By MINAMI ENDO/ Staff Writer
August 9, 2021 at 07:00 JST
Yuta Ushuku, behind the wheel of a fire engine in Iga, Mie Prefecture (Minami Endo)
Whenever someone thanks firefighter Yuta Ushuku, he can't help recalling the stampede that killed 11 spectators at a fireworks show on a crowded footbridge in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, 20 years ago. [Read More]
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