Discover the untold story of the Toya Maru disaster, Japan’s version of the Titanic tragedy. There’s a new ‘bonus’ tax deduction worth $6,000 for older taxpayers — here’s who qualifies ...

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 28, 1912 - The Japanese steamer Kiche Maru sinks during a typhoon off the coast of Japan, ... The Japanese ferry Toya Maru sinks in Tsugaru Strait, Japan, killing 1,172 people.

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 ...