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ACCIDENTS

WORLD
Jul 6, 2021
Russian plane with 28 on board crashed into Sea of Okhotsk, report says
Russian emergency services have located where a missing An-26 plane crashed into the sea, RIA news agency reported on Tuesday, after the plane with 28 people on board went missing while preparing to land in Russia's Far East.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jul 5, 2021
Accident that paralyzed woman in Hiroshima highlights high bar for 'dangerous driving'
Dangerous driving resulting in death or injury became a criminal offense in 2001 in response to a series of tragic traffic accidents.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 24, 2021
Hope fades for missing Indonesian submarine as U.S. assists search
The United States is deploying a P-8 Poseidon aircraft to assist in the search and rescue operation for a missing Indonesian Navy submarine lost in the Bali Sea, as hopes fade for the 53 crew which are expected to have run out of oxygen early on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2021
Time running out for missing Indonesian submarine
Rescue teams from several countries were battling against time on Friday to find a missing Indonesian Navy submarine lost in the Bali Sea with 53 crew members, which would be rapidly running out of oxygen if not already crushed by water pressure.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2021
Taiwan crash investigators focus on how truck fell in train’s path
Some family members said they did not want to assign responsibility for the disaster before the government had finished its investigation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 4, 2021
Taiwan minister accepts responsibility for train crash as questions mount
Authorities are facing scrutiny over why there was no proper fencing at the site and whether too many standing-only tickets were sold.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2021
Train crash kills 48 in Taiwan's deadliest rail tragedy for decades
The train was carrying many tourists and people heading home at the start of a long weekend traditional holiday to tend to family tombs.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 24, 2021
Tiger Woods suffers serious leg injuries in car wreck
Golfing champion Tiger Woods was hospitalized in Los Angeles on Tuesday with severe leg injuries suffered when his car swerved off a road and rolled down a steep hillside, requiring rescue crews to pry him from the wreckage.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2021
Metal fatigue seen as trigger of engine failure near Denver
A similar incident in Japan had already drawn scrutiny from U.S. regulators, but they had not yet reached a conclusion on the matter when the Denver engine failure occurred.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2021
Jet engine explosion over Denver rings alarms about shielding
The incident is the latest in a string of failures that has raised alarm among regulators about debris evading shielding that's supposed to keep broken parts from hitting aircraft.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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