Requiem for 9 Ehime Maru victims performed at concert

Requiem for 9 Ehime Maru victims performed at concert

UWAJIMA, Japan - A requiem for nine people who died when the Japanese fisheries training ship Ehime Maru sank Feb. 9, 2001 after being struck by a U.S. Navy submarine off Hawaii is performed at a concert on Feb. 16 in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture. The requiem by Japanese composer Shigeaki Saegusa titled ''Kibokai'' (ocean of hope) was performed by a choir comprising politicians and cultural figures.

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