NAHA--Five years ago, historic Shuri-jo Castle here was reduced to a smoldering ruin after a catastrophic fire left people wondering how long it would take to bring back this symbol of Okinawan ...

NAHA--Preparations are under way for a groundbreaking ceremony to restore the landmark Shuri-jo castle here in Okinawa Prefecture after it went up in flames three years ago. Oct. 31 marked the ...

Flames swept through Japan's Shuri Castle early Thursday morning, engulfing a World Heritage site that was one of Okinawa Prefecture's most popular attractions. The Naha city fire department says ...

Shuri Castle's architecture had influences from both ... That's how much people have donated so far to a fundraising campaign set up by Naha city leaders. Masashi Kato, supervisor for the previous ...

Shuri Castle, listed as a World Heritage site, goes up in flames, in Naha on the southern island of Okinawa, Japan. A fire tore through Japan’s World Heritage-listed Shuri Castle on Thursday ...

NAHA -- Two posthumous painted portraits of ... on the north side of Shuri Castle. Records indicate they were transcribed into hanging scrolls in the 18th and 19th centuries.