Tour boat boss forced captains to sail despite high waves, sources say
Under company rules, tours must be canceled when waves are likely to reach a height of 1 meter, sources said. A weather warning for waves over 3 meters was issued before Kazu I's departure.
In emotional news conference, tour boat operator apologizes for Hokkaido tragedy
The cause of the accident remains unclear, but investigators plan to build a criminal case against the boat's operator.
Sonar detects vessel-like objects during search for missing tour boat
The Japan Coast Guard said the objects have been detected in various locations, but it could not determine whether the readings were connected to the Kazu I.
Father of missing man fears the worst in Hokkaido boat accident
Tsuyoshi Suzuki heard from another person that his son, Tomoya, had been planning on proposing to his girlfriend aboard the ship.
Hokkaido boat accident highlights the risks of nature tourism
Firms offering boat tours of the Shiretoko Peninsula have agreed not to operate during Golden Week, and officials are worried that the incident will keep tourists away from Hokkaido.
Hokkaido underprepared for offshore winter quakes and 'ice tsunami' destruction
Ice tsunamis can block the spaces between buildings and in streets, causing water to overflow into open spaces and cause faster and higher levels of flooding than otherwise expected.
Inquiries start into missing Japan tourist boat, with at least 11 dead
Search efforts to locate the vessel and the missing passengers and crew intensified off the northern Hokkaido coast on Monday.
Japan continues hunt for survivors after tour boat goes missing off Hokkaido
The Japan Coast Guard said one child had been found unresponsive in waters near the Shiretoko Peninsula and that 10 other people had been confirmed dead.
Fate of passengers unknown as Japan Coast Guard searches for tour boat off Hokkaido
A helicopter and patrol boats were dispatched to the site, but the boat could not be located by Saturday night after making a distress call earlier in the day.
In a new report, a panel said that Saaya Hirose had suffered six known cases of bullying in the April-June 2019 period, including being repeatedly asked to send a sexual video.
For Japanese fishing town of Nemuro, Moscow holds key to survival
Concern is growing over the fate of annual talks between Tokyo and Moscow to set the quota for Japan to catch salmon and trout born in the Amur River.
Japan to again designate Russian-held isles of Hokkaido as 'illegal occupation'
A draft paper also said the islands are an "inherent" part of the territory of Japan, words that had been absent since the 2011 edition.
