Okinawa marks 70th anniversary of WWII battle

Okinawa marks 70th anniversary of WWII battle

A man speaks out in protest against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who attended a memorial service at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in the southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa for those who were killed in the Battle of Okinawa on June 23, 2015, the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War II ground battle that claimed over 200,000 lives. Many Okinawa people oppose the central government's plan to relocate a U.S. military base within the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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