Tokashiki is another of the (mostly) unknown Kerama islands that lie in very close proximity to Okinawa. And like Kerama Retto, which we discussed yesterday, there’s a story that I think is worth relating. Kerama Retto was all about its fleet of suicide boats. The U.S. Army discovered them and, having destroyed them, took away a [...]
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Tokashiki: Island of Self-Destruction
Posted in Pacific, World War II (1939-1945), tagged 1945, Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Suicide, Tokashiki on March 27 | 1 Comment »
