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ACCIDENTS

Japan Times
WORLD
May 18, 2022
Investigators probe whether China Eastern crash was intentional, sources say
Authorities have said the pilots did not respond to repeated calls from air traffic controllers and nearby planes during the rapid descent.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2022
In emotional news conference, tour boat operator apologizes for Hokkaido tragedy
The cause of the accident remains unclear, but investigators plan to build a criminal case against the boat's operator.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2022
Hokkaido boat accident highlights the risks of nature tourism
Firms offering boat tours of the Shiretoko Peninsula have agreed not to operate during Golden Week, and officials are worried that the incident will keep tourists away from Hokkaido.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2022
Damaged black boxes in China jet crash leave few clues into cause
The two black boxes from the China Eastern aircraft were badly damaged in the crash in southern China and analysis of them is ongoing, state-run media has said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2022
U.S. investigators head to China to assist in 737 crash probe
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has been helping Chinese officials download two black-box recorders that were damaged in the mysterious March 21 crash.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2022
Black boxes may unlock secrets of jet’s mystery plunge in China
The recovery of the second black box gives investigators the best chance of finding out what caused the crash, but much depends on the condition of the black boxes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2022
Air crash disaster risks an even wider rift for Boeing and China
With relations between Washington and Beijing at their lowest ebb in years, the probe into the crash has turned the two archrivals into reluctant bedfellows.

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