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In Photos: Okinawa island locals accused of ‘spying’ for US military at end of war killed




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Eef Beach, where the U.S. military landed on June 26, 1945, in the final phase of World War II, is seen in the town of Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, in this photo taken on Aug. 4, 2025. The Japanese military’s Kayama unit began to kill local residents after the U.S. military’s landing, and the atrocities continued until late August that year. (Mainichi/Shinnosuke Kyan)








Eef Beach, where the U.S. military landed on June 26, 1945, in the final phase of World War II, is seen in the town of Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, in this photo taken on Aug. 4, 2025. The Japanese military's Kayama unit began to kill local residents after the U.S. military's landing, and the atrocities continued until late August that year. (Mainichi/Shinnosuke Kyan)






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Mount Uegusuku, the highest peak of Kume Island where the Kayama unit built its stronghold, is seen in the town of Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, in this photo taken on Aug. 3, 2025. The unit was feared by local residents as






A sugarcane field is seen on Kume Island, in the town of Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, in this photo taken on Aug. 4, 2025. A man who was calling for residents to surrender was killed by the Japanese military's Kayama unit alongside his wife and child at their home in this area on Aug. 18, 1945. The house was set on fire after the slaying of the family and was burned down. (Mainichi/Shinnosuke Kyan)






Eef Beach, where the U.S. military landed on June 26, 1945, in the final phase of World War II, is seen in the town of Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, in this photo taken on Aug. 4, 2025. The Japanese military's Kayama unit began to kill local residents after the U.S. military's landing, and the atrocities continued until late August that year. (Mainichi/Shinnosuke Kyan)






Mount Uegusuku, the highest peak of Kume Island where the Kayama unit built its stronghold, is seen in the town of Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, in this photo taken on Aug. 3, 2025. The unit was feared by local residents as






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Mount Uegusuku, where the Kayama unit hid themselves, is seen in the town of Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, in this photo taken on Aug. 3, 2025. The unit was feared by locals as
























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