桂田社長の初公判、来月１２日に決定　判決は来年６月、知床観光船事故―釧路地裁

北海道・知床半島沖で２０２２年４月、２６人が乗った観光船「ＫＡＺＵI」が沈没した事故で業務上過失致死罪に問われた運航会社「知床遊覧船」社長、桂田精一被告の初公判期日が来月１２日に決まった。 A Japanese court decided Wednesday to hold on Nov. 12 the first hearing of the criminal trial for tour boat operator president Seiichi Katsurada, 62, who has been charged with professional negligence resulting in deaths over the fatal 2022 boat sinking in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido.