tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115091371448088980.post4908137414725258867..comments2023-10-04T20:27:37.953+09:00Comments on Shumi Hanto: Tragic Happening - Death at Sea"The Hunt"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07067591148028407158noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115091371448088980.post-46050690584439485632009-04-06T10:25:00.000+09:002009-04-06T10:25:00.000+09:00Really sad news.By coincidence a similar tragedy h...Really sad news.<BR/>By coincidence a similar tragedy happened when I was fishing in Iwate in 2007; almost exactly the same story, an elderly fisherman, working alone, went overboard and was lost at sea.<BR/>Much like agriculture, the commercial fishing industry here is in crisis, the average age of fishermen is 65; for a nation that depends so much on fisheries produce as Japan does, the industry is really neglected.Adamhttp://nekokichi.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com