1. True meaning of the Battle for Okinawa

Many history books say that the Battle for Okinawa were broke out to guard Okinawa, but the truth is, the Battle for Okinawa were broke out to guard Japan, using Okinawa as a shield.
The Japanese army in the Philippines lost, and the U.S. Military would fire Formosa(Taiwan) next. Humimaro, the Imperial Guards, advised the Emperor Japan that would lose the War, and to bring an end to the War. But Japanese Emperor said that he wants to fight a little more, so that during that term, Japan would found a good way to end the War. Government decided using Okinawa as shield.

3. Japanese military's slaughter

Sacrifice of children

Credit: Okinawa Prefectural Government

But, the most tragic truth to the Okinawan people was that there were many Okinawa people killed by the Japanese army. They were killed by many nonsense reasons. First of all, spy suspicion. Okinawa's senior citizens couldn't speak Japanese. They spoke Okinawa language. On the other hand, Japanese army couldn't understand what they were talking about. War became worse and worse, and Japanese army killed the Okinawa seniors as spies, only because they spoke Okinawa language.
Some people were killed by the Japanese army, because they didn't supply food well.
Before the War was better. But after the War broke out, many Japanese soldoers wrongly occupied foods.
They made up Okinawa landowner as spies and made killer list to take foods away. Okinawa people had to run away from the U.S. Military in the day, and the Japanese army in the night.
Some other Silly examples are, reason like having U.S. Military posters, or refusing to carry water in the rain of fireguns.

4. Mass suicide

Mass suicide

Credit: Okinawa Prefectural Government

Another tragic event was group suicide.
The Japanese army decided policy, protracted struggle. But Okinawa people were forced "Don't be a prisoner, kill yourself before you're caught." Many residents killed each other.
During the latter half of the War, because of the protracted struggle, many people killed each other. Some people hid in Gama, a cave, but the Japanese army came there and drove them out, robbed food, killed spies, and killed crying babies, making mothers kill their babies.
Consequently, parents killed their children, children killed elder, friends killed each other... These were compulsory by the Japanese army. Many Okinawa residents even more than the soldiers, were killed from these reasons.

Choose the contents Introduction the Battle for Okinawa -Beginning -Okinawa Defense army -10.10 air-raid -Progress -"official""true"story The U.S. Military direction The disgraceful day Land requsition The U.S. movement Fight for Land Process of reversion Reversion of Okinawa -Without nuclear weapons -Same as the mainland -Change of currency -Government land policy -Inhabitants' Despair 5.15 hidden note Clarification of land register Amnesty law of military land The gulf war Rape Incident All action meeting Revision of the SOFA Inhabitants voting Acceptance by Proxy