A memorial service was held on the 20th on Kumejima Island in Okinawa Prefecture, where the former Japanese army massacred residents around the end of the war. The troops stationed on the island killed 20 residents whom they considered to be "spies" for the US military and burned down their homes. Yumiko Uezu (87) of Urasoe City, who was 6 years old at the time, witnessed the fire. She said that the residents were in an environment of mutual sur…
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A memorial service was held on the 20th on Kumejima Island in Okinawa Prefecture, where the former Japanese army massacred residents around the end of the war. The troops stationed on the island killed 20 residents whom they considered to be "spies" for the US military and burned down their homes. Yumiko Uezu (87) of Urasoe City, who was 6 years old at the time, witnessed the fire. She said that the residents were in an environment of mutual sur…