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| | The Honolulu Advertiser | Local News |
 | | For generations, Uwajimas people have lived off the sea - from the pearls collected by divers to the big yellowfin tuna brought back by its fishermen. |
 | | This voyage was to be a rite of passage for students at the high school, one of 47 maritime schools in Japan. |
 | | A weary Kei Kogane, who has taught fishing for 22 years, described his colleague, missing teacher Jun Nakata, 33, as "young, more like a big brother than a teacher to his students." The other teacher still at sea, Hiroshi Makizawa, 37, is "the quiet type, but has a strong sense of responsibility," he said. |
| the.honoluluadvertiser.com /2001/Feb/11/211localnews13.html (1028 words) |
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