Monorail service to debut in Okinawa

Monorail service to debut in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Governor Keiichi Inamine (L) gives an explanation to Hiroyuki Hosoda (R), state minister in charge of Okinawa, during their trial ride on a monorail car in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 9. The ''Yui Rail'' service is due to debut on Aug. 10.

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