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USS FITZGERALD

Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2019
U.S. destroyer lookouts' failure to follow protocol led to fatal 2017 collision, Japanese report says
A fatal collision between a U.S. destroyer and a Philippine container ship off the Izu Peninsula in 2017 was caused by U.S. crewmen failing to follow lookout protocols, Japan's transport safety authorities concluded Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 11, 2019
U.S. Navy drops criminal charges against USS Fitzgerald officers in case of 2017 fatal collision
The U.S. Navy said Wednesday that it will drop charges against two former USS Fitzgerald officers accused of criminal negligence in the warship's deadly 2017 collision south of Tokyo Bay.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2017
Two deadly U.S. Navy warship collisions were 'avoidable,' report concludes
The U.S. Navy unveiled a damning report Wednesday on collisions between two Japan-based destroyers and commercial vessels in the western Pacific that left 17 crew dead this summer, calling the accidents "avoidable" and faulting leadership shortcomings and an erosion of sailors' basic standards.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2017
U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet commander misses promotion, to retire in wake of collisions
U.S. Pacific Fleet commander Adm. Scott Swift said he plans to retire after being passed over for promotion to the chief of all military forces in the region in the wake of two deadly collisions involving U.S. warships.
EDITORIALS
Aug 28, 2017
The U.S. Seventh Fleet founders
The U.S. must get to the bottom of what lies behind the recent series of accidents involving its navy and address whatever problems exposed in the probe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 22, 2017
Remains found aboard U.S. warship following collision as navy orders fleetwide probe
The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet said some remains of navy sailors were found in a compartment of the USS John McCain on Tuesday, a day after the warship's collision with an oil tanker in Southeast Asian waters left 10 sailors missing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2017
Skipper to be relieved of command, sailors face punishment over U.S. warship collision off Japan
The skipper, executive officer and master chief petty officer of the USS Fitzgerald will be relieved of duty over its collision with a freighter south of Tokyo Bay in June.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2017
Fitzgerald's crew wasn't paying attention before deadly collision with container ship: U.S. defense official
Preliminary findings from an investigation into the deadly collision off Japan last month between the USS Fitzgerald and a cargo ship direct blame at the destroyer's crew.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2017
U.S. Navy temporarily relieves commander of warship struck in Japanese waters
The U.S. Navy on Tuesday said it has temporarily relieved, for medical reasons, the commander of a warship involved in a crash with a container vessel in Japanese waters that killed seven American sailors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2017
USS Fitzgerald to return to U.S. for extensive repairs
The U.S. Navy's guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald will return home for repairs following its fatal collision last month with a Filipino freighter south of Tokyo Bay, a naval official said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2017
U.S. warship stayed on deadly collision course despite warning, container ship captain says
The U.S. warship struck by a container vessel off the Izu Peninsula failed to respond to warning signals or take evasive action before a collision that killed seven of its crew, according to a report of the incident by the Philippine cargo ship's captain.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2017
U.S. Navy confirms deaths of all seven missing USS Fitzgerald crew
A search for seven missing U.S. sailors is called off after bodies were found aboard the badly damaged USS Fitzgerald following a collision with a Philippine-flagged container vessel.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
Philippines wants U.S. and Japan to take over rail deal eyed by China
Delfin Lorenzana
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
At least one dead, seven missing after two MSDF helicopters crash off Izu Islands
Contact was lost with the two SH-60K helicopters, each carrying four crew, in an area east of Torishima in the Izu Island chain during anti-submarine warfare training Saturday night.
Tokyo Rainbow Pride lights up capital as organizers celebrate 30 years
Rainbow flags were flown through the capital's busy Shibuya and Harajuku areas for Tokyo Rainbow Pride events this weekend as organizers hailed 30 years of one of Asia's largest LGBTQ celebrations.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.

Podcast

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Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
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SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Vol. 34: Tokyo, a vanguard city for sustainability
Vol. 34: Tokyo, a vanguard city for sustainability

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