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Shuri Castle under reconstruction

Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2025, shows the south-side corridor that is connected to the main hall (back) of Shuri Castle, now under reconstruction, in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa. The corridor, together with the west-side corridor and the main hall, is to be completed in the autumn of 2026, seven years after fire gutted the World Heritage-listed castle in October 2019.

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Shuri Castle under reconstruction

Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2025, shows the south-side corridor that is connected to the main hall (back) of Shuri Castle, now under reconstruction, in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa. The corridor, together with the west-side corridor and the main hall, is to be completed in the autumn of 2026, seven years after fire gutted the World Heritage-listed castle in October 2019.

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Shuri Castle under reconstruction

Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2025, shows the south-side corridor that is connected to the main hall (back) of Shuri Castle, now under reconstruction, in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa. The corridor, together with the west-side corridor and the main hall, is to be completed in the autumn of 2026, seven years after fire gutted the World Heritage-listed castle in October 2019.

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Shuri Castle under reconstruction

Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2025, shows the south-side corridor that is connected to the main hall (back) of Shuri Castle, now under reconstruction, in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa. The corridor, together with the west-side corridor and the main hall, is to be completed in the autumn of 2026, seven years after fire gutted the World Heritage-listed castle in October 2019.

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U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill at Kadena air base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Dec. 12, 2025.

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U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill at Kadena air base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Dec. 12, 2025.

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U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill at Kadena air base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Dec. 12, 2025.

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China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 7, 2025, after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island the previous day. (Pool photo)

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China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 7, 2025, after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island the previous day. (Pool photo)

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China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) meets the press in Tokyo in the early hours of Dec. 7, 2025, after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island the previous day.

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China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press in Tokyo in the early hours of Dec. 7, 2025, after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island the previous day.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan, Nov. 28 Kyodo - Construction work continues off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2025, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press at the prefectural headquarters in Naha on Nov. 28, 2025, as work gets under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Japan Coast Guard boats patrol on Nov. 28, 2025, in the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, where construction work continues for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Japan Coast Guard boats patrol on Nov. 28, 2025, in the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, where construction work continues for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Construction work continues off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2025, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Construction work continues off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2025, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Construction work continues off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2025, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Fire drill at Okinawa's Shuri Castle

A fire drill is held at Shuri Castle under reconstruction in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa in the early morning of Oct. 31, 2025, exactly six years after the 2019 predawn fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo shows the main hall of Shuri Castle under reconstruction in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 31, 2025, six years after the 2019 predawn fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo shows the main hall of Shuri Castle under reconstruction in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 31, 2025, six years after the 2019 predawn fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo shows the main hall of Shuri Castle under reconstruction in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 31, 2025, six years after the 2019 predawn fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo taken from a drone on Oct. 25, 2025, shows the main hall (C) of Shuri Castle under reconstruction in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa, six years after predawn fire on Oct. 31, 2019, that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Fire drill at Okinawa's Shuri Castle

A fire drill is held at Shuri Castle under reconstruction in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa in the early morning of Oct. 31, 2025, exactly six years after the 2019 predawn fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Fire drill at Okinawa's Shuri Castle

A fire drill is held at Shuri Castle under reconstruction in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa in the early morning of Oct. 31, 2025, exactly six years after the 2019 predawn fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Fire drill at Okinawa's Shuri Castle

A fire drill is held at Shuri Castle under reconstruction in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 31, 2025, the sixth anniversary of a fire that gutted the castle on the UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo shows the main hall of Shuri Castle under reconstruction in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 31, 2025, six years after a fire gutted the castle on the UNESCO World Heritage site.

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U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill at Kadena air base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Oct. 23, 2025.

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Japan: Funnel Cloud Spotted Over Southern Okinawa

A funnel cloud was spotted over the southern part of Okinawa Prefecture on Thursday, October 16. The JMA warned residents in the area against strong gusts of wind, including tornadoes, and lightning strikes.

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Japan: Funnel Cloud Spotted Over Southern Okinawa 2

A funnel cloud was spotted over the southern part of Okinawa Prefecture on Thursday, October 16. The JMA warned residents in the area against strong gusts of wind, including tornadoes, and lightning strikes.

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U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill at an air base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Oct. 9, 2025.

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Shuri Castle exterior reconstruction completed

Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2025, shows the main hall of Shuri Castle in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa. It was unveiled to the media the same day following removal of a temporary cover as reconstruction of its exterior was completed six years after fire gutted the World Heritage-listed castle on Oct. 31, 2019.

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Shuri Castle exterior reconstruction completed

Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2025, shows the main hall of Shuri Castle in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa. It was unveiled to the media the same day following removal of a temporary cover as reconstruction of its exterior was completed six years after fire gutted the World Heritage-listed castle on Oct. 31, 2019.

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Shuri Castle exterior reconstruction completed

Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2025, shows the main hall of Shuri Castle in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa. It was unveiled to the media the same day following removal of a temporary cover as reconstruction of its exterior was completed six years after fire gutted the World Heritage-listed castle on Oct. 31, 2019.

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Shuri Castle exterior reconstruction completed

Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2025, shows the main hall of Shuri Castle in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa. It was unveiled to the media the same day following removal of a temporary cover as reconstruction of its exterior was completed six years after fire gutted the World Heritage-listed castle on Oct. 31, 2019.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press in Uruma in the southern island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 4, 2025, following former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi's victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election.

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U.S. missile system in Okinawa

KIN, Japan, Sept. 20 Kyodo - The U.S. Marine Corps unveils its Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS, to the media on Sept. 20, 2025, at Camp Hansen in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa. (Kyodo)

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U.S. Marine live-fire training in Okinawa

KIN, Japan, Sept. 23 Kyodo - U.S. Marine Corps personnel conduct machine-gun live-fire training in front of the media at Camp Hansen in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa on Sept. 22, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Ryukyu Bank sign and logo

Ryukyu Bank sign and logo=September 14,2025,Okinawa

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Ryukyu Bank sign and logo

Ryukyu Bank sign and logo=September 14,2025,Okinawa

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Ryukyu Bank sign and logo

Ryukyu Bank sign and logo=September 14,2025,Okinawa

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Ryukyu Bank sign and logo

Ryukyu Bank sign and logo=September 14,2025,Okinawa

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U.S. Marine live-fire training in Okinawa

U.S. Marine Corps personnel conduct machine-gun live-fire training in front of the media at Camp Hansen in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa on Sept. 22, 2025.

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U.S. Marine live-fire training in Okinawa

U.S. Marine Corps personnel conduct machine-gun live-fire training in front of the media at Camp Hansen in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa on Sept. 22, 2025.

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U.S. Marine live-fire training in Okinawa

U.S. Marine Corps personnel conduct machine-gun live-fire training in front of the media at Camp Hansen in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa on Sept. 22, 2025.

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U.S. missile system in Okinawa

The U.S. Marine Corps unveils its Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS, to the media on Sept. 20, 2025, at Camp Hansen in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa.