THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 8, 2022 at 18:48 JST
A private-sector work vessel, Shinnichi Maru, arrives near the Kashuni Falls, seen in the background, of Hokkaido’s Shiretoko Peninsula early May 8. (Hiroyuki Yamamoto)
SHARI, Hokkaido--Rescuers deployed a remotely operated submersible for the first time May 8 to search the interior of a sunken sightseeing boat as efforts continued to locate people still missing two weeks after the disaster off eastern Hokkaido. [Read More]
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