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(545) Yuriko Toyama (90), Driven Out of Her Trench by Japanese Soldiers, Endured Hardships in the Internment Camp in Kitanakagusuku Village

I was 10 years old at the time of the Battle of Okinawa, and was attending Kishaba Elementary School (now Kitanakagusuku Village). My family consisted of my mother, me, and two younger brothers; my father had passed away before the war. As an elementary school student, I loved sports, and was even selected to represent the Chubu region in track and field. As I grew up in a fatherless household, I was always trying to avoid being seen as weak by …
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I was 10 years old at the time of the Battle of Okinawa, and was attending Kishaba Elementary School (now Kitanakagusuku Village). My family consisted of my mother, me, and two younger brothers; my father had passed away before the war. As an elementary school student, I loved sports, and was even selected to represent the Chubu region in track and field. As I grew up in a fatherless household, I was always trying to avoid being seen as weak by …

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沖縄タイムス+プラス broke the news in on Saturday, January 10, 2026.
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