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FIRES

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2017
Samurai 'wine king' exhibit burns up in California blaze
Gingerly stepping over melted bottles and charred debris that was once Paradise Ridge Winery's tasting room and event hall, owners Sonia Byck-Barwick and her brother Rene Byck searched for a samurai sword in the rubble left after one of the worst wildfires in California's history swept the area.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 14, 2017
California wildfires rage as death toll hits record 35
Fire officials in Northern California reported further headway on Friday against the most lethal outbreak of wildfires in state history, as the death toll rose to 35 and teams with cadaver dogs combed charred ruins for human remains.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 12, 2017
Sonoma and Napa vintners scramble to protect wine as fires sweep through area
The flames stopped 2 meters from tanks holding fermenting wine at Sonoma's Imagery Estate Winery, but the threat to the precious contents persisted.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 24, 2017
Dubai starts replacing skyscraper facades after series of fires
Dubai authorities have begun telling owners of high-rise buildings across the emirate to make the facades more resistant to fire, the government said on Saturday, after a string of skyscraper blazes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 17, 2017
Seven youths arrested over deadly fire at religious school in Malaysia
Malaysian police said Saturday they have arrested seven people age 11 to 18 in connection with a recent fire at a religious school that killed 23 people.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2017
Portable phone charger catches fire aboard train on Tokyo's Yamanote Line
A portable phone charger apparently caught fire inside a college student's backpack Monday while he was riding Tokyo's busy Yamanote Line, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2017
Police investigate how fire from burning building spread to an Odakyu train
Tokyo police investigate how a fire spread to an Odakyu Line train after it came to an emergency stop close to a burning building.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2017
41 escape tour bus blaze in Aichi
A tour bus caught fire and burned up Saturday on the Shin-Tomei Expressway in Aichi Prefecture, but the driver and his 40 passengers escaped without injury.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2017
Death toll from Akita apartment building blaze rises to five
The police believe all those killed in the fire were residents of the apartment building, which housed people with mental health issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2017
Three die as fire razes aging Akita apartment building
At least three people were killed and two others remain unaccounted for after a fire engulfed an apartment building in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, early Tuesday, police and firefighters said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 21, 2017
Tower inferno shames Britain
The Grenfell Tower tragedy has not yet been played out and the political fallout should not be discounted.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2017
Why tower blocks are unfit for public housing
Countries that still house many of their poor in tower blocks need to work on moving them out into human-scale housing that can be maintained more efficiently.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 20, 2017
Police investigate possible attempted murder after man rushes into Osaka store aflame
Police are investigating a possible attempted murder after a man whose body was aflame rushed into an electronics store in the city of Sakai in Osaka on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 9, 2017
Realtor had doubled rents on day-laborer apartment complex where fire killed six
The real estate agency managing an apartment building in Kitakyushu where six people died in a fire Sunday night had a regular policy of nearly doubling the rent for tenants who lived there for more than a month — a move intended to deter long-term stays, realtor sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 9, 2017
Bonfire may be cause of Miyagi fire that forced 400 people to flee homes, investigators say
Police said Tuesday that a bonfire may be the source of a forest fire that broke out Monday in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, which temporarily forced nearly 400 residents from 117 households to evacuate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2017
Government calls for widespread rollout of flashing fire alarms
The central government has called on municipalities nationwide to install flashing fire alarms visible to deaf and hard-of-hearing people.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2017
Grand Hyatt kitchen fire prompts evacuation at Roppongi Hills; no one injured
A fire broke out at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo in Roppongi Hills on Sunday, prompting about 200 people to evacuate.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 11, 2017
Australia battles 50 fires in heat wave; blackout feared
Australian emergency services were bracing against "potentially catastrophic" fire conditions on Saturday as firefighters battled nearly 50 blazes in the state of New South Wales, sweltering in a heat wave sweeping the country's east coast.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2017
Five die in Tochigi restaurant blaze
The bodies of five people were found after a blaze gutted a restaurant and residence early Saturday in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, police said.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2017
Four die after fire breaks out at French restaurant in Tochigi city
Four people were found dead after a fire early Saturday at a French restaurant in Oyama city, in Tochigi Prefecture, police said.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.

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