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Japanese Titanic survivor vindicated by handwritten account
Masabumi Hosono, the only Japanese aboard the Titanic, is shown to have taken lifeboat ten with another man, resisting earlier labels of cowardice. The newly found letter to his wife, written aboard the Carpathia, supports his survival actions and rebuts press claims he acted dishonorably, while detailing the panic and moral pressure he faced.
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Tokyo
Masabumi Hosono
Hosono
Japan
Matt Taylor
Europe
Transportation Ministry
Nova Scotia
America
Michael Findlay
Titanic International Society
New Jersey
Taylor
James Cameron
New York