Philippine authorities informed the Japanese Embassy in Manila of the discovery of the body of an Okinawan man in a hotel room. Authorities identified the deceased as Masao Tamashiro, 68, of Ginowan City. The investigators said that Tamashiro had met a friend at the hotel Saturday. A hotel clerk found him dead in the bed in his hotel room the next day. Investigators said that they found no visible external injuries on his body. The investigation into his cause of death continues.