Okinawa golfers chip in 2.5 mil. yen toward Shuri Castle restoration

Ayako Uehara, Mamiko Higa, Hina Arakaki and 11 other Japanese women golfers from Okinawa have raised nearly 2.5 million yen ($23,500) through charity work toward restoring the southern island prefecture's Shuri Castle, destroyed by fire last October.Uehara thanked those who donated and said Monday she was grateful to all the athletes who had provided merchandise to raise funds."It was great to see the spirit of professional golfers from Okinawa come together as one and take action," Uehara said.The main buildings of the castle, an Okinawan landmark located at a World Heritage site, were gut…READ FULL ARTICLE