5-year-old boy drowns in sea in Ehime Prefecture
[Japan Today] - 01/2/2025
A 5-year-old boy drowned after he went missing from his relatives’ home on Iwaki island in Kamijima town, Ehime Prefecture, on Wednesday. According to police, the boy, Saku…
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[Japan Today] - 4/01/2025
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[Japan Today] - 4/01/2025
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[Japan Today] - 4/01/2025
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