The president of a Hokkaido tour boat operator pleaded not guilty to professional negligence resulting in a fatal sinking in the first hearing of his criminal trial on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/crime-legal/hokkaido-boat-operator-hearing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #hokkaido #shari #japanesecourts #marineaccidents #shiretokoyuransen
A court decided Wednesday to hold on Nov. 12 the first hearing of the criminal trial for a tour boat operator charged with professional negligence over the fatal sinking of a tour boat in Hokkaido in 2022. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/japan/hokkaido-boat-hearing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #shiretokopeninsula #kazui #marineaccidents
A U.S. military helicopter and fighter jet crashed in the South China Sea about 30 minutes apart, incidents that coincide with a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/asia-pacific/us-separate-south-china-sea-crashes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #marineaccidents #us
A yacht and a cargo ship collided in waters close to Hoto Island in Oita Prefecture, with one person sent to the hospital unconscious and several others reported missing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/yacht-cargo-ship-collision-oita/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #oita #marineaccidents #japancoastguard
The death toll from a tourist boat accident in Vietnam's Halong Bay climbed to at least 38, with several people still missing, the government said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/20/asia-pacific/vietnam-tourist-ferry-sinking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #marineaccidents #vietnam
Relatives of passengers who died or went missing when a tour boat sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido in April 2022 paid tribute to their loved ones at sea on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/japan/shiretoko-tour-boat-sinking-victims-remembered/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #shiretokopeninsula #kazui #marineaccidents