Statue of Okinawa fisherman unveiled in Taiwan

KEELUNG, Taiwan - People associated with Okinawa Prefecture pose in front of a statue of an Okinawa fisherman, called the statue of Ryukyu Uminchu, at a park in Heping Island, Keelung City, Taiwan, on Dec. 1, 2011, during the unveiling ceremony of the statue. During the Japanese colonial rule of Taiwan before World War II, a number of fishermen had emigrated from Okinawa Prefecture and lived there.

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