HONOLULU – Mayor Kirk Caldwell has requested Honolulu Hale to be illuminated in the traditional Okinawan color of purple this evening, Thursday, Oct. 31 to express solidarity with Honolulu’s sister ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A Marine Corps spouse has started a crowdfunding campaign to help rebuild and restore a UNESCO World Heritage site on Okinawa severely damaged by fire last week. Shuri Castle, ...

TOKYO (AP) — Police say fire at Shuri Castle, a world heritage site on Japan's southern island of Okinawa, nearly destroys it. 31,191 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it ...

NAHA--The first column was raised on Sept. 4 for the reconstruction of the main hall of Shuri-jo castle, which was destroyed in a devastating early morning blaze four years ago. Media representatives ...

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A fire has broken out at Japan’s Shuri Castle on the island of Okinawa, local police told CNN on Wednesday. People in the area are being evacuated, said a police spokesperson, though it is unclear how ...

The World Heritage site, a symbol of the southern island of Okinawa, was once the seat of a kingdom that spanned 450 years. By Daniel Victor A devastating fire on Thursday destroyed most of Shuri ...

TOKYO >> Fire and police investigators inspected the burned-out ruins of Shuri Castle on Okinawa today to determine the cause of the fire that nearly destroyed the symbol of the Japanese island’s ...