SAIPAN More than 75 years after the bloody battle fought here between Japanese troops and U.S. forces, a race has begun to preserve the many vessels and aircraft resting on the ocean floor.
The recent discovery of an ancient Mongolian ship in nearby waters has offered a fresh reminder that Japan is awash with underwater archaeological sites in the ocean and its lakes and rivers.
MATSUE For more than 90 years, the final resting place of the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Warabi was unknown after a collision with a light cruiser during a nighttime drill in the Sea of Japan.