Battle of Okinawa 74th anniversary commemoration


5100 worshippers attend the memorial service for all war dead of “Battle of Okinawa” at the Peace memorial park in Itoman, Okinawa, Japan on June 23, 2019. (Photo by AFLO)


Japan’s Prime Minister Abe Shinzo answers reporter’s question after the memorial service for all war dead of Battle of Okinawa at the Peace memorial park in Itoman, Okinawa-Prefecture, Japan on June 23, 2019. (Photo by AFLO)


Worshippers pray for victims in front of the monument “Cornerstone of Peace” of Battle of Okinawa at the Peace memorial park in Itoman, Okinawa-Prefecture, Japan on June 23, 2019. (Photo by AFLO)


Okinawa Governor Tamaki Denny attends the memorial service for all war dead of “Battle of Okinawa” at the Peace memorial park in Itoman, Okinawa-Prefecture, Japan on June 23, 2019. (Photo by AFLO)