More than two years after the deadly sinking of a tour boat off the coast of Hokkaido, the Japan Coast Guard arrested the ...

When a sightseeing boat sank in rough seas off the coast here two years ago, the ship's captain was unable to call for help ...

The president of a tourist boat operator was referred to prosecutors Thursday over the sinking of a vessel off Hokkaido in ...

The Japan Coast Guard arrested a tour boat company president on Sept. 18 over the deadly sinking of the company's Kazu I ...

He made himself the company's safety and operational manager despite lacking the necessary qualifications after dismissing ...

A regional headquarters of the Japan Coast Guard has arrested the head of the operating company of a sightseeing boat that ...

Shiretoko, a World Natural Heritage site, is home to a series of mountains over 1,500 meters high. This time, a Canadian living in Hokkaido Prefecture traverses the Shiretoko mountain range over 3 ...

The Abashiri coast guard station arrested Seiichi Katsurada, the 61-year-old president of Shiretoko Yuransen, based in the ...

The head of a Japanese sightseeing boat company whose vessel capsized in frigid waters in 2022 killing at least 20 tourists ...

The Shiretoko peninsula, in northeast Hokkaido, is one of the world’s richest north temperate ecosystems and one of only four Natural World Heritage sites in Japan. A coastal community with a long ...

Route Inn Grantia Shiretoko Shari Ekimae is only a 1-minute walk from JR Shiretoko Shari Station. It features an outdoor hot-spring bath, massage services and modern rooms with free wired internet.