By HIROKI OKITSU/ Staff Writer
January 1, 2024 at 07:00 JST
The type of naval mine found off Kita-Kyushu is shown at the Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Sub Area Activity Shimonoseki in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Dec. 5. It is about 2 meters long and 60 centimeters in diameter. (Hiroki Okitsu)
KITA-KYUSHU--After a short countdown, an explosion ripped through the calm water in the Kanmon Straits between the main islands of Honshu and Kyushu. [Read More]
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