Updated: June 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Japan marks 80th anniversary of Battle of Okinawa (10 images)
By Wade Sheridan
Japan held a memorial service Monday at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa, to honor the 200,000 lives lost in the Battle of Okinawa. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attended the ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the battle’s end on June 23, 1945.
Worshippers pray after the memorial service for those that died in the Battle of Okinawa at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa, in Japan on June 23, 2025. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI
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Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru attends the memorial service. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI
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