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ACCIDENTS

Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2023
Air France flight turns back to Osaka after malfunction
An Air France KLM SA passenger plane flying from Osaka to French capital Paris turned back on Sunday after weather radar and speed meters malfunctioned.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2023
Two Nepalese students and bus driver die in Kurihara highway crash
All passengers of a bus — 39 students from Nepal and one from Bangladesh — were outside of the vehicle when it was rear-ended by the truck.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 16, 2023
1 dead and 1 injured after mobile crane tips over onto cars in Tokyo
A man in his 50s was trapped inside one of the cars and was later confirmed dead.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2023
Five women taken to hospital after car driven by elderly man slams into store in Aichi
One of the five was seriously hurt while the other four sustained minor injuries in the incident. Police believe the driver may have pressed the gas pedal instead of the brake.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 7, 2023
Rampant Yezo deer causing farm damage and traffic accidents in Hokkaido
Over 70% of the damage caused by deer in Japan's agricultural industry occurs in the prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 2, 2023
Part of SDF helicopter wreckage recovered from seabed
The operation brought the wreckage up from 106 meters below the surface north of Irabu Island.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2023
Families and survivors mark 18 years since fatal JR West derailment
JR West President Kazuaki Hasegawa vowed to build 'a safer railway' in the ceremony hosted by the company at the accident site in Hyogo Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2023
Establishing criminal case against Hokkaido boat operator over accident proving difficult
Investigators are finding it difficult to establish a criminal case against the president of a tour boat operator over a fatal accident off Hokkaido.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2023
Victims remembered one year after Hokkaido boat accident
Participants observed a moment of silence for the repose of the victims' souls and prayed for the early discovery of those still missing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2023
GSDF confirms 8th Division commanding general among dead in chopper crash
The announcement of Lt. Gen. Yuichi Sakamoto's death comes more than two weeks after a chopper he was in crashed off Okinawa's Miyako Island with 10 aboard.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 21, 2023
Memorializing those lost in the GSDF helicopter crash
All 10 SDF members on board a helicopter that crashed in the Miyako Island group are believed to have died in the crash.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2023
SDF working to recover three bodies after two from missing chopper officially confirmed dead
The SDF was continuing efforts to locate the others who had been aboard the helicopter after the first official confirmation of deaths since the chopper disappeared earlier this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2023
Two who were aboard missing SDF chopper confirmed dead after five bodies found
Earlier in the day, the GSDF said five bodies and part of the UH-60JA helicopter, which went missing with 10 personnel aboard off Okinawa Prefecture in early April, had been located.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2023
Several bodies from missing SDF chopper likely found, source says
The latest discoveries come after searchers on Thursday night located what appeared to be a body and a major part of the UH-60JA helicopter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2023
Search continues for GSDF chopper after body reported in waters off Okinawa
The SDF and coast guard have searched the area with several vessels and aircraft, including a submarine, with at least part of the helicopter thought to have sunk to the ocean floor.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2023
Body reported in waters near where GSDF chopper disappeared
The search for the missing personnel continued Saturday with its focus shifting to the seabed, with at least part of the helicopter thought to have sunk to the ocean floor.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2023
SDF chopper goes missing near Okinawa with 10 members aboard
The UH-60JA chopper, carrying several Ground Self-Defense Force members, disappeared from radar at around 4:30 p.m., according to the GSDF.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 31, 2023
Bicycle helmets are now 'mandatory' in Japan. Here's how people feel about that.
Most people in the country don't wear helmets when zipping off to work or buying groceries. But that might change thanks to a revised section of the Road Traffic Act.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2023
One dead, one missing after sightseeing boat capsizes in Hozu River near Kyoto
The boat was carrying around 30 people and cruising down the river when it ran aground and capsized around noon, according to the Hozu River pleasure boat association.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2023
Scratched EV battery? Your insurer may have to junk the whole car
Battery packs can cost tens of thousands of dollars and represent up to 50% of an EV's price tag, often making it uneconomical to replace them.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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