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Okinawa capital recognizes same-sex partnerships

Mikiko Shiroma, mayor of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, holds a certificate recognizing same-sex partnerships as equivalent to marriage, at the municipal government offices on July 8, 2016. Naha became the country's fifth local government to adopt such a measure aimed at eliminating discrimination against sexual minorities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire at World Heritage castle in Okinawa

Mikiko Shiroma, mayor of Naha, speaks to reporters in the capital of Japan's Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 31, 2019, after inspecting Shuri Castle, which burned down earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire at World Heritage castle in Okinawa

Mikiko Shiroma, mayor of Naha, speaks at a press conference in the capital of Japan's Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 31, 2019, after World Heritage site Shuri Castle burned down earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Restoration of fire-hit Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki (L) and Naha Mayor Mikiko Shiroma meet the media at the prefectural government office in Naha on Feb. 6, 2020. They announced a plan to use more than 2 billion yen ($18 million) in donations from all over Japan to restore the Shuri Castle, destroyed in a fire on Oct. 31, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo