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ACCIDENTS

ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2018
Oil from sunken Iranian tanker diffusing in East China Sea
Oil from an Iranian tanker that sank in the East China Sea has diffused into four separate slicks, covering a combined area of just over 100 square km (39 square miles), Chinese authorities said on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 17, 2018
U.S. House panel to hold hearing on emergency alerts after Hawaii error
A U.S. House of Representatives panel said Tuesday it planned a hearing to review a false missile alert sent in Hawaii over the weekend that stirred panic and anger in the Pacific island state.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 15, 2018
Floor collapse at Indonesia Stock Exchange injures scores
A mezzanine floor overlooking the main lobby of the Indonesian Stock Exchange building collapsed Monday, injuring scores of people, many of them students, under slabs of concrete and other debris, officials and witnesses said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2018
False-alarm missile alert spooks Hawaii residents but Japanese sanguine
A false alarm warning of an incoming ballistic missile sent Hawaii — a popular destination for Japanese — into a panic Saturday, with some residents and visitors scrambling for safety in bathtubs, basements and even sewers until officials admitted the cellphone alert was a mistake.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 12, 2018
Tackle global road deaths like preventable diseases, report urges
Governments should treat road deaths as a public health issue and improve public transport, road planning and urban design to slash the injuries and fatalities that plague poorer countries, said the authors of a report.
BUSINESS
Jan 2, 2018
Zero deaths: 2017 was the safest year on record for commercial air travel
Airlines recorded zero accident deaths in commercial passenger jets last year, according to a Dutch consulting firm and an aviation safety group that tracks crashes, making 2017 the safest year on record for commercial air travel.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 23, 2017
Melbourne driver charged with attempted murder
The man accused of deliberately plowing into Christmas shoppers on a busy street in the Australian city of Melbourne was charged on Saturday with 18 counts of attempted murder.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 22, 2017
South Korea's Moon promises thorough probe over deadly sauna fire as anger mounts
South Korean President Moon Jae-in comforted mourners in the small scenic city of Jecheon on Friday amid growing public anger at how fire ripped through an eight-story building, killing at least 29 people, most of them taking a sauna.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 22, 2017
Philippines' coast guard rescues 252 passengers from capsized ferry
The Philippines' coast guard said on Friday it had rescued 252 passengers and crew members, including an Australian and his Filipino wife, and recovered five dead people from a ferry that capsized east of the capital Manila.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 22, 2017
Nine foreign nationals among 19 injured by driver in Melbourne
Nearly half the 19 people injured when a driver with no known extremist links plowed into pedestrians in the southern city of Melbourne were foreign nationals, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Friday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2017
Crushed teen's kin settle civil suit with Schindler Elevator
The family of a 16-year-old teen fatally crushed in a 2006 elevator accident settled its civil lawsuit with Schindler Elevator K.K. and other parties at the Tokyo District Court on Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2017
Boat washes ashore in Akita with eight aboard claiming to be North Korean fishermen
Eight men claiming to be fishermen from North Korea are found in Akita Prefecture after their wooden boat broke down.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2017
U.S. Navy plane crashes into the sea southeast of Okinawa leaving three missing
In the latest incident involving the American military in Asia, a U.S. Navy C2-A transport plane carrying 11 crew members and passengers crashed into the ocean about 900 km southeast of Okinawa, leaving three missing after eight were rescued.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 22, 2017
Russia finds 1,000-times normal level of radioactive isotope after nuclear incident claims
Russia's meteorological service said Tuesday it had measured pollution of a radioactive isotope at nearly 1,000 times normal levels in the Ural mountains, the first official Russian data supporting reports that a nuclear incident had taken place.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 21, 2017
U.S. Navy introduces accident prevention measures after fatal crashes in Asia-Pacific
The U.S. Navy has introduced new measures aimed at avoiding a repeat of two deadly crashes in the Asia Pacific region involving its warships and commercial vessels following a review of its practices, the Seventh Fleet commander said on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2017
Three North Koreans sent home after boat capsizes in Sea of Japan, as search for 12 missing crew continues
Three surviving crew members from a capsized North Korean fishing boat, found in the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, were handed over to another North Korean vessel on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2017
North Korea dismisses as 'misinformation' Japanese report that scores died in nuclear test site accident
North Korea lashed out at Japan on Thursday, dismissing as "misinformation" a report earlier this week that more than 200 people were feared dead after a tunnel collapse at the North's main nuclear test site following the country's sixth atomic test in early September.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2017
Two deadly U.S. Navy warship collisions were 'avoidable,' report concludes
The U.S. Navy unveiled a damning report Wednesday on collisions between two Japan-based destroyers and commercial vessels in the western Pacific that left 17 crew dead this summer, calling the accidents "avoidable" and faulting leadership shortcomings and an erosion of sailors' basic standards.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 22, 2017
Letter from Titanic victim fetches record $166,000
A personal letter found on the body of a man killed in the sinking of the Titanic sold at auction on Saturday for £126,000 ($166,000), a record price for correspondence from the doomed liner.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 5, 2017
Danish submarine inventor, charged in journalist's death, had murder videos on his computer
A Danish inventor charged with murdering Swedish journalist Kim Wall in his home-made submarine had video footage on his computer showing women being violently killed, a court heard on Tuesday.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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