TOTAL RECALL Residents offer a silent prayer at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa on Thursday, June 23, 2022, as part of their commemoration of the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa. KYODO NEWS PHOTO VIA AP
TOKYO: Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki on Thursday marked the 77th anniversary of the end of one of harshest World War 2 battles fought on Japan's southern islands by calling for the further reduction of United States military presence there amid growing fear of getting embroiled in regional tension.