Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 03:35:25 +0000
TOKYO: A major fire devastated a historic Japanese castle on the southern island of Okinawa on Thursday morning, destroying large parts of the World Heritage site’s complex, local authorities said. The Shuri castle is a key part of a complex dating back to the Ryukyu Kingdom, and is believed to have been in use from […]
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TOKYO — The residents of Japan’s southwestern island region of Okinawa have rejected a relocation plan for a U.S. military base that was put to a referendum, increasing pressure on the national government to change its stance that the facility will be built no matter what.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 23:30:54 +0000
Residents of Japan’s Okinawa go to the polls Sunday in a closely watched referendum on the controversial relocation of a US military base.
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