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Protesters rally in Tokyo against U.S. political agenda in Asia-Pacific

STORY: Protesters rally in Tokyo against U.S. political agenda in Asia-Pacific DATELINE: May 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the protest on Monday 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): KAYOKO ARAI, Protester 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): KAYOKO ARAI, Protester 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): CHIAKI AKAMINE, Protester STORYLINE: U.S. President Joe Biden has paid a three-day visit to Japan. High on his agenda were a U.S.-Japan summit and a summit of the Quad group, which also involves Japan, Australia and India. About 150 protesters took to the street in Tokyo on Monday against Biden's political agenda, after a similar protest of some 750 people was held a day earlier. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): KAYOKO ARAI, Protester "While visiting Japan, President Biden will hold talks with (Japanese Prime Minister) Fumio Kishida. We believe that this meeting aims to establish a U.S.-Japan alliance." SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): KAYOKO ARAI, Protester "Yesterday (May 22) was Sunday. Many peop

Memorial ceremony held for fatal sinking of Japanese ship

HONOLULU, United States - Tatsuyoshi Mizuguchi, the father of Takeshi, one of the nine Japanese students and crew who perished in the 2001 sinking of the Japanese ship Ehime Maru by a U.S. submarine off the Hawaiian island of Oahu, addresses a memorial ceremony at a waterfront park near Honolulu on Feb. 9.

Relatives pray for Ehime Maru victims in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Thirteen relatives of three people who died in the 2001 sinking of the Japanese fisheries high school training ship Ehime Maru by a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine in waters off Hawaii pray for the victims at a memorial in the Kaka'ako seaside park on Oahu Island on Feb. 9 in a ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the sinking.

Ehime school marks 5th anniversary of Ehime Maru sinking

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Relatives of people who died in the sinking of the fishery training ship Ehime Maru off Hawaii by a surfacing U.S. nuclear submarine offer flowers on Feb. 10 at a ceremony at the Uwajima Fisheries High School in Ehime Prefecture. The school held a memorial service to mark the fifth anniversary of the accident in which nine people died.

Former skipper of nuke sub still seeking for forgiveness

SEATTLE, United States - Retired Navy Cmdr. Scott Waddle, captain of the 6,080-ton U.S. Navy nuclear submarine that struck and sunk the Japanese fishery school training vessel Ehime Maru off Hawaii five years ago, speaks with Kyodo News in Seattle on Feb. 9. He said he is still haunted by the memory of the accident and his sorrow and remorse for what the victims and their family suffered has never been faded.

Koizumi, Bush hold talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) presents a gift to U.S. President George W. Bush prior to their talks in Tokyo on Feb. 18. The photo was taken by a media representative.

Ehime Maru victim's parents return home with son's ashes

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Ryosuke Terata (R) and his wife Masumi (C) arrive at Matsuyama airport in Ehime Prefecture on Nov. 3 with the ashes of their son who perished in the Feb. 9 collision between a fisheries school training ship and a U.S. Navy submarine off Hawaii. Seventeen-year-old Yusuke's body was recovered from the wreckage of the Ehime Maru last month.

Relatives of Ehime Maru victims return to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Relatives of five victims of the Japanese fisheries training ship Ehime Maru that was struck and sunk by a U.S. Navy submarine off Hawaii in February return to Japan from Honolulu on Oct. 27, bringing with them the ashes of the deceased. Twelve relatives of three victims arrived at Narita airport near Tokyo, while seven relatives of two other victims returned via Osaka's Kansai airport.

Hirotaka Segawa, a victim of U.S. submarine fatal collision

TOKYO, Japan - Hirotaka Segawa, 60, a victim of a fatal collision between a Japanese fishery training ship and a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine on Feb. 9, 2001

Relatives of Ehime Maru student, teacher arrive in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Ryosuke Terata and his wife Masumi, the parents of student Yusuke Terata who went missing in February's collision between the Japanese fisheries training ship Ehime Maru and a U.S. Navy submarine off Hawaii, arrive in Honolulu to observe work to salvage the ship. Four relatives of a missing instructor also arrived at Honolulu International Airport.

Victims' families urge Mori to raise sunken ship

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori bows to relatives of nine Japanese missing after the Feb. 9 collision between a U.S. Navy submarine a Japanese training ship off in a meeting at his official resident Feb. 22. The 15 relatives urged Mori to work to recover the Ehime Maru from the seabed.

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