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Takamatsu Gushiken explains that the fragment in the middle is human bone while the two other pieces in his hand are limestone. (Shinichi Fujiwara) Disturbing signs are emerging that human remains from the ferocious 1945 Battle of Okinawa might be mixed with soil landfill for a massive reclamation project for a U.S. military base in the nation s southernmost prefecture. The battle that marked the U.S. invasion of the main islands of Japan left about 200,000 Japanese and Americans dead. It is estimated that a quarter of Okinawa s civilian population perished in the conflict. Seventy-six years after the end of the fighting, Okinawa prefectural authorities estimate that the remains of about 2,790 people remain buried and unaccounted for. ....
With Februaryâs termination of government employment subsidies, which also partially support furlough allowances, Okinawa Prefecture is expected to face a “March Crisis” â a situation in which tourism industry workers face substantial layoffs. “Okinawan tourism will definitely recover in two or three years. It is hard to find a reason against it,” said Kenji Sugimoto, president of JTB Okinawa Corp. However, if many lose their jobs due to the impact of COVID-19, the local industry will face labor shortages when the economy recovers. Sugimoto is therefore proposing an emergency system through which workers are temporarily seconded to companies so that they can return to their jobs once the economy is back on its feet. ....
Work begins on replacing the roofing tiles on Hoshimmon Gate at Shuri Castle, planned completion in March Visitors watching the roofing work being done at Shuri Castle’s Hoshimmon – January 18, at Shuri Castle Part in Naha (Photograph by Moriaki Kise) January 19, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
Shuri Castle Park, which had many of its buildings, including the main temple, burned down in October of 2019, began replacing the roof tiles on Hoshimmon Gate January 18. The undertaking will use 13,000 concave and convex tiles, and the plan is to finish by the end of March. Hoshimmon is located at the entrance connecting to the main temple, and part of the northern face of the gate was damaged in the fire. They began constructing the wooden frame in September 2020, before continuing on to prep-work for the roofing tiles. The red clay used to make the tiles was sourced from Uruma, and the mudstone similarly comes from Nanjo. ....