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Communist Party's Tamura Apologizes for Henoko Accident, Calling Putting High School Students on the Boat a "Serious mistake."

Following the accident in which two boats capsized off the coast of Henoko, Nago City, killing two people, including a high school student on a training trip, Communist Party Chairperson Tomoko Tamura stated on the 17th, "As the Communist Party, a member organization of the Anti-Helicopter Base Council (which operated the boats), we offer our heartfelt apologies." She made the statement at a rally she attended in Naha City.
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Following the accident in which two boats capsized off the coast of Henoko, Nago City, killing two people, including a high school student on a training trip, Communist Party Chairperson Tomoko Tamura stated on the 17th, "As the Communist Party, a member organization of the Anti-Helicopter Base Council (which operated the boats), we offer our heartfelt apologies." She made the statement at a rally she attended in Naha City.

On the 17th, Communist Party Chairperson Tomoko Tamura, speaking at a rally held at the Ryukyu Shimpo Hall in Naha City, stated regarding the ship capsizing accident that occurred off the coast of Henoko, Nago City in March, that "the very act of putting high school students on a school trip on the ship was a serious mistake, and the composition of the anti-helicopter base council (which operated the ship) [...]

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琉球新報 broke the news on Sunday, May 17, 2026.
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