79 years since U.S. troops landed in the Battle of Okinawa at the end of the Pacific War, bereaved family members pray for peace.
One in four Okinawans lost their lives, and more than 200,000 people died in the fierce ground battle. On the 26th, flowers were placed at the Peace Tower in the village where the names of the war dead are engraved. According to Zamami Village, the population of those who experienced the war is aging, and there are almost no people who know what happened during that time.