The Yomiuri Shimbun The government plans to extend the pier of Motobu Port in northern Okinawa Prefecture to enable large cruise ships to dock there, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. The prefecture is a popular tourist destination among Chinese visitors to Japan, and a number of requests have been made to allow large cruise ships to call. However, as the infrastructure to accept such large ships at the port is currently insufficient, it has reluctantly turned down many such requests. The construction project is also aimed at supporting the promotion of the...
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