Police believe arson unlikely in Okinawa castle fire english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 27 minutes ago - 01:20 | All, JapanPolice believe a fire that destroyed Shuri Castle, a symbol of Okinawa located at a World Heritage site, was not likely to have been caused by arson, investigators said Friday.
Okinawa Churashima Foundation, which manages the castle, told a press conference on Friday that there was nothing unusual an hour before the fire alarm sounded.
Of about 1,500 artifacts kept in the castle buildings, over 400 may have been lost, according to the foundation.
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The original Shuri Castle dated back to the Ryukyu Kingdom, which spanned 450 years until Okinawa was annexed by Japan in 1879.