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EXPLOSIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2018
Police believe gas from deodorizer spray cans may have sparked Sapporo blast that injured 42
The survivors meanwhile describe the powerful explosion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2018
Body found after explosion at Kyushu University in Fukuoka
An explosion occurred at Kyushu University in the city of Fukuoka Friday morning and an unidentified human body was found in the debris, local police said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2018
Fireworks workshop blasts kill at least 19 near Mexico City
Two explosions at fireworks workshops outside Mexico City on Thursday killed at least 19 people, including rescue workers, and injured dozens more, officials said, in the latest deadly blast to hit a town known for its fireworks production.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2017
Resin dust suspected after Shizuoka plant blast kills one and leaves 11 injured
An industrial blast Friday that left one man dead and 11 other people injured in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, might have been caused by a dust explosion, plant officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2015
Japanese doctors to arrive in Taiwan on Sunday to treat burn victims
A team of Japanese specialists are expected to arrive in Taiwan on Sunday to help treat burn victims from last month's explosion and fire at a water park, which killed three people and injured around 500, the island's health authorities said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 30, 2015
Suspected Boko Haram suicide blasts during police raid in Chad capital kills 11
Suspected Boko Haram fighters blew themselves up during a police raid in Chad's capital early on Monday, killing five officers and six militants, police and government officials said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 21, 2014
Explosive mix at Takata air bag factories
The dusty, industrial town of Ciudad Frontera, Mexico, has moved from the far reaches of the global auto supply chain to the front lines of an investigation into why air bags from Takata Corp. are blowing up with lethal force in accidents.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2014
Japan protested early U.N. report in 2011 that said Fukushima No. 1 not under control
The Foreign Ministry unofficially complained about a U.N. report on the Fukushima disaster that was released immediately after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami because it described the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant as "not under control," sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2014
Gas stove explodes at Tokyo shrine festival; four injured
A gas canister for a cassette stove burner exploded during a summer festival at Kameido Tenjin Shrine in Koto Ward, Tokyo, on Saturday evening, injuring four people, police and firefighters said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 30, 2014
Woman seized for string of explosions around Sapporo police station
Police arrest a 51-year-old woman in connection with a string of blasts in Sapporo since January centered around a local police station.

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