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ACCIDENTS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 22, 2017
U.S. destroyer collision exposes 40-year Singapore-Malaysia sea dispute
A collision between a U.S. warship and an oil tanker near the Straits of Malacca on Monday has shone a light on a territorial dispute that has simmered between neighbours Singapore and Malaysia for nearly 40 years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2017
Ten sailors missing after Yokosuka-based U.S. warship collides with tanker off Singapore
In the second major accident involving a vessel from the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet in just over two months, the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain, based in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, collides with a tanker in waters east of Singapore.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2017
Sightseeing bus runs off road in Hokkaido, injuring 39
Dozens of tourists were injured Friday when their sightseeing bus veered off a road and tipped over, falling several meters before landing in a field in Shimizu, Hokkaido, local firefighters said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 17, 2017
Little-known ferry tragedy recalled 72 years after war
Even though 72 years have passed since the end of World War II, for Minoru Kawaida, 85, a little known event that happened on the morning of Feb. 6, 1944, remains at the forefront of his mind.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2017
Taiwan blackout affects millions of households amid stifling summer heat
Taiwan suffered a massive power blackout on Tuesday evening that hit businesses and residential homes, affecting close to 7 million households on the heavily industrialized island amid sweltering heat.
WORLD
Aug 16, 2017
Rebels take credit for downing Syrian MiG, show photos of pilot
The Syrian military said on Tuesday that one of its jets crashed in southern Syria, state television reported, hours after Western-backed rebels said they had shot it down and captured the pilot.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 14, 2017
Danish police say entrepreneur's submarine seems to have been sunk on purpose
Danish police said Sunday they had found nobody in the wreck of a submarine owned by an inventor charged with the manslaughter of a woman who had been on board — but added the vessel seems to have been deliberately sunk.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2017
Australia sends ships, divers to aid in recovery after U.S. Marines end search for missing Osprey crash trio
The Australian government said on Sunday it would deploy its armed forces to assist in recovery efforts after the U.S. Marine Corps suspended its search for three Marines missing since their aircraft crashed off Australia's northeast coast a day earlier.
EDITORIALS
Jul 30, 2017
Preventing accidents by elderly drivers
The National Police Agency must consider how to build a network among the police, local governments and health care professionals to reduce the number of accidents caused by elderly drivers.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami