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ACCIDENTS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 24, 2021
Hope fades for missing Indonesian submarine as U.S. assists search
The United States is deploying a P-8 Poseidon aircraft to assist in the search and rescue operation for a missing Indonesian Navy submarine lost in the Bali Sea, as hopes fade for the 53 crew which are expected to have run out of oxygen early on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2021
Time running out for missing Indonesian submarine
Rescue teams from several countries were battling against time on Friday to find a missing Indonesian Navy submarine lost in the Bali Sea with 53 crew members, which would be rapidly running out of oxygen if not already crushed by water pressure.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2021
Taiwan crash investigators focus on how truck fell in train’s path
Some family members said they did not want to assign responsibility for the disaster before the government had finished its investigation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 4, 2021
Taiwan minister accepts responsibility for train crash as questions mount
Authorities are facing scrutiny over why there was no proper fencing at the site and whether too many standing-only tickets were sold.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2021
Train crash kills 48 in Taiwan's deadliest rail tragedy for decades
The train was carrying many tourists and people heading home at the start of a long weekend traditional holiday to tend to family tombs.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 24, 2021
Tiger Woods suffers serious leg injuries in car wreck
Golfing champion Tiger Woods was hospitalized in Los Angeles on Tuesday with severe leg injuries suffered when his car swerved off a road and rolled down a steep hillside, requiring rescue crews to pry him from the wreckage.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2021
Metal fatigue seen as trigger of engine failure near Denver
A similar incident in Japan had already drawn scrutiny from U.S. regulators, but they had not yet reached a conclusion on the matter when the Denver engine failure occurred.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2021
Jet engine explosion over Denver rings alarms about shielding
The incident is the latest in a string of failures that has raised alarm among regulators about debris evading shielding that's supposed to keep broken parts from hitting aircraft.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 21, 2021
United Airlines plane showers debris near Denver after engine failure
A Boeing 777-200 operated by United Airlines made an emergency return to Denver International Airport on Saturday following an engine failure that rained debris on a city suburb. The airline said nobody aboard was injured.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2021
U.S. safety board cites poor pilot decisions as likely cause of Kobe Bryant fatal crash
The board said the weather conditions were inconsistent with adverse weather training and resulted in the pilot's 'spatial disorientation and loss of control.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 23, 2021
Grim tasks and heartache for divers at Indonesia plane wreck
Divers say the wreckage of flight SJ182 has yielded only small fragments of human remains.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
Japan doubles down on stimulus to counter effects of Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks about U.S. tariffs in Tokyo last week.
Tokyo court fines Amazon Japan ¥35 million over counterfeit products
Takahiro Fujii (center), the president of Try and E, and his lawyers speak during a news conference on Friday in Tokyo after a ruling was handed down in a case against Amazon Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Toyota chairman proposes record buyout of its supplier at $42 billion valuation
Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda after a meeting in Beijing last month
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
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Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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