Visited for the first time in 77 years, called family names at the place of “chest tightness removed” and “group suicide,” and cried mokyo today memorial service Tokashiki, Okinawa

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Visited for the first time in 77 years, called family names at the place of “chest tightness removed” and “group suicide,” and cried mokyo today memorial service Tokashiki, Okinawa

[Tokashiki] On 1945/3/28, Kaneshiro Tsuruko (94) of the Tokashiki Village Aharen, who lost her parents and 2 older sisters due to the “group suicide” (forced group death) of residents that occurred in Kitayama (Nishiyama) (elevation about 200 meters) on Tokashiki Island, collected remains immediately after the war...