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TEC Holiday, July 17, 2023: Marine Memorial Day (Sea Day)

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Managing Director

The day was known as Marine Memorial Day (海の記念日 umi no kinen bi) until 1996. Communications Minister Shozo Murata designated the holiday in 1942 to commemorate the Meiji Emperor and his 1876 voyage in the Meiji-Maru, an iron steamship constructed … Continue reading →

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