Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secures 22 Additional Documents Related to Passenger List of Ukishimaho in Japan

All 75 Documents Held by Japan Now Secured

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 21st that it had received an additional 22 documents related to the passenger list of the Ukishima-maru after consultations with the Japanese government.

Previously, the government received 19 documents related to the Ukishima-maru passenger list from the Japanese government on September 5 last year, and 34 documents on October 23.

With this additional acquisition, our government has now received all 75 documents related to the Ukishima-maru passenger list that the Japanese government stated it possessed.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, "As with the previously acquired materials, our government plans to utilize them through thorough analysis for victim relief and to understand the aftermath of the Ukishima-maru incident."