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FIRES

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 27, 2019
Death toll in arson attack on Kyoto anime studio rises to 35
The death toll in last week's arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio rose to 35 Saturday after a man being treated at a hospital died, police said the same day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2019
Police search home of Kyoto Animation arson suspect for clues to motive and timeline
Around 10 investigators left Shinji Aoba's apartment in Saitama with two cardboard boxes and speakers they hope will explain the deadly attack on Kyoto Animation's studio.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2019
Survivor of deadly arson attack describes escaping by jumping from the building
A survivor has recounted his experience of jumping out of a Kyoto Animation Co. studio after a man set fire to the building last week, killing 34 people.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2019
Unusual door to roof 'was hard to open,' survivor of fire at Kyoto anime studio says
The bodies of 19 people were found on staircases just in front of the door.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2019
Anime fans shocked by arson attack at famous Kyoto studio
An arson attack at a well-known animation studio in Kyoto that left at least 33 people dead Thursday stunned fans of anime both at home and abroad.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 13, 2019
Hawaii declares emergency over Maui wildfires
Hawaii's governor on Friday declared an emergency on the island of Maui, where firefighters were battling a blaze that forced the evacuations of thousands of people and sent huge clouds of smoke billowing over nearby beaches.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2019
Fire breaks out at restaurant in Kyoto's Gion geisha district
A fire broke out Monday at a restaurant in an area of Kyoto popular with tourists, engulfing several neighboring buildings, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2019
Death toll rises to two in Osaka warehouse fire
The death toll from a warehouse fire in Osaka Prefecture has risen to two, as a man who had been hospitalized with serious injuries died Monday, local police said.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2019
Three seriously injured in Osaka warehouse fire after possible explosion
Several people were injured after a warehouse in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, caught fire on Saturday night.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2019
Blasts at Russian military explosives plant injure dozens
Seventy-nine people were injured when several blasts at the explosives plant Kristall shook the central Russian town of Dzerzhinsk on Saturday, the Russian health ministry said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 18, 2019
Notre Dame to get temporary wooden cathedral during rebuilding
Catholic worshippers feeling orphaned by the fire that ravaged part of Notre Dame will be welcomed in an "ephemeral cathedral" of wood in front of the Paris monument until it reopens, Notre Dame's chief priest said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 18, 2019
Notre Dame still a monument to the human spirit
Even in a damaged state, Notre Dame cathedral will remain a monument to the human spirit, a source of inspiration, hope and beauty to the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2019
Ode to our lady of Europe
The effort should not only be to rebuild the cathedral, but also to protect and defend Europe's cultural and political legacy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2019
A day after Notre Dame blaze, Parisians and tourists still in shock
Early morning runners stopped in their tracks, dumb-founded. Across the river, still smouldering, loomed the burnt-out form of Notre Dame Cathedral, its spire collapsed, its bell towers and buttresses standing silent in the dawn light.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2019
Japan ready to support France in rebuilding Notre Dame Cathedral
The government expressed willingness to support France in restoring the Notre Dame Cathedral, while officials and notable Japanese figures expressed sadness after Paris' iconic Catholic church was badly damaged by fire.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2019
YouTube flags Notre Dame fire as 9/11 conspiracy, then says system made 'wrong call'
Soon after a fire engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday, news outlets began streaming live broadcasts on YouTube. Below several of the clips was an odd box of text: A snippet from Encyclopedia Britannica about the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2019
Wildfires force thousands to evacuate in South Korea
Thousands of firefighters and soldiers are starting to contain wildfires in South Korea on Friday which have killed one person and forced more than 4,000 people to flee their homes, the South Korean government said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 28, 2019
Global warming blamed as wildfires blaze across unseasonably hot, dry Portugal
Hundreds of Portuguese firefighters struggled on Wednesday to contain wildfires which erupted far earlier in the season than usual because of unexpectedly hot and windy weather.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 18, 2019
Tokyo artwork exhibitors referred to prosecutors over 2016 fire that killed boy
Officials claim the organizers did not take sufficient fire prevention measures.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2019
New Zealand wildfires show no sign of easing; 3,000 flee
Strong winds are expected to fan forest fires that have been burning for a week through New Zealand's South Island, forcing thousands of people from their homes, with more residents expected to flee, officials said.
'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.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
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.
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.
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.

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