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A tombstone for those who have no relatives stands near the Chosei coal mine in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in 2023.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2026
Japan and South Korea agree to cooperate over remains from undersea mine
Workers from the Korean Peninsula were among victims of a 1942 flooding at the Chosei coal mine in the city of Ube in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Divers conduct research through an exhaust and drainage shaft of the former Chosei undersea coal mine in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in June 2025.
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2026
Civic group leads efforts over 1942 undersea mine disaster
The Japanese and South Korean governments have begun DNA analysis of remains collected from the site after the group requested such research.
Participants pray for the victims of the 1942 underwater coal mine disaster off Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Saturday during a memorial service held in the city.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2026
Diver dies in underwater coal mine survey in Japan
The diver was sent to the hospital but was confirmed dead, according to prefectural police.
Yoko Inoue (third from right), co-head of a civic group working to recover the remains of victims of a fatal 1942 accident at the Chosei coal mine in Yamaguchi Prefecture, calls on the government to conduct DNA examinations on human bones recovered recently from the mine, in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2025
DNA analysis sought for bones recovered from western Japan undersea mine
The Chosei coal mine in Yamaguchi Prefecture experienced a fatal flooding in 1942, which caused the deaths of 47 Japanese workers and 136 from the Korean Peninsula.
The portal of the Chosei undersea coal mine in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The remains of workers who died in a 1942 submersion accident were left behind in the mine.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2025
Efforts continue to recover undersea mine workers’ remains, decades on
Diving surveys have aimed to find the remains of the 183 workers — 136 from the Korean Peninsula and 47 from Japan.
Bereaved family members join hands at a memorial service for the Chousei coal mine accident in Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture on Saturday.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2025
Victims of 1942 Yamaguchi underwater mine disaster remembered
The memorial event was held near the former site of the Chosei coal mine and was attended by about 450 people.
A memorial stone listing the names of 183 people who lost their lives in the flooding accident at Chosei coal mine in the city of Ube in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1942, photographed in December
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2025
Survey to begin at western Japan site of 1942 undersea mine accident
The remains of 136 people from the Korean Peninsula and 47 Japanese nationals still lie in the flooded Chosei coal mine in Ube.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Feb 19, 2023
Families seek closure for mine disaster as Japan-South Korea relations thaw
136 Koreans and 47 Japanese were killed when the Chosei mine beneath the seabed on the Yamaguchi Prefecture coast collapsed and flooded in 1942.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Nov 29, 2021
Yamaguchi city of Ube ratifies rights for LGBTQ couples
Experts claim that companies in rural areas must create a welcoming environment for sexual minorities in order to attract new hires.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Man arrested over theft of watch that was returned days later to Tokyo mall
A 30-year-old man who is believed to have stolen a luxury wristwatch in Tokyo last month reportedly told police he was the one who had sent it back with a handwritten apology.
Japan not immune to public backlash against data centers, experts say
An apartment resident displays a model of a data center currently in development next door in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, in May.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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