The Japanese government on Friday decided to restore the gutted Shuri Castle in Okinawa by 2026 after embarking on full-fledged reconstruction in 2022.The government aims to enhance fire-prevention measures by installing sprinklers, missing at the castle previously, and automatic fire-detector alarms. Structural systems will also be improved to allow fires to be extinguished at an early stage.The main buildings of the castle, a symbol of the southern island prefecture and located at a World Heritage site, were destroyed in a fire on Oct. 31. The blaze is suspected to have been caused by an …READ FULL ARTICLE