Kyoto prefecture cuts subsidies to Doshisha Kokusai High School after Henoko capsize accident

Following an accident in which two small boats capsized off the coast of Henoko in Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture, killing two female students at Doshisha International High School (Kyoto Prefecture) who were on a training trip, the prefecture announced on the 9th that it would reduce the private school's operating expenses subsidy to the school, citing gross lack of appropriate safety management. The amount already paid for fiscal year 2025 will be reduced by 50%, and approximately 100 million yen will be returned. There will be a 25% cut for fiscal 2026.

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Private school operating expenses subsidies are calculated according to the number of students and teachers at the school. The prefectural government provided approximately 200 million yen to the school in fiscal 2015, but it was put on hold in fiscal 2016 due to the accident.

The prefectural government is aware of cases in which other local governments have reduced the amount of this subsidy by up to 25%. At a press conference on the 9th, Governor Takatoshi Nishiwaki explained the reason for the 50% reduction in the amount for 2025, saying, ``We comprehensively considered the serious consequences of the loss of precious lives of students and the social impact.'' The amount reduced for fiscal 2026 was reduced in consideration of the school's measures to prevent recurrence, and the amount from fiscal 2027 onwards will be "blank slate."