Overview

• Memorial services were held at the Kozakura Tower monument and the Tsushima Maru Memorial Museum, drawing survivors, bereaved families, and Okinawa Vice Governor Hajime Oshiro.
• Survivor and memorial association leader Masakatsu Takara pledged to keep conveying the tragedy of war and the value of life, while survivor Shizuko Takazato voiced hopes for lasting peace.
• Asahi reported 1,788 people were aboard and 1,484 died, including 784 schoolchildren, though other accounts describe about 1,500 victims due to incomplete records.
• Contemporary gag orders by military and police suppressed information about the sinking, leaving the full scope of casualties unresolved.
• The memorial museum is researching five other civilian ships sunk near Okinawa and has run a special exhibit since June to illuminate the wider maritime losses.