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War Malaria: We Must Not Forget the Sacrifices Made by Military Orders

Summary by 沖縄タイムス＋プラス
"War malaria refers to the deaths of ordinary residents who, by order of the Japanese military, were forced to leave (evacuate) to malaria-endemic areas at the end of the Battle of Okinawa and contracted malaria" (Okinawa Prefecture History, Part 6: The Battle of Okinawa). The Yaeyama Islands suffered a particularly high number of casualties.
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War Malaria: We Must Not Forget the Sacrifices Made by Military Orders

"War malaria refers to the deaths of ordinary residents who, by order of the Japanese military, were forced to leave (evacuate) to malaria-endemic areas at the end of the Battle of Okinawa and contracted malaria" (Okinawa Prefecture History, Part 6: The Battle of Okinawa). The Yaeyama Islands suffered a particularly high number of casualties.

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沖縄タイムス＋プラス broke the news in on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
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