Miyoko Oshiro is in tears on June 23 in front of the Cornerstone of Peace in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on which are engraved the names of her father and her older brother. (Shoma Fujiwaki)
ITOMAN, Okinawa Prefecture Strong winds from an approaching typhoon did not keep Taro Aragaki from his daily routine of visiting the Cornerstone of Peace here.
Aragaki, 78, was seen tracing the names of his parents with his hand on the monument, on which are engraved the names of more than 200,000 war dead. It stands in the Mabuni district of Itoman near the southern end of Okinawa’s main island.