SHIRETOKO PENINSULA, Japan — Lined up along the side of their boat, the fishermen hauled a huge, heavy net up from swelling waves. At first, a few small jellyfish emerged, then a piece of plastic.

The Kazu 1 tourist boat was last seen at the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, Japan. Kyodo/via REUTERS. Strong waves up to nine feet high and extreme winds had been observed in the area and locals ...

On April 23, 2022, the small sightseeing boat Kazu 1 sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, in the Sea of Okhotsk. The 19-ton boat was 16.67 meters long and 4.15 meters wide. It sank a short ...

From learning the culture and traditions of the Indigenous Ainu people at Lake Akan to witnessing free-roaming brown bears and deer on the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido — Japan’s northernmost ...

The Environment Ministry decided Thursday to recommend the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido for the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Heritage List of 2004.

Rausu is situated on Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula, which is designated a World Natural Heritage Site by the United Nations. About 10 orcas died in 2005 after getting stuck in drift ice in the ...

3. Snowshoe in the shadow of volcanoes. Sticking out like an appendage from Hokkaido’s northeast corner, the Shiretoko Peninsula is one of the most untamed spots on an already wild island.

TOKYO — All 26 people aboard a sightseeing boat were reported missing off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s ... was tilting at 30 degrees near the Shiretoko Peninsula on Hokkaido’s ...

This photo released by the 1st Regional Japan Coast Guard Headquarters, shows an orange-colored, square-shaped lifesaving float with the name of a missing tour boat on it near the tip of Shiretoko ...

On the northeastern tip of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island, sits the Shiretoko Peninsula, and within it the Shiretoko National Park. Designated a World Nature Heritage site, thanks to its ...