Number of Koreans aboard 1945 sunken Japanese ship likely to be unveiled by year-end

The number of Koreans aboard a Japanese ship that sank in 1945, killing up to over 3,000 people, will likely be revealed by the year-end following an analysis of passenger lists, the interior ministry said Sunday.

2025-11-23

Korea receives partial passenger list of ship that mysteriously sank repatriating Korean forced laborers in 1945

A part of the passenger list of the Ukishima Maru, a Japanese ship that was repatriating forcibly mobilized Koreans from Japan when it sank in August 1945, was obtained by Korea's Foreign Ministry after negotiations with the Japanese government.

2024-09-05

Telling the truth behind the tragic sinking (KOR)

To find the truth behind the tragic incident, we need to work to remember the victims at sea shortly after the liberation on Aug. 15, 88 years ago.

2023-09-14

Telling the truth behind the tragic sinking

To find the truth behind the tragic incident, we need to work to remember the victims at sea shortly after the liberation on Aug. 15, 88 years ago.

2023-09-13

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Number of Koreans aboard 1945 sunken Japanese ship likely to be unveiled by year-end

Korea receives partial passenger list of ship that mysteriously sank repatriating Korean forced laborers in 1945

Telling the truth behind the tragic sinking (KOR)

Telling the truth behind the tragic sinking