SNAPSHOT: Victims of Ukishima Maru sinking mourned

SNAPSHOT: Victims of Ukishima Maru sinking mourned

Photo taken Aug. 24, 2015, in the western Japan city of Maizuru shows the site of a memorial ceremony for those killed in a sinking of Ukishima Maru, which was taking Korean workers home from Japan following the end of World War II. The tragedy, in which more than 500 people died, occurred 70 years ago in Maizuru Bay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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