Relatives remember Japanese submariners in Australian ceremony

Relatives remember Japanese submariners in Australian ceremony

SYDNEY, Australia - Kazutomo Ban, 74, (3rd L) and other relatives of two Japanese sailors who died in a midget submarine during an attack on Sydney Harbour during World War II, pose with Neil Roberts (2nd L), the only Australian survivor in the Australian naval vessel Kuttabul which was torpedoed during the attack, during a memorial service in Sydney on Aug. 6. After remaining lost for almost 65 years, the M24 midget submarine of Sub-Lt. Katsuhisa Ban and Petty Officer Mamoru Ashibe was discovered late last year by a group of amateur divers about 5 kilometers off Sydney's coast.

Japanese submarine arrives in Sydney

Japanese submarine arrives in Sydney

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Soryu-class submarine Hakuryu arrives at HMAS Kuttabul Naval Base in Sydney on April 15, 2016, to take part in an exercise with the Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Australian Navy. The Hakuryu is the first Japanese submarine to enter Sydney Harbor since World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Australia marks 75th anniv. of Japan WWII submarine attack on Sydney

Australia marks 75th anniv. of Japan WWII submarine attack on Sydney

Japanese Consul General Keizo Takewaka (R) lays a wreath at the HMAS Kuttabul Memorial site in Sydney on June 1, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Relatives remember Japanese submariners in Australian ceremony

Relatives remember Japanese submariners in Australian ceremony

SYDNEY, Australia - Kazutomo Ban, 74, (3rd L) and other relatives of two Japanese sailors who died in a midget submarine during an attack on Sydney Harbour during World War II, pose with Neil Roberts (2nd L), the only Australian survivor in the Australian naval vessel Kuttabul which was torpedoed during the attack, during a memorial service in Sydney on Aug. 6. After remaining lost for almost 65 years, the M24 midget submarine of Sub-Lt. Katsuhisa Ban and Petty Officer Mamoru Ashibe was discovered late last year by a group of amateur divers about 5 kilometers off Sydney's coast. (Kyodo)