By MIKA KUNIYOSHI/ Staff Writer
August 23, 2020 at 17:32 JST
The Tsushima Maru, a cargo ship commissioned to evacuate children, their parents and teachers from Okinawa Prefecture during World War II. It was sunk by a torpedo on Aug. 22, 1944. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
NAHA--A scaled-back memorial service was held here on Aug. 22 on the 76th anniversary of the sinking of a Japanese cargo ship evacuating about 1,800 children, teachers and parents from Okinawa. [Read More]
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