By MAHO FUKUI/ Staff Writer
February 27, 2020 at 07:10 JST
A sake cup at top right bears the crest of Okinawa’s royal family, while the others are adorned with the symbol of the Japanese government. (Maho Fukui)
SAGA--Sake cups associated with the royal family of the Ryukyu Kingdom and other artifacts that are now in private possession are to be returned to Okinawa as a gesture to fill a cultural void caused by the destructive blaze at Naha’s Shuri-jo Castle last October. [Read More]
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