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Dozens missing amid hunt for survivors as Putin rushes to scene of deadly high-rise gas blast
Rescuers hunted for survivors on Monday after a gas explosion tore through a high-rise residential building in central Russia, killing at least four people and leaving several dozen unaccounted for. President Vladimir Putin rushed to the Urals city of Magnitogorsk, where the blast left hundreds ...
India fire safety concerns raised anew as Mumbai hospital blaze kills six, injures over 100
At least six people were killed and more than 100 injured when a fire engulfed a hospital in Mumbai on Monday, officials said, in the latest disaster to raise concerns about fire safety in India. The blaze broke out around 4:00 p.m. (1130 GMT) on ...
Uber rolls out safety features for drivers and passengers as it looks to rebuild trust
Uber is aiming to boost driver and passenger safety in an effort to rebuild trust in the brand. The ride-hailing company has created a feature on its app to reach out to passengers and drivers if it detects an accident or unplanned stop. Drivers will ...
Tepco gets low rating for nuclear accident drills, draws criticism
A Niigata Prefecture nuclear power plant run by Tepco, the operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 facility, received the lowest possible rating during preparation drills in the event of a severe incident, the nation's nuclear watchdog agency said in a report released Wednesday. None ...
Toyama shooting highlights need to revamp safety measures at schools
Tuesday's shocking incident in Toyama Prefecture, which left a police officer and an elementary school security guard dead, has highlighted the need for schools to rethink their response to such attacks because current countermeasures do not account for intrusions by gun-wielding assailants. None of the ...
Amazon Japan to share complaint information with product safety body
To help prevent home accidents, Amazon Japan K.K. and a public entity that evaluates product safety signed an agreement Wednesday under which the online retail giant will share complaint information on consumer goods and home electronics. The National Institute of Technology and Evaluation said it ...
U.S. Air Force orders stand-downs for safety review after deadly crashes
The U.S. Air Force will ground all of its aircraft for a day while it conducts a safety review following a series of deadly accidents, officials said Tuesday. Active duty wings and their maintainers can choose when to conduct the stand-downs, though they must do ...
Fukushima farmers looking for authoritative ways to shed nuclear stigma
In light of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, the Fukushima Prefectural Government is hoping to find a new, faster and easier way to certify the safety of homegrown rice to ease the burden on local farmers. The blanket radiation-screening method used in Fukushima is not ...
Campaign to help elderly, disabled passengers launched by Tokyo-area train companies
East Japan Railway Co. and other railway services operating in the Tokyo metropolitan area launched a campaign Tuesday asking the public to lend a hand in helping the elderly and people with disabilities. During the two-month campaign, posters illustrating ways to assist fellow commuters in ...
Tokyo to launch tours of Toyosu market to dispel food contamination fears
Hoping to dispel food safety fears, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will start holding regular tours of the new Central Wholesale Market in Toyosu later this month.
Fukushima aftershock renews public concern about restarting Kansai's aging nuclear reactors
The magnitude-7.4 aftershock that rocked Fukushima Prefecture and its vicinity last week, more than five years after the mega-quake and tsunami of March 2011, triggered fresh nuclear concerns in the Kansai region, which hosts Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama plant in Fukui Prefecture. The aftershock ...
Bullet train engineer failed to quickly evacuate passengers in 2015 self-immolation incident: report
The operator of the Tokaido bullet train that was halted last year when a passenger set himself on fire failed to swiftly evacuate the passengers, a government-linked panel said Thursday. A year after the incident, in which the 71-year-old man who started the fire and ...
