Crowd-funding drive saved lathe used for battleship Yamato | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
KURE, Hiroshima Prefecture--A massive lathe believed to have been used to fashion the main guns of Japan's mighty World War II battleship Yamato was in danger of becoming a rusting relic until a crowdfunding raised the initial target of 100 million yen ($876,500)--in just a single day.
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