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ACCIDENTS

ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 9, 2015
Russia grounds Bear bomber fleet after deadly accident in Far East
One crew member was killed and another seriously injured after a nuclear-capable bomber aircraft skidded off a runway and caught fire at a military air base in Russia's Far East on Monday, the Interfax news agency reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 7, 2015
Once obscure Chinese town rallies after ship disaster
Since being thrust onto the world stage, residents of a once obscure part of China have rallied round to help those affected by the sinking of a cruise ship, an outpouring of kindness in a country more used to worrying about a decline in public morals.
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jun 6, 2015
Japan goods popular in India; Nazis roll into Paris; mine death toll passes 160; Japan passes U.S. as top donor
100 YEARS AGO
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2015
Relatives in China ship disaster say they were beaten by police
Relatives of passengers missing in the sinking of the Eastern Star cruise ship on the Yangtze River have accused Chinese police of beating them when they sought more information about the disaster.
WORLD
May 31, 2015
Hawaiian man dies after swordfish stabs him in chest
A Hawaiian fisherman died when a swordfish he had speared in a harbor on the Big Island struck him in the chest with its sharp bill, officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 16, 2015
Philadelphia train may have been hit by projectile before it crashed
The Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday and a separate commuter train in the vicinity may have been hit by projectiles of some kind shortly before the wreck, a U.S. transportation official said Friday, after investigators interviewed members of the Amtrak crew.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2015
Amtrak train in Philadelphia derailment was traveling at over twice speed limit
An Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia, killing seven people, was barreling into a curved stretch of track at 100 miles per hour, over twice the speed limit, when the engineer slammed on the brakes, U.S. investigators said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2015
MH370 hunt discovers a previously unrecorded shipwreck
The yearlong, $48 million search for a missing Malaysia Airlines jet has at last uncovered wreckage, albeit likely not that of the missing plane.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 10, 2015
Transformer fire leads to shutdown of nuclear reactor near New York City
A nuclear power reactor 40 miles (65 km) north of New York City was shut down Saturday after a transformer fire, but officials said the Indian Point plant was stable and there is no threat to residents nearby.
WORLD
May 1, 2015
Woman is bitten to death by shark off Maui in first fatal attack in Hawaii since 2013
A 65-year-old woman bitten to death by a shark while snorkeling off the Hawaiian island of Maui loved the ocean and went swimming every day, her brother said on Thursday.
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.
Francis laid to rest as 400,000 mourn pope 'with open heart'
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Pope Francis at the end of the funeral ceremony in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on Saturday.
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.
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
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
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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