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Special Turkish Airlines plane lands in Japan to commemorate friendship

NARITA, Japan, Nov. 30 Kyodo - Kushimoto Mayor Katsumasa Tashima makes a speech at a ceremony in Narita airport, east of Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2015, to mark the release of a movie depicting the friendship between Turkey and Japan. The Turkish Airlines jet, seen in the background, was named "KUSHIMOTO" after the Japanese coastal town where an Ottoman frigate sank in 1890 due to a typhoon. Of the 587 people aboard the warship, 69 survived due to rescue efforts by local people.

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Turkish prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) receives a gift from Katsumasa Tashima, mayor of Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2014. When the Ottoman Navy frigate Ertugrul sank off the coast of Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, in September 1890, people from the coastal town of Kushimoto rescued 69 sailors, while 587 died, in an incident described by Erdogan as the one that serves as the most important event in the two countries' shared history.

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Special Turkish Airlines plane lands in Japan to commemorate friendship

A special Turkish Airlines plane, named "KUSHIMOTO," is seen after landing at Narita airport, east of Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2015, to mark the release of a movie depicting the friendship between Turkey and Japan. The aircraft was designed to resemble a plane used to help evacuate Japanese nationals from Tehran during the Iran-Iraq War in 1985, and was named after the Japanese coastal town where an Ottoman frigate sank in 1890 due to a typhoon. Of the 587 people aboard the warship, 69 survived due to rescue efforts by local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Special Turkish Airlines plane lands in Japan to commemorate friendship

Japanese and Turkish people pose for a photo in front of a special Turkish Airlines plane, named "KUSHIMOTO," in Narita airport, east of Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2015, to mark the release of a movie depicting the friendship between Turkey and Japan. The aircraft was designed to resemble a plane used to help evacuate Japanese nationals from Tehran during the Iran-Iraq War in 1985, and was named after the Japanese coastal town where an Ottoman frigate sank in 1890 due to a typhoon. Of the 587 people aboard the warship, 69 survived due to rescue efforts by local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Special Turkish Airlines plane lands in Japan to commemorate friendship

Junichi Numata, 73, who was one of the Japanese nationals evacuated from Tehran during the Iran-Iraq War by a Turkish Airlines plane, speaks at a ceremony in Narita airport, east of Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2015, to mark the release of a movie depicting the friendship between Turkey and Japan. The Turkish Airlines jet, seen in the background, was painted to resemble the aircraft and was named "KUSHIMOTO" after the Japanese coastal town where an Ottoman frigate sank in 1890 due to a typhoon. Of the 587 people aboard the warship, 69 survived due to rescue efforts by local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Special Turkish Airlines plane lands in Japan to commemorate friendship

A special Turkish Airlines plane, named "KUSHIMOTO," lands at Narita airport, east of Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2015, to mark the release of a movie depicting the friendship between Turkey and Japan. The aircraft was designed to resemble a plane used to help evacuate Japanese nationals from Tehran during the Iran-Iraq War in 1985, and was named after the Japanese coastal town where an Ottoman frigate sank in 1890 due to a typhoon. Of the 587 people aboard the warship, 69 survived due to rescue efforts by local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ceremony held for 1890 Turkish frigate wreck off Japan coast

A commemorative ceremony is held in Kushimoto town, western Japan, on June 3, 2015, for the victims of a Turkish frigate that sank off Japan's Pacific coast in 1890 due to a typhoon. Of the 587 people aboard the warship Ertugrul, 69 survived due to rescue efforts by local residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ceremony held for 1890 Turkish frigate wreck off Japan coast

Princess Akiko, the eldest daughter of the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, offers flowers at a commemorative ceremony in Kushimoto town, western Japan, on June 3, 2015, for the victims of a Turkish frigate that sank off Japan's Pacific coast in 1890 due to a typhoon. Of the 587 people aboard the warship Ertugrul, 69 survived due to rescue efforts by local residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ceremony held for 1890 Turkish frigate wreck off Japan coast

Cemil Cicek (L), speaker of the Turkish parliament, offers flowers at a commemorative ceremony in Kushimoto town, western Japan, on June 3, 2015, for the victims of a Turkish frigate that sank off Japan's Pacific coast in 1890 due to a typhoon. Of the 587 people aboard the warship Ertugrul, 69 survived due to rescue efforts by local residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Special Turkish Airlines plane lands in Japan to commemorate friendship

Kushimoto Mayor Katsumasa Tashima makes a speech at a ceremony in Narita airport, east of Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2015, to mark the release of a movie depicting the friendship between Turkey and Japan. The Turkish Airlines jet, seen in the background, was named "KUSHIMOTO" after the Japanese coastal town where an Ottoman frigate sank in 1890 due to a typhoon. Of the 587 people aboard the warship, 69 survived due to rescue efforts by local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Special plane begins service between Turkey and Japan

Kushimoto Mayor Katsumasa Tashima makes a speech at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture on Dec. 3, 2015, during a send-off ceremony for a Turkish Airlines jet which began its service between Istanbul and the western Japanese airport the same day. The jet, painted to resemble the Turkish Airlines plane that was used to evacuate Japanese nationals from Tehran during the Iran-Iraq War, is named "KUSHIMOTO" after the Japanese coastal town where an Ottoman frigate sank in an 1890 typhoon. The name celebrates the friendship between the two countries, as 69 of the 587 people aboard the warship survived due to rescue efforts by local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Turkish frigate calls at southwest Japan port on way to ceremony

The Turkish frigate TCG Gediz arrives at Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 30, 2015. The vessel was on its way to attend a ceremony on June 3 to mark the 125th anniversary of the sinking of the Ottoman frigate Ertugrul amid a storm off Wakayama Prefecture that killed 587 crew members out of some 650 on board. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa issue minister fined for speeding

Undated photo shows Yosuke Tsuruho, Japan's state minister in charge of issues related to Okinawa and the Northern Territories. The Tokyo Summary Court ordered Tsuruho on Sept. 16, 2016, to pay a fine of 60,000 yen ($587) for speeding on a highway in Osaka Prefecture in July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo