ARAFURA SEA GROUP
The Arafura Sea Group includes those whose ancestors had worked in the Torres Strait, including Broome and Darwin.
The ASG was founded in response to the friendship-city agreement between the Town of Kushimoto and the Torres Strait Shire. So far, we have visited Thursday Island four times - in 1993, 2007, 2014, and 2024.
People in Japan are forgetting the history of pearling industry and those who were engaged in the industry. This is sad. We must pass on the stories behind the history and friendship that we should cherish.
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