TOKYO -- A jungle theme park will open in Okinawa in July, a grand bid to attract Asian visitors to Japan's southernmost prefecture amid a heated tourist boom.
Attraction could bring $43bn in economic effects and 881k jobs in first 15 years

Junglia Okinawa appears to eschew roller coasters and theme rides for outdoor adventure. It opens on July 25 on Japan's Okinawa Island in the East China Sea. (Japan Entertainment)
TOKYO -- A jungle theme park will open in Okinawa in July, a grand bid to attract Asian visitors to Japan's southernmost prefecture amid a heated tourist boom.