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69th anniv. of end of Okinawa battle marked

ITOMAN, Japan - Family members of a corps of female students mobilized as nurses for Japanese soldiers during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 attend a memorial service in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2014, the 69th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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69th anniv. of end of Battle of Okinawa marked

ITOMAN, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (2nd from R) waits to pay a floral tribute to Battle of Okinawa victims during a memorial service at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2014, the 69th anniversary of the end of the battle in World War II.

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Okinawa commemorates victims of 1945 Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy offers flowers at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Japan, on June 23, 2014, to mark the anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. Some 200,000 people died in the Battle of Okinawa that started March 26, 1945 and ended on June 23, 1945.

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Okinawa commemorates victims of 1945 Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offers flowers at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Japan, on June 23, 2014, to mark the anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. Some 200,000 people died in the Battle of Okinawa that started March 26, 1945 and ended June 23, 1945.

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Okinawa commemorates victims of 1945 Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Bereaved families of those who died during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa pray for the victims in front of the Cornerstone of Peace memorial in Itoman, Japan, on June 23, 2014. Some 200,000 people died in the Battle of Okinawa, which started March 26, 1945, and ended on June 23 that year.

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Okinawa commemorates victims of 1945 Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - A woman wipes her tears in front of the Cornerstone of Peace memorial in Itoman, Japan, on June 23, 2014, to mark the anniversary of the end of the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. Some 200,000 people died in the Battle of Okinawa which started March 26, 1945, and ended on June 23 that year.

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Emperor visits Okinawa ahead of 70th anniv. of Tsushima Maru sinking

ITOMAN, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko offer flowers on June 26, 2014, at a state-run grave in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, for the victims of the Battle of Okinawa. The imperial couple visited Japan's southwestern island prefecture ahead of the 70th anniversary of the sinking of a transport ship carrying hundreds of schoolchildren when it was torpedoed by a U.S. submarine in August 1944.

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Emperor, empress offer flowers to war dead in Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko offer flowers at a state-run grave for the victims of the Battle of Okinawa in Itoman, southwestern Japan, on June 26, 2014.

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Kennedy in Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R) visits the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 12, 2014.

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Okinawa war anniversary

ITOMAN, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos offers a flower during a ceremony in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2013, marking the 68th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, a World War II ground battle that claimed more than 200,000 lives. At front left is Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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Okinawa war anniversary

ITOMAN, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and other participants observe a moment of silence during a ceremony in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2013, marking the 68th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, a World War II ground battle that claimed more than 200,000 lives.

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Emperor, empress in Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko leave after offering flowers at a national cemetery in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 17, 2012, for victims of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. The couple made their first trip to the southwestern island prefecture in eight years.

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Battle of Okinawa commemorated

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda offers a flower during a ceremony in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2012, marking the 67th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, a World War II ground battle in which a quarter of Okinawa's population died. (Pool photo)

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Battle of Okinawa commemorated

NAHA, Japan - A woman with a child prays at the Cornerstone of Peace monument in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2012. Okinawa marked the 67th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, a World War II ground battle in which a quarter of Okinawa's population died.

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Japan prepares for N. Korean rocket

NAHA, Japan - Photo shows an FPS-5, a radar system capable of monitoring ballistic missiles, at an Air Self-Defense Force base in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 11, 2012. The installation, dubbed the Gamera radar, is being used to track a North Korean rocket. North Korea says it will launch a rocket carrying a satellite into space in five days from April 12, 2012.

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Japan prepares for N. Korean rocket

NAHA, Japan - Photo shows an FPS-5, a radar system capable of monitoring ballistic missiles, at an Air Self-Defense Force base in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 11, 2012. The installation, dubbed the Gamera radar, is being used to track a North Korean rocket. North Korea says it will launch a rocket carrying a satellite into space in five days from April 12, 2012.

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Noda's 1st trip to Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) visits the Cornerstone of Peace monument, black granite tablets inscribed with the names of the victims of the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 26, 2012. Noda made his first visit to the prefecture as head of the government the same day in a bid to persuade Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima during a meeting the following day to accept a long-stalled plan for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

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Noda's 1st trip to Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda offers flowers at the Himeyuri no To monument commemorating a corps of female students recruited as nurses for Japanese soldiers during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 26, 2012. Noda made his first visit to the prefecture as head of the government the same day in a bid to persuade Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima during a meeting the following day to accept a long-stalled plan for the relocation of a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

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Okinawa marks 66th anniversary of WWII battle's end

ITOMAN, Japan - U.S. military personnel observe a moment of silence at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2011. Okinawa Prefecture marked the 66th anniversary of the end of the World War II battle that killed more than 200,000 people.

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Okinawa marks 66th anniversary of WWII battle's end

ITOMAN, Japan - People search the names of the deceased on the Cornerstone of Peace monument, black granite tablets inscribed with the names of the victims of the Battle of Okinawa, at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2011. Okinawa Prefecture on the day marked the 66th anniversary of the end of the World War II battle that killed more than 200,000 people.

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Okinawa to mark 66th end-of-battle anniversary

ITOMAN, Japan - The traditional ''Ryukyuan Dance'' is performed during a ceremony at the peace memorial hall in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture on June 22, 2011, the eve of the 66th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa during World War II.

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Okinawa to mark 66th end-of-battle anniv.

ITOMAN, Japan - A woman cleans up a site in the peace memorial park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 22, 2011, a day before the 66th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa during World War II.

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Dance on eve of Battle of Okinawa anniversary

ITOMAN, Japan - A woman in traditional Ryukyu attire dances in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 22, 2010, the eve of the 65th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in which more than 200,000 people were killed in the closing days of World War II.

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U.S. envoy visits Okinawa peace park

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (R) looks at the Cornerstone of Peace, a row of granite walls inscribed with the names of victims of the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2009. Roos visited the southernmost prefecture, the only inhabited area of Japan where ground battles took place during World War II, for the first time since assuming his post in August.

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U.S. envoy visits Okinawa peace park

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (2nd from L) looks at the Flame of Peace in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2009. Roos visited the southernmost prefecture, the only inhabited area of Japan where ground battles took place during World War II, for the first time since assuming his post in August.

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Dalai Lama attends memorial service for war dead in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama chants a sutra during a memorial service for the war dead of the Battle of Okinawa during the closing days of World War II at the Okinawa Peace Memorial Hall in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 5, 2009.

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Dalai Lama attends memorial service for war dead in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (2nd from L) visits the Cornerstone of Peace at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 5, 2009, before attending a memorial service. The names of about 240,000 war dead in the Battle of Okinawa during the closing days of World War II are inscribed on the cornerstone.

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Okinawa marks 64th anniversary of WWII battle

ITOMAN, Japan - (From R to L) Prime Minister Taro Aso, House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono, and House of Councillors President Satsuki Eda offer silent prayers during a ceremony at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, June 23 to mark the 64th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in which more than 200,000 people were killed during World War II.

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Ryukyu dance dedicated to victims of Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - A woman dances for victims of the Battle of Okinawa at the peace memorial hall in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 22, the eve of the 64th anniversary of the end of the battle.

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People pray for victims of Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - A number of people visit a cenotaph in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, to pray for war victims on June 23 as people in the prefecture marked the 63rd anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. More than 200,000 Japanese and U.S. combatants and Japanese civilians died in the battle.

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Okinawa marks 62nd anniversary of Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Participants offer a prayer in silence at the memorial service held in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa on June 23 to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa in which more than 200,000 people were killed.

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Okinawa marks 62nd anniversary of Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offers flowers at the memorial service held in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa on June 23 to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa in which more than 200,000 people were killed.(Pool photo)

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Okinawa marks 62nd anniversary of Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers an address at the memorial service held in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa on June 23 to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa in which more than 200,000 people were killed.

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Koreans pray at 62nd anniversary of Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - A group of South Koreans pray at the Cornerstone of Peace in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa on June 23 in memory of relatives who perished during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. A memorial service was held at the Peace Memorial Park on June 23 to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa in which more than 200,000 people were killed.

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Okinawa marks 62nd anniversary of Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima delivers a peace declaration at the memorial service held in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa on June 23 to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa in which more than 200,000 people were killed.(Pool photo)

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War dead remembered on 62nd anniversary of Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - A woman points to the name of a relative carved on a black granite tablet in the Cornerstone of Peace at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa on June 23. A memorial service was held at the Peace Memorial Park to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa in which more than 200,000 people were killed.

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Former S. Korean Pres. Kim visits Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (R) and his wife offer flowers at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, where the names of the people who died in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa and others killed on Japan's southwestern islands are inscribed on monuments. The couple are visiting Japan privately.

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Okinawa marks 61st anniversary of WWII battle

ITOMAN, Japan - A number of people visit Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa, on June 23 to pray for the victims of the Battle of Okinawa between Japanese and U.S. forces as Okinawa Prefecture marked the 61st anniversary of the end of the battle.

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Okinawa marks 61st anniversary of WWII battle

ITOMAN, Japan - People pray for the victims of the Battle of Okinawa between Japanese and U.S. forces at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa, on June 23 as Okinawa Prefecture marked the 61st anniversary of the end of the battle.

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Okinawa marks 61st anniversary of WWII battle

ITOMAN, Japan - Elderly people pray for the victims of the Battle of Okinawa between Japanese and U.S. forces at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa, on June 23 as Okinawa Prefecture marked the 61st anniversary of the end of the battle.

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Okinawa marks 61st anniversary of WWII battle

ITOMAN, Japan - A boy prays for the victims of the Battle of Okinawa between Japanese and U.S. forces at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa, on June 23 as Okinawa Prefecture marked the 61st anniversary of the end of the battle. More than 200,000 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the battle at the closing stage of World War II.

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(3)Okinawa marks 59th anniversary of end of battle in WWII

ITOMAN, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi offer flowers during a memorial service at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23 to commemorate the victims of the Battle of Okinawa.

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(1)Okinawa marks 59th anniversary of end of battle in WWII

ITOMAN, Japan - Relatives of South Koreans who were killed in the Battle of Okinawa in the closing stages of World War II pray in front of the Cornerstone of Peace in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa, on June 23, the 59th anniversary of the end of the battle. The names of 239,092 war victims, mostly civilians, are inscribed on the stones.

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Renovated Himeyuri Peace Museum in Okinawa reopens

ITOMAN, Japan - The Himeyuri Peace Museum in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, reopened its doors on April 13 after renovation, featuring new displays on female students who died in the 1945 Okinawa battle while nursing wounded Japanese soldiers.

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Emperor, empress make 8th visit to Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (R) and Empress Michiko visit the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okanawa Prefecture, on Jan. 23. It is the imperial couple's first trip to Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture, in nine years and eighth overall since they were crown prince and princess.

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(2)58th anniversary of end of Battle of Okinawa marked

ITOMAN, Japan - A South Korean man prays for people who died in the Battle of Okinawa at the Cornerstone of Peace in Peace Memorial Park in Itoman on southern Okiawa Island on June 23.

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Solar battery panels cover new Itoman city office

ITOMAN, Japan - A new municipal office building in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, covered with 2,500 solar battery panels on its south side and roof, is completed April 23. The city office will cut its annual electricity consumption by 20% using the panels, which also shade the building from sunlight.

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Welfare minister visits Battle of Okinawa memorial

NAHA, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi touches the Cornerstone of Peace in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa on July 11. Sakaguchi paid special tribute to the leprosy patients at state-run sanitariums who were killed in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa.

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Okinawa marks 56th anniversary of end of WWII battle

ITOMAN, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine speaks at a ceremony at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa to mark the 56th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa between U.S. and Japanese forces. More than 200,000 people died in the battle, which was fought during the closing stages of World War II.

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Koizumi attends ceremony to mark end of Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) views the Cornerstone of Peace in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa on June 23 before attending a ceremony to mark the 56th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. The names of 238,161 dead, including U.S. and South Korean nationals, are inscribed on the monument.