Bereaved family of Henoko car crash lays flowers; father: ``It hurts to think about what happened then.''

On the 18th, the parents of Tomoka Takeishi, a second-year student at Doshisha International High School (Kyoto Prefecture), who died when a boat carrying students from the school capsized off the coast of Henoko in Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture, visited a sandy beach in Henoko near the site and laid flowers on the 18th. The parents who responded to the interview said, ``If we don't make progress in elucidating the full details (of the accident), there will be no way to prevent it from happening again.We want the organizations and organizations involved to proceed responsibly.''

The parents also offered sweets and drinks, which Chika said she liked, and clasped hands toward the sea. Her father said, ``When I think about what Chika was like back then, it makes me feel sad.'' Afterwards, the parents also checked on the situation near the breakwater of the fishing port where Chika and other students boarded the boat.

The Helicopter Base Opposition Council, a civic group that operated the ship, has expressed its intention to apologize to the bereaved families, but the mother said, ``I would consider going to a venue for an apology once I am ready to explain what went wrong, but I don't think we are at that stage yet.''

The parents met with Okinawa Prefecture Governor Genta Furusa the day before, requesting that the prefecture take measures to ensure the safety of the school trip.