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EXPLOSION

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2019
Video of parked Model S spontaneously exploding adds to Tesla woes ahead of earnings results
Video of a parked Tesla Model S exploding and a Wall Street downgrade of the electric carmaker's stock pushed shares down 4 percent Monday, just as it prepared to issue results for a troubled first quarter.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2018
Sapporo blast occurred after 100 spray cans were emptied inside an office
The explosion, which injured 42 people, happened after two employees of a real estate office located at the site emptied the cans at once, sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2018
Four die and 20 hurt in building collapse after explosion in Poland
Four people died and about 20 were injured in an apartment building collapse in Poznan, western Poland, most likely to have been caused by a gas explosion, state-run news agency PAP said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2018
Fiery blast levels shop and flat above it in English city of Leicester
British police declared a major incident on Sunday after an explosion destroyed a convenience store and a home in the central English city of Leicester.
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2017
Asahikawa iron factory blast leaves one dead, five injured
An explosion at an iron factory in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Tuesday morning killed the manager and left five people injured, police and firefighters said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2017
Six injured in iron factory blast in Hokkaido
A furnace exploded Tuesday morning at an iron factory in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, leaving six people injured and prompting nearby residents and workers to evacuate the area for fear of further blasts, police and firefighters said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 8, 2017
High court upholds four-year sentence for South Korean over Yasukuni blast
The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced a South Korean man to four years in prison in connection with an incident that damaged a lavatory at the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in 2015.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 25, 2016
At least 14 people killed, 147 hurt in northwest China mystery explosion
A powerful blast at a prefabricated house in northwestern China on Monday killed at least 14 people and injured 147, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 24, 2016
Ex-SDF officer believed responsible for blast in Tochigi posted warnings on social media
Toshikatsu Kurihara had been posting online messages about family troubles and warned of a desperate move.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 6, 2016
Suspect held over Sapporo ski event blast
Shortly after Princess Akiko had delivered a speech at an international skiing event in Sapporo, police took a man into custody after a blast at the venue.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 15, 2016
Sabotage, Islamic State suspected as blast his major oil pipeline at Libya's Ras Lanuf terminal
An explosion hit a major oil pipeline south of the Libyan terminal of Ras Lanuf overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, a spokesman for Libya's National Oil Corp (NOC) said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2016
Two men injured in explosion at Kobe pizza shop
Two men suffered burns to their faces and were rushed to hospital Thursday following an explosion at a pizza shop in Kobe, police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 16, 2015
Japanese detectives may go to South Korea to investigate Yasukuni blast suspect
A South Korean man arrested in Japan last week in connection with an alleged explosion at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo in late November said he put "some kind of device" in the shrine's restroom, investigative sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 24, 2015
Man with bag, pack seen on security camera near Yasukuni restroom blast site
A surveillance camera near a restroom at Yasukuni Shrine that was damaged by an explosion Monday shows a man with a paper bag and backpack leaving the scene right before the blast.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2015
Explosion rocks warehouse at U.S. military base in Kanagawa
An explosion rocked a warehouse at a U.S. military base in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, about 40 km southwest of Tokyo, but there were no reports of injuries, fire officials said on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 16, 2015
China blasts death toll hits 112, likely to rise as scores of firefighters missing
The death toll from devastating explosions in China's port of Tianjin has risen to 112 and 95 people, most of them firefighters, are missing, state media said on Sunday, suggesting the toll will rise significantly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 14, 2015
Japan carmakers, retailers report minor damage from blasts at China port
Several Japanese automakers including Toyota Motor Corp. reported damage to cars and facilities after two huge explosions at the Chinese port of Tianjin tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 2, 2015
Pakistani boat laden with explosives blows up off Indian coast
A Pakistani fishing boat laden with explosives bound for India blew up, killing all four people on board, after the Indian Coast Guard tried to stop and search it, the Indian government said on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2014
Mitsubishi reopens silicon plant where five workers died in blast
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. on Monday resumed operations at its silicon plant in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, where a massive explosion killed five people and injured 13 workers on Jan. 9.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 7, 2014
'Copycat' explosions rock Sapporo despite arrest in police station blasts
A gas canister exploded at the entrance of a large bookstore in Kita Ward, Sapporo, on Tuesday morning, in an apparent copycat crime spawned by a string of blasts for which a 51-year-old woman was arrested last month, Hokkaido police said Wednesday.
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.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
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.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
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.
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.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the 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.

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