600 Year Old Japanese Castle Burns to the Ground

A massive blaze engulfed Shuri Castle in the early hours of Thursday (Oct 31) on Japan’s Okinawa island, almost completely destroying the UNESCO World Heritage site. (Video: APTN)

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