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Daigo Fukuryū Maru

Daigo Fukuryū Maru

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Oct 13, 2026

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Oct 13 · 1 Mention

Josh LinskHOST
7:27
And that's where Godzilla enters the story.
Josh LinskHOST
7:30
Lucky Dragon No. 5 was a tuna fishing boat that got hit by Castle Bravo fallout in March 1954.
Josh LinskHOST
7:37
The crew suffered acute radiation syndrome.
Josh LinskHOST
7:40
One man even died, becoming the first recorded hydrogen bomb victim.
Fujisawa YoshitakaCORRESPONDENT
21:18
Kuroda put all those feelings into a picture book marking 81 years since the end of the war.
Fujisawa YoshitakaCORRESPONDENT
21:26
It centers on the Daigo Fukuryu Maru, a Japanese fishing vessel.
Fujisawa YoshitakaCORRESPONDENT
21:35
Nine years after the end of the war, the ship was in the Pacific when it encountered fallout from a US hydrogen bomb test.
Fujisawa YoshitakaCORRESPONDENT
21:47
All 23 crew members on board were exposed to radiation.
Kuroda SeitaroSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
22:15
I thought it was an incredibly beautiful sunset.
Kuroda SeitaroSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
22:18
But something was strange, and a huge mushroom cloud started rising.
Kuroda SeitaroSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
22:25
The Daigo Fukuryu Maru came into contact with nuclear energy.
Kuroda SeitaroSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
22:29
Those who regretted it together all disappeared into the red sky.

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