Japanese cave diver seeks to recover remains from 1942 Chosei coal mine disaster
A civic group is leading the effort, seeking to honour the victims and provide closure for their families Eighty-three years after a devastating flood in the Chosei coal mine in southern Japan claimed ...
Korean-Japanese dive probes fate of 183 drowned at Josei coal mine in WWII
Japanese government says it's 'practically difficult' to conduct an investigation due to unclear burial location.
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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.
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Survey to begin at western Japan site of 1942 undersea mine accident
On Feb. 3, 1942, which was during World War II, the flooding accident occurred in a tunnel located one kilometer away from the coal mine’s entrance. The entrance was sealed after the accident ...
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Mine near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast blown up to prevent Russians from secretly passing through, NYT says
A strategically important coal mine in the village of Pishchane ... Source: The New York Times (NYT) Details: Miners told reporters that the entrance to mine No. 3 had become too dangerous due to ...
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Japanese cave diver seeks to recover remains from 1942 Chosei coal mine disaster
Eighty-three years after a devastating flood in the Chosei coal mine in southern Japan ... lower himself beneath the muddy water at the mine entrance behind the waterfront in Ube, a city in ...