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Hokkaido Shinkansen and Japan-Korea Tunnel ①

On March 26th, the Hokkaido Shinkansen will finally open and will carry regular passengers for the first time through the Seikan Tunnel, which connects Honshu and Hokkaido.

On the 25th, the Sankei News reported on volunteer guide Junichi Hanada (86) under the title, ``Repeated drownings, 34 people lost their lives, 'Thoughts of the tunnel man who passed through the Seikan tunnel often.'' .

 

After Mr. Hanada finished his boring job at the Seikan Tunnel, he crossed over to the Tsushima Strait in Kyushu. This time, as the person in charge of boring for the Japan-Korea tunnel, I was in charge of more than 20 onshore and deep borings (approximately 500m) in the Karatsu area of ​​Saga Prefecture and the Iki area of ​​Nagasaki Prefecture for about 10 years.

Mr. Hanada mentored and educated many young engineers (boring geological survey) in Kyushu, and was respected as an old man.
She will always be remembered by the International Highway Foundation.

 

Please see Sankei News below.

Many people are in danger of being submerged in water, killing 34 people. ``Seikan has finally passed.'' The tunnel man's feelings are overwhelming.

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