SHUNAN, Yamaguchi Prefecture A civic group that holds an annual ceremony to honor the memory of “kaiten” torpedo suicide missions is behind efforts to produce a documentary to preserve their wartime exploits for posterity.
ABU, Yamaguchi Prefecture A man who was mistakenly sent 46.3 million yen ($358,140) in COVID-19 relief funds by his town said he had gambled the money away on overseas casino sites, his lawyer reported on May 17.