2 Filipino sailors confess to killing Japanese mate at sea

2 Filipino sailors confess to killing Japanese mate at sea

KOBE, Japan - The Tajima, a Panamanian-registered Japanese tanker, is pictured in waters off the port of Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 18. The ship has reported to the Japan Coast Guard that a Japanese sailor who went missing at sea on April 7 off Taiwan was killed by two Filipino sailors, who have confessed to the crime.

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