YAMAGUCHI After making a New York Times’ top travel list on Jan. 9, officials here hope to start seeing more tourists from abroad this year despite one disappointment for visitors.
An entertainment industry group urged the government to take legislative action to protect the rights and livelihoods of artists from generative artificial intelligence.
There was much rejoicing in Okinawa Prefecture over Ryo Kiyuna becoming the first Okinawan native to win an Olympic gold medal after the southernmost prefecture returned to Japanese sovereignty in 1972.
This photo taken around 1925 shows women in Naha selling fruit and vegetables. The large umbrellas to protect against the tropical sun was one characteristic of such markets of the time. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Recently discovered images of prewar life in Naha not only depict ordinary folk walking the streets barefoot but also offer other tantalizing glimpses of the city before much of it was razed by U.S. fire-bombing on Oct. 10, 1944.
In total, 165 photos were found in the archives of the Osaka headquarters of The Asahi Shimbun.
The rare images also capture distinctive architecture in the Okinawan prefectural capital from the Taisho Era (1912-1926) and early Showa Era (1926-1989) as Naha was in the process of transforming into a modern city along with increased bustle among the local population.