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Kochi welcomes marine researchers with accomodation facility

KOCHI, Japan - Tosashimizu, a coastal city famed for the rich fish stock around Cape Ashizuri on the southwestern tip of Shikoku, has built a research-plus-hotel facility for marine biology researchers as part of the city's efforts to attract visitors and boost the local economy. The city spent 40 million yen for the two-story facility located in Iburi port, which is also home to a research laboratory operated by the Osaka aquarium Kaiyukan.

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Kochi welcomes marine researchers with accomodation facility

KOCHI, Japan - Tosashimizu, a coastal city famed for the rich fish stock around Cape Ashizuri on the southwestern tip of Shikoku, has built a research-plus-hotel facility for marine biology researchers as part of the city's efforts to attract visitors and boost the local economy. The city spent 40 million yen for the two-story facility located in Iburi port, which is also home to a research laboratory operated by the Osaka aquarium Kaiyukan. (Kyodo)

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S. Korean ship with 28 crew missing, lifeboat found

KOCHI, Japan - A lifeboat belonging to the South Korean freighter Honghae Sanyo is found drifting about 47 kilometers south of Cape Ashizuri in Kochi Prefecture on April 11. The 22,725-ton freighter with a crew of 28 and carrying sea sand bound for Ieshima Island in Hyogo Prefecture went missing. The photo was taken and provided by the Kochi office of the Japan Coast Guard.