The contents of the proposal letter written by a man (22) who died in the accident where a tourist boat sank in Shiretoko, Hokkaido, have been published one after another on TV and various voices have been raised on the Internet.
Some people understand that the regrets of the deceased are transmitted, but it seems that many people feel uncomfortable about reporting private content.
Gradually in tears
The man’s letter was reportedly found under the backseat of a man’s car parked at the Utoro fishing port. He is said to have been with a necklace prepared as a gift for the woman he was dating.
At the men’s farewell ceremony held in Hokkaido on May 2, 2022, photographs such as men’s letters were also displayed, which brought tears to the attendees. In each media, the contents of the letter were reported one after another, saying that the consent of the bereaved family was obtained.
On the following day, on the Fuji TV-related information program “Mezamashi 8”, announcer Yumi Nagashima (30) read out the full text of a man’s letter, except for the part where the name of the woman with whom he was dating was written.
Nagashima Anna began to read from the words that a man celebrated a woman’s birthday, and conveyed the man’s thoughts with a firm voice. However, she gradually became tears.
Nagashima Anna is a little silent, and the voice reading the second half trembles. She cried and heard her snorting. When she read the date of the last letter she cried, she apologized, “I’m sorry.”
When the host, Shosuke Tanihara (49), said, “Mr. Nagashima, the future that should start with two people has been cut off,” Nagashima Anna rubs her left eye with her right hand and tears can’t stop. ..
Some say, “I’ve been told how regrettable this young man was.”
“I’m sorry, I think this letter was published because of various thoughts.”
Nagashima Anna said, wiping her right eye with her right hand and spilling big tears, “I’m sorry.” And she was hoping that the man’s overflowing thoughts would reach her companion woman, who is still missing.
On Twitter, etc., when I saw Nagashima Anna reading the letter, she said, “I cried too” and “It’s amazing that I did my best to read it.” In response to the media’s decision to publish the full text of the letter, he said, “I was told how regrettable this young man was.” “Why did I have to die? It is still important to think about people.” There was also a direction to understand.
On the other hand, even with the consent of the bereaved family, there are many voices who complain that the media reported in detail the contents of the private letters of the general public. “I’m sick, but … she’s the only one who can read that letter, right?” “Is this a little different …” “Nagashima Anna isn’t bad, but no one told me to stop it?” The opinion was written.
(Hiroyuki Noguchi, J-CAST News Editorial Department)