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"We Must Never Create War Bereavements": Memorial Service Held in Yomitan Sobe; Moment of Silence Observed for Local War Dead.

[Yomitan] On the 23rd, "Memorial Day," the Sobe Neighborhood Association in Yomitan Village held a memorial service for the victims of the Battle of Okinawa. Approximately 80 residents and related parties attended and observed a moment of silence for the 446 local war dead whose names are inscribed on the memorial tower. Katsunori Matsuda (83), chairman of the Sobe Bereaved Families Association, said, "It has been 81 years since the unimaginable…
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[Yomitan] On the 23rd, "Memorial Day," the Sobe Neighborhood Association in Yomitan Village held a memorial service for the victims of the Battle of Okinawa. Approximately 80 residents and related parties attended and observed a moment of silence for the 446 local war dead whose names are inscribed on the memorial tower. Katsunori Matsuda (83), chairman of the Sobe Bereaved Families Association, said, "It has been 81 years since the unimaginable…

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沖縄タイムス+プラス broke the news on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
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