described ...

The Battle of Okinawa, fought against US-led forces ... Before that, her family had been considering suicide. "We sensed that the war was coming to an end, so we decided to open our family ...

Ships in the Fifth Fleet had experienced suicide attacks before ... But it was at Okinawa that she would fight her fiercest battle. On board the destroyer was 21-year-old John Chapman ...

Indeed, Yamato’s suicide mission is one of the saddest ... with almost all hands drowning during the Battle of Okinawa in ...

During the Battle of Okinawa, civilians were caught between ... The US soldiers had faced suicide attacks and stopped distinguishing between civilians and Japanese military. They bombed caves ...