SAPPORO – Five Self-Defense Forces members died and one remains missing after their boat capsized off Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on Friday night, the local coast guard said Saturday.
The six men were among seven Ground Self-Defense Force members who were night fishing on a breakwater some 500 meters off the port of Tomakomai after setting off at around 7:30 p.m. Friday.
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