Taiwan ship resumes Okinawa port calls after SARS containment

NAHA, Japan - Local people perform traditional music during a welcoming ceremony at Nakagusukuwan port on Okinawa Prefecture's main island on July 7 for the 19,093-ton Superstar Gemini cruise ship from Taiwan. The ship resumed making port calls in Okinawa for the first time in about six weeks after the SARS epidemic was declared contained.