Tomoka Takeishi, 17, died during a school trip that used boats operated by a group that opposes a U.S. military base's relocation in the prefecture.
Six months after Tomoka Takeishi died during a controversial study trip in Okinawa, her grieving parents are still seeking answers as to why the 17-year-old student never returned home. We have spent the past six months living with that pain.” Tomoka, a second-year student at Doshisha International Senior High School in Kyoto, is remembered as a bright and diligent young woman who had aspired to one day attend college in the U.S.
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