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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2019
The seas are unsafe in a transactional world
As the recent spate of ship seizures show, tit-for-tat is the new normal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 23, 2019
Ship in deadly Black Sea blaze was turned away from Russia port over U.S. sanctions
Two ships ablaze in the Black Sea region, leaving at least 10 crew dead, caught fire while transferring fuel midsea after one vessel was barred from using its usual port in southern Russia due to U.S. sanctions risk, two sources told Reuters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2018
Fishing boat sinks in storm off Miyagi; crew of 18 rescued
All 18 crew members aboard a 32-meter fishing boat that started sinking Wednesday in stormy weather about 850 km east of Miyagi Prefecture were rescued by nearby vessels, according to the Japan Coast Guard.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2016
Kumamoto welcomes first international cruise ship since deadly April temblors
An international cruise ship arrived at a Kumamoto port on Thursday for the first time since the prefecture was rocked by a series of earthquakes in April.
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2016
Ships likely carrying giant plutonium cache leave Ibaraki for U.S.
A ship believed to be carrying plutonium and other nuclear materials left a port in the village of Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Tuesday in line with a 2014 Japan-U.S. agreement to return the deadly material to the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2016
Tourism boom boosts cruise liner visits but not all ports are ready
In mid-February, one of the world's largest cruise ships, resembling a floating skyscraper, arrived at the city of Fukuoka, releasing some 5,000 Chinese tourists who then boarded more than 100 awaiting shuttle buses.
WORLD
Dec 9, 2015
Failure-prone mine-hunting drone seen jeopardizing U.S. Littoral Combat Ship program
The U.S. Navy's new Littoral Combat Ship would be ineffective at hunting for mines because an underwater drone made by Lockheed Martin Corp. that's supposed to find them often fails to work, the Pentagon's weapons-testing office found.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2015
Japan meets annual goal of 1 million foreign guests arriving by cruise ship
Japan on Tuesday drew its 1 millionth visitor on a cruise ship this year, reaching a target originally set for 2020 thanks to the weak yen and relaxed visa regulations, the tourism ministry said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 8, 2015
Coast Guard ending search for missing U.S. freighter's crew
The U.S. Coast Guard told relatives of the mostly-American crew of a missing cargo ship that it was preparing to call off the search for possible survivors, several media outlets reported on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 31, 2015
Whale meat arrives in Osaka via new Arctic route to avoid protesters
A ship carrying 1,816 tons of whale meat from Iceland arrived Sunday in the port of Osaka, coming for the first time via the Arctic Ocean to avoid obstruction by anti-whaling groups in the Indian Ocean.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2015
After divers find no more signs of life, China starts righting capsized cruise ship
Chinese authorities began late on Thursday to right the cruise ship Eastern Star, which capsized on the Yangtze River, after divers sent to search for survivors found no signs of life inside.
WORLD
May 20, 2015
Iran warships 'linked up' with apparent Yemen-bound freighter, Pentagon says
The Pentagon said on Tuesday that two Iranian warships have "linked up" with a cargo ship that Iran has said is carrying humanitarian aid to Yemen, as activists on board the vessel said it was due to arrive at the Yemeni port of Hodaida on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2015
Italian prosecutors look to charge Tunisian skipper over migrant shipwreck disaster off Libya
Italian prosecutors blamed the captain of a grossly overloaded fishing boat for a collision that capsized and sank his vessel off Libya, drowning hundreds of migrants including many women and children locked below deck.
WORLD
Mar 4, 2015
Colombia detains China-flagged ship for illegal arms transport
Colombian authorities detained a China-flagged ship traveling to Cuba for illegally transporting around 100 tons of gunpowder and other materials used to make explosives and arrested the captain, the attorney general's office said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 18, 2015
U.S. Littoral Combat Ship to debut in drills off South Korea
The U.S. Navy will send its new combat ship tailored for Asia's shallow coastal waters to join military drills with South Korea that North Korea calls a prelude for invasion.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 12, 2015
Costa Concordia skipper Schettino gets 16 years for fatal shipwreck
An Italian court sentenced the former captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner to 16 years in prison on Wednesday for his role in the 2012 shipwreck that killed 32 people off the Tuscan holiday island of Giglio.
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2014
Two dead, three missing as fishing boat sinks in Sea of Japan
Two fishermen died and three others were missing after a large fishing boat sank in the Sea of Japan early Wednesday, the Japan Coast Guard said.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2014
Chinese ship sinks off Shimane; nine reported missing
A China-registered ship sank off the coast of Shimane Prefecture Tuesday morning, leaving nine people missing while five crew members have been saved, the Japan Coast Guard said, citing a rescue request it received from Chinese authorities late Tuesday night.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2014
Japanese whaling patrol ship allowed to leave Russian port
A Japanese whaling patrol ship seized by Russia in the Sea of Okhotsk more than a week ago left a port in Russia's Far East on Tuesday, local border security officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 28, 2014
China pushes soft power with hospital ship at RIMPAC
On a Chinese hospital ship off Hawaii, crew members demonstrate traditional massage techniques to U.S. sailors. The mood is one of collegiality, even after China opted out of Japan-led humanitarian drills at the world's largest international naval exercise.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world