THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 26, 2022 at 14:09 JST
A Japan Coast Guard patrol boat, right at the bottom, and a fishing boat, left, on April 25 during a search off Cape Shiretoko, eastern Hokkaido, for people missing in a tour boat tragedy that occurred two days earlier. Disputed Kunashiri Island can be seen in the background. (Sayuri Ide)
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