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 ...

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki said the rebuilding work on Seiden was “a big step toward realizing the wishes of many people at home and abroad for the (castle’s) restoration.” The new Seiden ...