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Investigators raid Japan boat company’s office after sinking

A building of Shiretoko Pleasure Cruise, the boat's operator of " Kazu I " is seen in Shari, Hokkaido, northern Japan, Wednesday April 27, 2022. The tour boat with 26 people on board went missing off the Shiretoko Peninsula, on Saturday. (Kyodo News via AP) Seiichi Katsurada, president of Shiretoko Pleasure Cruise operator whose boat sank with 26 people on board, speaks a press conference Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in Shuri, northern Japan of Hokkaido. Katsurada said he had approved the tour despite the forecast of rough weather and the boat's lack of a satellite phone as early investigation and witness accounts pointed to serious safety negligence. (Kyodo News via AP) A helicopter hovers over Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, northern Japan, to conduct a search operation Wednesday April 27, 2022. The tour boat with 26 people on board went missing off the Shiretoko Peninsula, on Saturday. (Kyodo News via AP)