CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — One of the last bastions of the Japanese Army on Okinawa during World War II, a tunnel system beneath the iconic Shuri Castle, may open to the public within three years.

TOKYO (AP) — A fire broke out early this morning and spread quickly through historic Shuri Castle on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, nearly destroying the UNESCO World Heritage site. Firefighters ...

The artefacts may have come to the island, which was as an important trade route, from Muslim or Chinese merchants 5 October 2016 ...

Tomás Pinheiro describes the recent renovation of one of Okinawa’s Unesco World Heritage Sites after a devastating fire in 2019, as well as the history of reconstructions that this castle has ...

The recent return to Japan of artifacts believed to have been looted by U.S. troops during World War II has rekindled interest in other treasures lost during the Battle of Okinawa nearly 80 years ago.