By SHINICHI FUJIWARA/ Staff Writer
November 7, 2019 at 13:40 JST
The ruined Seiden main hall of Shuri-jo castle on Nov. 6. A pair of the Dairyu-chu pillars stand beside stairs. Underground remnants of the original castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site, are in the rectangular structure, center. (Eiji Hori)
NAHA--The Oct. 31 fire that gutted much of Shuri-jo castle here was most likely caused by an electrical short circuit in the Seiden main hall, which was destroyed, according to investigators, citing scorch marks. [Read More]
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