Category Archives: Battle of Okinawa

US Military Bases on Okinawa: Is Anybody Listening?

Posted on June 3, 2016 by loochoo77

Fellow Okinawans near and far, The question is often asked, “When will all this end?” But nobody listens. Look at the Japanese gov’t, the American gov’t, our Honolulu City Council. No one seems to take to heart the plight of … Continue reading →

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Resolution 15-322, CD1 Deferred

Posted on May 11, 2016 by loochoo77

Folks, Got word that Resolution 15-322, CD1 has been deferred by the Honolulu City Council. Obviously, the city council members do not have an appreciation for the pain that the Okinawan people have been experiencing the past 72 years. Is … Continue reading →

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Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown – Okinawa

Posted on October 19, 2015 by loochoo77

Received a tip about this program from my brother-in-law, Phil, via email on 19 Oct. 2015. The tip originated in an email from his friend, Gary, on the same date. The program, “Okinawa: The Japan You Might Not Know,” aired … Continue reading →

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WWII Civilian Detainment Camp Deaths in Okinawa

Posted on September 23, 2015 by loochoo77

Excerpts from “Over 3,000 Okinawans Died in U.S. Camps at End of War” (Kyodo/Japan Times, 9/7/15): At least 3,000 civilians died in 1945 and 1946 in camps set up by the U.S. military in Okinawa, according to a survey shedding … Continue reading →

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Oral History of U.S. Marines and Okinawan Civilians in the Battle of Okinawa

Posted on August 14, 2015 by loochoo77

Laura Homan Lacey’s Stay off the Skyline: The Sixth Marine Division on Okinawa — An Oral History (Potomac Books, 2007) is unique in that she compiles stories told by the veterans. The section on the Okinawan people is especially chilling. … Continue reading →

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Fumiko Nashiro’s Story of the Battle of Okinawa

Posted on June 14, 2015 by loochoo77

The following excerpts are from Tomomi Tomita’s “Ex-nurse Recalls Battle of Okinawa, Aims to Share Misery of War,” Japan Times,1 Kyodo, 21 April 2015: Fumiko Nashiro, 87, vividly remembers the leader of the nurse corps she belonged to during the … Continue reading →

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Okinawa Memorial Day Service at Hawaii Okinawa Center 6/23/15 at 5:30pm

Posted on June 4, 2015 by loochoo77
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‘Please remember that Okinawa’s memorial day is on June 23rd’

Posted on June 4, 2015 by loochoo77

This reminder is from Hachiro on 3 June 2015. The following text and photos are from Wikipedia: “Okinawa Memorial Day (慰霊の日 Irei no Hi?, lit. “the day to console the dead”) is a public holiday observed in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture … Continue reading →

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70th Anniversary of Battle of Okinawa: OAA June 2015

Posted on May 25, 2015 by loochoo77
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Baker and Shimabukuro: Two Views of WWII

Posted on April 30, 2015 by loochoo77

Excerpts from Eric Talmadge’s “Iwo Jima Vet, Okinawa Survivor Wrestle with WWII Legacy,” Japan Times, 21 Apr. 2015: In Norman Baker’s mind, the Japanese were fanatical, brutal animals with no respect for life. To Yoshiko Shimabukuro, Americans were long-nosed demons … Continue reading →

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The Overriding Emotion of Okinawans in WWII Was Patriotism

Posted on April 8, 2015 by loochoo77

On 1 June 2015, the contents of this article were combined with an article originally published a day earlier on 7 Apr. 2015. See the expanded article, “The Romantic View of Okinawans as Pacifists.” -JS

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The Romantic View of Okinawans as Pacifists

Posted on April 7, 2015 by loochoo77

Expanded 6/1/151 Stephen Mansfield’s article, “Okinawa: In the Crosshairs of War” (Japan Times, 4 Apr. 2015), is troubling in the sense that it perpetuates a romantic myth about Okinawans that is repeatedly used for propaganda. For example, he claims that … Continue reading →

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