Okinawa, a beautiful island chain in Japan, is a cultural treasure trove that most travelers overlook ...

Three large halls and four other structures burned down, a fire official said. Smoke and flames rise from burning Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa, southern Japan, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019.

The castle is also a symbol of Okinawa's struggle and effort to recover from the Second World War. Shuri Castle burned down in 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa near the war's end, in which about ...

TOKYO - Fire and police investigators were inspecting the burned-out ruins of Shuri Castle on Okinawa on Friday to determine the cause of the fire that nearly destroyed the symbol of the Japanese ...

The castle, burned down during the Second World War, was largely restored in 1992 for the 20th anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to Japan that ended the island’s 27-year U.S. occupation.

Five years after fire ravaged Okinawa's iconic Shuri Castle, hopes for a full recovery in visitor numbers at the World Heritage site are growing in line with the steadily progressing reconstruction ...

A fire broke out early Thursday and spread quickly through historic Shuri Castle on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, nearly destroying the UNESCO World Heritage site. Firefighters battled the ...

Five years after a fire destroyed Shuri Castle’s main hall and eight of its other structures, Okinawa Prefecture’s historic site is nearing the final stages of reconstruction, with fire drills ...

NAHA--Restoration work is moving full steam ahead on the Seiden main hall of the landmark Shuri-jo castle, which burned down three years ago. Around 240 people, including government officials and ...