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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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Visits the Crown Prince and His Family

A beanpole reporter from Okinawa visited the Crown Prince and his family who were spending the summer in Karuizawa. After interviewing the family about their daily life, they showed off their national pride with a dance performance as a souvenir. Children reporters from Okinawa meet the Crown Prince and his family and perform a dance as a thank you. .

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CORRECTED Okinawa to mark 66th end-of-battle anniversary

ITOMAN, Japan - CORRECTING HEADLINE 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. (Kyodo)

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Japanese carnival opens with performances in H.K.

Hong Kong, - 'Kagura,' old-style Japanese music and dancing, is performed with an eight-headed giant snake at a former British army base in Hong Kong on Oct. 30, as part of a Japanese carnival in the former British colony. Performance groups invited from Japan staged displays including a ryukyuan dance and an Ultraman show.