Japan’s 500-year-old Shuri Castle engulfed by fire
16 November 2019 |
7:03 pm
A major fire has broken out at a 500-year-old castle on Japan's southern island of Okinawa. Authorities say much of the World Heritage-listed Shuri Castle has now been reduced to a charred skeleton.
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