| Situation |
Mr. Kaneko was working at the Ujina Branch of First Shipping Assignment Center at the time. On the morning of August 6 he was waiting at Kaitaichi Station for a train to take him to Matsue to visit his older brother who was in hospital there. After visiting his brother in Matsue, he went to Matsubara-cho in Hiroshima City, bringing a doctor and nurse from Matsue with him. |