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Masabumi Hosono

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Japanese Meiji-era official and the sole Japanese passenger on the RMS Titanic (1870-1939)

JapanLived 1870 to 1939 · aged 68
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Masabumi Hosono was a Japanese civil servant. He survived the sinking of the Titanic on 15 April 1912 but found himself condemned and ostracized by the Japanese public, press, and government because of a misconception that he decided to save himself rather than go down with the ship.

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Masabumi Hosono's account of the sinking, written on Titanic-headed stationery. The day the Titanic set sail, he had begun writing a letter in English to his wife on the same paper; the scratched-out words are still visible at the bottom.Masabumi Hosono's account of the sinking, written on Titanic-headed stationery. The day the Titanic set sail, he had begun writing a letter in English to his wife on the same paper; the scratched-out words are still visible at the bottom.

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Masabumi Hosono was a Japanese civil servant. He survived the sinking of the Titanic on 15 April 1912 but found himself condemned and ostracized by the Japanese public, press, and government because of a misconception that he decided to save himself rather than go down with the ship. Hosono's grandson is Haruomi Hosono, leading member of the Japanese band Yellow Magic Orchestra.

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Japan
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deceased
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Lived 1870 to 1939 · aged 68
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20 languages

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