Survivors and victims' relatives mark 17 years since JR West derailment
JR West President Kazuaki Hasegawa and the other participants observed a moment of silence in front of the condominium building into which the train crashed.
Damaged black boxes in China jet crash leave few clues into cause
The two black boxes from the China Eastern aircraft were badly damaged in the crash in southern China and analysis of them is ongoing, state-run media has said.
Two U.S. Ospreys make emergency landings at Ishigaki Airport
Two U.S. military Osprey transport aircraft made emergency landings at an airport on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa on Tuesday.
Japan defense chief asks U.S. to address fighter jet safety concerns after accident
Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said he expressed "regret" to his U.S. counterpart over the resumption of F-16 fighter jet flights without notification, after an accident earlier in the week.
Five-year prison term finalized for 90-year-old blamed for fatal crash
Over two years after the deaths of a mother and daughter in Ikebukuro, the 90-year-old driver responsible has accepted a five-year sentence.
Compensation may be a matter for the 'Red Book'
A reader would like to know what they are entitled to after being hit by a car while passing through an intersection.
The National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan is calling for people to use baby strollers correctly, following a series of accidents due to belongings being hung on strollers. According to the center, the number of cases in which infants visited hospitals due to falling from ...
Coming up with new legal definitions is an important step in clamping down on road rage.
Japan to require drone registration to find owners following accidents
Owners of drones will be required to register their remote-controlled aircraft with the government so officials can quickly identify them after accidents, according to the land ministry. The government has yet to decide when to introduce the system, but it will include the necessary funding ...
More effective measures must be taken to reduce accidents by elderly drivers.
The U.S. military may have finally found a way to fix a glitch with the world's most high-tech helmet used by pilots flying the most expensive fighter jet in history. A bug in the $400,000 helmet display screen used by F-35 aviators caused a green ...
In South Korea's deadly shipyards, subcontracted workers most at risk
Park Chol-hee was working a holiday shift at Samsung Heavy Industries' Geoje shipyard on Labor Day in 2017 when a giant crane collided with another and crashed to ground, killing six people, including Park's younger brother. "It was as if a bomb was dropped," Park ...
