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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Raising the roof

The newly tiled roof of Kumamoto Castle's main tower is seen in this aerial photograph on Tuesday, after a makeshift roof that had covered the tower in Chuo Ward, Kumamoto, was removed. About 7,200 tiles were laid on the roof of the main castle tower, which was damaged by the Kumamoto Earthquake in April 2016. The damaged roof of the tower after the earthquake is seen in another photo taken on April 19, 2016.

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