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 book compiling questions submitted to a local library in Hokkaido and answers written by its staff on a bulletin board has become a nationwide hit, with it already being reprinted twice since its March release. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/15/japan/society/hokkaido-library-answers-students-questions-about-life/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hokkaido #shari #libraries #books #students