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    Fire Sweeps Through Historic Japanese Castle

    The blaze destroyed three buildings at Okinawa's Shuri Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site and a major attraction. It is a reconstruction of a 14th-century castle that was destroyed in World War II.
    by Scott Neuman Oct 31, 2019 2 minutes
    Shuri Castle, listed as a World Heritage site, goes up in flames, in Naha on the southern island of Okinawa, Japan on Thursday.

    A fire at Okinawa's Shuri Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site and a popular tourist attraction on the southern Japanese island, has destroyed a large portion of the historic compound.

    Television video showed firefighters on Thursday trying to contain the blaze at the

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