Tokyo, March 22 -- A group of eight Vietnamese workers encountered a sea accident triggered by large waves in Japan's Fukui prefecture on March 21, leaving one person dead, three missing and one injured receiving treatment in hospital, and three others rescued unharmed, reported the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan.

Upon receiving initial reports of the incident, the embassy immediately contacted relevant Japanese authorities and the Vietnamese Association in the prefecture to verify details and coordinate necessary protection measures for its citizens.

According to the Fukui Coast Guard, at about 2:00 (local time) on March 21, it was alerted to an accident at the breakwater leading to the Mikuni lighthouse, where several individuals were sw...