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Saturday, 26 July 2008 |
 Hamahiga Island is a small landmass located off the Katsuren Peninsula on the eastern coast of Okinawa Honto. Roughly 2.5 square kilometers in area, Hamahiga?s small size belies its importance in Ryukyu mythology. The island?s name comes from the two communities on opposite sides of the small mass: Hama and Higa. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 28 July 2008 )
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The land skirmish of the Battle of Okinawa began on March 26, 1945 and lasted for about 87 days. The Americans first touched the shore of the Kerama Island, 24 kilometers west of Okinawa. Fierce fighting raged on Geruma, Aka, Zamami and Tokashiki Islands before the Kerama group was secured over the next five days. In these preliminary operations, the American 77th Infantry Division suffered 31 dead and 81 wounded, while Japanese dead and captured numbered over 650. Terrified and driven to desperation by the onslaught and the furious shelling, some islanders killed themselves, cutting off the heads of their children with sickles and hitting their wives with stones in the gruesome scenes of mass suicide. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 06 June 2008 )
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Sunday, 30 December 2007 |
 The Okinawa island of Kourijima. This island is surrounded by emerald green waters and only became accessible by bridge in recent years. Kourijima features only a small fishing port and most of the island is covered in sugarcane and open fields. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 January 2008 )
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Ie Island (also known as Ie Jima and Ie Shima) is a small island located about nine kilometers northwest of Motobu Peninsula. An upheaved coral reef elliptical in shape, it is home to both ancient relics and modern historical monuments as well as beautiful land and seascapes. |
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