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PLANE CRASH

Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 24, 2019
Plane carrying about 17 passengers crashes on takeoff in eastern Congo
A passenger plane with about 17 passengers on board crashed Sunday in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing several people, the provincial governor's office said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2018
Accident involving U.S. planes off Shikoku categorized as most-severe 'Class A' mishap
The U.S. military said Sunday it has categorized the fatal crash involving a fighter jet and a tanker plane off Kochi Prefecture last week as a "Class A" mishap, the most severe category on its four-level scale.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 3, 2016
Grieving Brazilian town receives bodies of soccer plane crash victims
The Brazilian town of Chapeco, its streets wet with drizzle and buildings draped in the green of its devastated soccer club, prepared Saturday to receive the bodies of victims of an air crash in Colombia that killed 71 people and wiped out the team.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2016
Kin of '85 JAL crash victims mark 31st anniversary of disaster
The victims of the world's deadliest single-plane crash are mourned on a steep mountainside in Gunma Prefecture to honor the lessons of JAL Flight 123.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2016
Washington prodded Boeing to help Japan probe deadly '85 JAL crash: former U.S. official
A U.S. attorney who was with the Justice Department at the time of the deadly 1985 Japan Airlines crash in Gunma Prefecture has said Washington pressured Boeing Co. to cooperate with Japan's investigation, rejecting suspicions across the Pacific that Washington sought to protect the plane maker.
WORLD
Nov 8, 2015
Investigators '90 percent sure' bomb caused Sinai Russian plane crash
Investigators of the Russian plane crash in Egypt are "90 percent sure" the noise heard in the final second of a cockpit recording is an explosion caused by a bomb, a member of the investigation team said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2015
Ultra-light plane crash in Tokyo suburb kills two
Two men have died after an ultra-light plane crashed into a golf course in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, police say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2015
Actor Harrison Ford injured in small-plane crash in Los Angeles
"Star Wars" star Harrison Ford was seriously injured on Thursday when the actor crashed his vintage plane on a Los Angeles golf course shortly after taking off from a local airport, a source told Reuters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 14, 2014
Brazil presidential candidate Campos reported dead in plane crash
Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos died Wednesday in an airplane crash in the southeastern city of Santos, Globo News and Folha de S. Paulo reported. He was 49.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 25, 2014
Air Algerie plane latest to crash; 110 feared dead
An Air Algerie flight crashed Thursday while en route from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso to Algiers with 110 passengers on board, an Algerian aviation official said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2014
Case against U.S. pilots killed in '09 crash proceeds
Police officials say they plan to send a case to prosecutors alleging professional negligence against two U.S. pilots who were killed when their FedEx cargo plane crashed at Narita International Airport in March 2009.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2013
Five Japanese among injured in nonfatal Nepal plane crash
A twin-engined Nepal Airlines propeller plane with 22 people on board overshot a runway Thursday and crashed in river in western Nepal, leaving its three-member crew and five Japanese tourists injured, a district official said.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Tehran signals no retaliation against Israel after drones attack Iran
A reported strike against Iran by Israel on Friday came against the backdrop of Iran's support for the Palestinian Hamas militant group, whose assault into Israel on Oct. 7 triggered Israel's invasion of Gaza.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
Former No. 1 Kento Momota retires from international badminton at 29
Badminton star Kento Momota leaves a news conference after announcing his retirement from Japan's national team, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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