Youngest Japanese to circumnavigate globe by yacht

Youngest Japanese to circumnavigate globe by yacht

Hirotsugu Kimura poses upon his return to Shin Nishinomiya Yacht Harbor in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on June 8, 2024, after completing a solo round-the-world yacht voyage without port calls or supplies, breaking a 30-year record for the youngest Japanese to accomplish the feat.

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