Alcohol detected on breath of JAL and Star Flyer co-pilots during preflight tests
Japan Airlines and Star Flyer separately said Tuesday that alcohol was found on the breath of male co-pilots at the two carriers in preflight tests, and that they were prevented from boarding their scheduled flights as a result. A 54-year-old JAL co-pilot claimed that he ...
'Bottle-to-throttle' rule: United tells pilots no alcohol for 12 hours before flights
United Airlines is setting an earlier cutoff time for when pilots must stop drinking alcohol before flights. The airline is telling pilots they must abstain from alcohol for 12 hours before flights, up from the previous eight hours. The change in the rule — it's called ...
An Australian tourist was arrested in Bali after a drunken rampage that saw him fly-kick a motorcyclist, damage a convenience store and break into a home where he assaulted the owner, police said. Nicholas Carr's alcohol-fueled campaign of destruction — caught in a now-viral video ...
Coca-Cola Japan to proceed with full launch of alcoholic beverage business
Coca-Cola (Japan) Co. is preparing for its official entry into the nation's alcoholic beverage market, company sources said Monday. In May last year, the company launched a canned chūhai spirit-based product in the Kyushu region on a trial basis. Coca-Cola (Japan) plans to sell the product, ...
Okinawa town adopts directive to promote awamori rice-based spirit
A town assembly in Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday unanimously adopted a directive to promote toasting with awamori, a rice-based distilled spirit, as part of efforts to revitalize the local economy. The "ordinance" implemented by the municipal assembly of Yonabaru is the first in the country ...
Get your mind off the heat with new flavors of convenience store chūhai
As summer sets in, convenience stores are filling their shelves with cans of limited-edition and refreshing chūhai cocktail flavors, though not all of them are winners...
Japan Airlines group company Japan Transocean Air canceled two flights Saturday after alcohol was detected when a pilot was tested, JAL officials said. A total of 283 passengers were affected by the cancellation. According to JAL, the male pilot tested positive in the preflight alcohol test ...
Japan Times 1919: Maniac believed eating brain would cure his madness
According to facts brought to light at a preliminary trial, Hori Tokuichi was first observed as possessing peculiar mental traits last October when he attempted to kill a small dog for the purpose of eating its brain in the belief that such was a ...
Israeli researchers raised a glass Wednesday to celebrate a long-brewing project of making beer and mead using yeasts extracted from ancient clay vessels — some over 5,000 years old. Archaeologists and microbiologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority and four Israeli universities teamed up to study ...
American-based breweries are creating their own brand of sake
With the growing demand for sake in the United States, American craft brewers are also getting in on the act — and giving Japan's "drink of the gods" their own twist.
The transport ministry said Tuesday it will mandate Breathalyzer tests for all flight attendants, engineers and flight operations managers after loosely imposed drinking regulations came under fire for a series of alcohol-related problems at Japanese airlines. Drinking rules for pilots will be applied to flight ...
Film explores rural New Mexico health care amid poverty, opioid crisis
Northern New Mexico is known for tourist attractions such as artsy Santa Fe, eclectic Taos and the healing dirt of El Santuario de Chimayo. The region's relaxing spas and skiing options present middle-class and wealthy visitors the opportunity to bask in the allurement of ...
