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Deteriorating cave, a WWII landmark, scanned for 3D preservation on Okinawa

The city of Itoman on Okinawa is working to create a virtual tour of Todoraki Cave, a deteriorating landmark that provided shelter to refugees and others in the final days of World War II. Ikemiya Shokai Co. Ltd, a printing and scanning company, is developing the 3D tour ahead of next year’s 80th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa.

US and Japan agree to develop hypersonic missile interceptor

The United States and Japan have agreed to develop a defensive weapon to counter the threat from hypersonic missiles, both countries announced this week, signing an agreement to jointly create interceptors to take down the elusive, ultrafast missiles.

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