Ship sunk by U.S.

Ship sunk by U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the Tsushima Maru, a ship that was sunk in 1944 following a U.S. submarine torpedo attack while transporting more than 1,700 people from the Pacific island of Okinawa to Nagasaki Prefecture on one of Japan's main islands.

3 die as small plane crash-lands in Nagasaki Pref.

3 die as small plane crash-lands in Nagasaki Pref.

TSUSHIMA, Japan - A single-engine Sokata TB-21 plane crashed near the runway of Tsushima airport on one of the Tsushima Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Sept. 16. All three people aboard were killed.

Japanese man sets off on 3-day swim to S. Korea

Japanese man sets off on 3-day swim to S. Korea

YAMAGATA, Japan - Ken Ikarashi (in file photo), a 50-year-old employee of Tsuruoka city in Yamagata Prefecture, set off early July 20 from the Tsushima Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture to try to reach the South Korean port of Pusan in three days. If all goes well and the weather is good, Ikarashi should reach Pusan on July 22, organizers said.

3 die as small plane crash-lands in Nagasaki Pref.

3 die as small plane crash-lands in Nagasaki Pref.

TSUSHIMA, Japan - A single-engine Sokata TB-21 plane crashed near the runway of Tsushima airport on one of the Tsushima Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Sept. 16. All three people aboard were killed. (Kyodo)

Japanese man sets off on 3-day swim to S. Korea

Japanese man sets off on 3-day swim to S. Korea

YAMAGATA, Japan - Ken Ikarashi (in file photo), a 50-year-old employee of Tsuruoka city in Yamagata Prefecture, set off early July 20 from the Tsushima Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture to try to reach the South Korean port of Pusan in three days. If all goes well and the weather is good, Ikarashi should reach Pusan on July 22, organizers said. (Kyodo)