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Doshisha Chairman Apologizes over Fatal Boat Accident in Okinawa

Summary by The Japan Times
Eiji Hatta, chairman of Doshisha's board of trustees, offered his "deepest condolences" at a news conference in Kyoto on Friday.

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Following a press conference held on the 30th by Eiji Hatta, chairman of the board of directors of Doshisha Educational Corporation (Kyoto City), which operates the school, regarding the accident in which two boats capsized off the coast of Henoko, Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture, killing two people including Chika Takeishi, then 17 years old, Chika's parents issued a statement on the same day.

◎ Henoko Offshore Capsizing Accident Editing Automated 2026/10/31 (Sat)

Topic of interest: Doshisha International is seriously messed up for casually talking about the personal information of the bereaved families of the Henoko accident. It's really hopeless. Chairman Hatta: "I attended Mr. Takeishi's funeral held in XX prefecture." Reporter (Nitta): "The chairman said he knew the bereaved families' residences

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On the 30th, Doshisha Educational Corporation held a press conference in Kyoto regarding the accident that occurred during a training trip to Okinawa for students of Doshisha International High School...

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On October 30, 2026, Doshisha, the educational corporation that operates Doshisha International High School, held a press conference regarding the incident in which a female student died in a boat capsizing accident during a training trip to Okinawa in March. During the conference, when President and Chairman of the Board, Eiji Hatta, was asked about educational neutrality, he did not give a direct answer, prompting a reporter to ask him to "ple…

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FNN.jpプライムオンライン broke the news on Friday, October 30, 2026.
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