The Toya Maru disaster is one of Japan’s most devastating maritime tragedies, often compared to the Titanic. In this video, we dive into the history of the incident, the lives lost, and the ...

1954:Toya Maru ferry sank Sept. 26 off Japan during a typhoon, killing more than 1,000 passengers and crew members. 2006: Al Salaam Boccaccio 98 ferry sank Feb. 3 in the Red Sea, ...

Titled "Toya Maru Sonan Tsuito-shu," it is a haunting collection of memorial messages written by the bereaved families of 1,155 people who died exactly 70 years ago today in the sinking of the ...

September 26, 1954 - The Japanese ferry Toya Maru sinks in Tsugaru Strait, Japan, killing 1,172 people. April 22, 1980 ...

Amid the excitement over the first ever shinkansen from Tokyo to Hokkaido on March 26, this is a great time to reflect on some of the fascinating and tragic history behind this rail link.

Tōya Maru was a Japanese train ferry constructed by the Japanese National Railways which sank during a typhoon, later known locally as the Tōya Maru Typhoon, in the Tsugaru Strait between the ...