The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Ten people confirmed dead after tourist boat sinks off Japan

Rescuers found four people near the tip of Shiretoko Peninsula and five more people in the same area a few hours later

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2022

9 people from stricken tour boat off Hokkaido found, 8 unresponsive

SAPPORO: Ten people were confirmed dead Sunday after a tourist boat with a total of 26 passengers and crew aboard went missing in rough waters the previous day off a World Heritage site on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, the country's coast guard said.

Bangkok Post · Apr 24, 2022

Search continues as 10 people from missing Japanese boat confirmed dead

Ten people found by rescue workers on Sunday after a tour boat went missing in frigid waters off Japan's northernmost island have been confirmed dead, the coast guard said.

Reuters · Apr 24, 2022

Japan tour boat carrying 26 goes missing with no sign of survivors

Two children made up part of the group of 26 on board the ‘sunken’ Kazu 1

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022

Tour boat with 26 aboard loses contact off Hokkaido

A tourist boat with 26 crew and passengers including two children went missing on Saturday while on a tour around the scenic Shiretoko Peninsula on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido, the Japan Coast Guard said.

Bangkok Post · Apr 23, 2022

Tour boat with 26 missing in Japan after distress call

Japan’s coast guard says a tour boat with 26 people aboard has been missing for more than seven hours after issuing a distress call and taking in water

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022

Japan intensifies search for missing tour boat with 26 on board

Japan's coast guard used aircraft and patrol boats on Saturday to search for a tour boat with 26 people on board after it sent word it was in trouble off the northern island of Hokkaido, a coast guard official said.

Reuters · Apr 23, 2022

Japan, Russia settle salmon quota amid tensions over Ukraine

The Japanese Fisheries Agency says Japan and Russia have reached an agreement over Tokyo’s annual catch quota for Russian-born salmon and trout, despite delays and chilled relations between the two sides amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022

Prettier in Pink: The Push to Remake Japan's Cherry Blossom Season

Japan's famed cherry blossom season blankets the country in the delicate white flowers of the prized and popular "somei-yoshino" tree, delighting residents and visitors alike.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 23, 2022

Beijing quiet as North Korea turns up the heat with missile tests

Beijing is North Korea’s only ally, but domestic challenges and global power politics may keep it from acting.

Al Jazeera · Apr 23, 2022