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ACCIDENTS

JAPAN
Mar 24, 2018
No indictments over 2012 fatal tunnel collapse in Japan
Public prosecutors on Friday decided not to indict any of the 10 people accused of professional negligence over the collapse of an expressway tunnel that killed nine people and injured three others in Yamanashi Prefecture in December 2012.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2018
Japan drops charges against foreign crewmen in deadly USS Fitzgerald-ACX Crystal collision
Prosecutors dropped charges Friday against two foreign crewmen who were accused of failing to prevent the fatal collision between the USS Fitzgerald and the Philippine containership ACX Crystal last June.
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JAPAN
Mar 22, 2018
Pedestrian first-graders eight times more likely to be killed in traffic accidents than older peers
First-grade students were found to have been eight times more likely to be killed in traffic accidents while walking than sixth-graders in the years from 2013-2017, according to a National Police Agency report issued Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2018
Ask voters if they want more driverless cars
The ugly optics of the Uber self-driving car accident in Tempe highlight bigger ethical problems with the technology.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 20, 2018
Female pedestrian dies in Arizona after being hit by Uber self-driving SUV, prompting halt in tests
A woman crossing a street was killed by an Uber self-driving sport utility vehicle in Arizona, police said on Monday, prompting the ride services company to suspend its autonomous vehicle program.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 19, 2018
Smartphone-using truck driver who caused fatal Shiga pileup gets heavier term than demanded by prosecutors
Prosecutors demanded the driver be given two years for causing the five-car pileup on the Meishin Expressway, but the judge tacked on another eight months.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 16, 2018
Hope for survivors fades in rubble of Florida bridge collapse
Rescue workers combed through the rubble of a pedestrian bridge that collapsed onto several lanes of traffic at Florida International University, but hopes of finding more survivors were fading early on Friday, police said.
WORLD
Mar 15, 2018
'He can't breathe there': Death of puppy on United flight prompts U.S. agency probe
United Airlines faced fresh backlash on Wednesday over a puppy that died in-flight after a cabin attendant ordered it stowed in an overhead bin, and the U.S. Department of Transportation said it was examining the events that led to the French bulldog's death.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 14, 2018
Tokyo High Court acquits three over fatal elevator accident
The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday acquitted an elevator maintenance company chairman and two others over a 2006 accident that killed a 16-year-old boy, scrapping a lower court ruling.
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JAPAN
Mar 7, 2018
Part falls from another U.S. military aircraft over Okinawa: source
An antenna-like part weighing 1.4 kg fell from a F-15 fighter jet stationed at the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base in Okinawa during a flight in late February, a Japanese government source said Tuesday.
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WORLD
Mar 7, 2018
All 39 aboard confirmed killed in crash of Russian military plane at Syria base
A Russian military transport plane crashed in Syria on Tuesday, killing all 39 people on board, Russian officials said, an incident that sharply raised the death toll from the Kremlin's intervention in the Syrian war.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 6, 2018
14-year-old boy dies after falling from truck driven by friend in Tottori
The vehicle apparently hit a curb shortly before dawn, but no other cars were involved in the accident, the police said.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2018
Onaga urges new Okinawa affairs minister to reduce U.S. military's footprint
Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga urged new Okinawa affairs chief Teru Fukui to reduce the U.S. military's giant presence in the prefecture as the pair met for the first time at the Okinawa Prefectural Government's headquarters in Naha.
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JAPAN
Mar 1, 2018
Japanese police log 50 accidents involving go-karters on Tokyo streets over 11-month period
Go-karts have become a common sight on Japan's busy streets, but safety concerns were raised Thursday when police data showed that 50 accidents had occurred in Tokyo over a recent 11-month period.
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WORLD
Feb 26, 2018
Four dead after blast destroys shop and home in Leicester, England
At least four people were killed and four more injured when a blast destroyed a convenience store and a home in the central English city of Leicester on Sunday, British police said.
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JAPAN
Feb 24, 2018
Record number of seniors gave up driver's licenses in 2017: NPA
More seniors are giving up their licenses as the government makes renewing and maintaining them harder to do in the face of rising traffic accidents.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2018
Japan's defense chief vows to push for fishermen's compensation after U.S. F-16 fuel dump in Aomori
Defense chief Itsunori Onodera says he will look into compensating fishermen forced to halt work when a U.S. F-16 with engine trouble dumped fuel over Lake Ogawara last week.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2018
U.S. military helicopter flies over Okinawa school despite promise to avoid it
A U.S. military helicopter flew over an elementary school adjacent to an air base in Okinawa on Friday afternoon despite a promise to avoid doing so, Japanese government sources and U.S. Forces Japan said.
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2018
Oil that reached Japan's shores was from sunken Iranian tanker Sanchi, coast guard says
Oil that reached islands in the Amami chain earlier this month is highly likely to have come from the sunken Iranian tanker Sanchi, the Japan Coast Guard said on Thursday.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2018
Former head of elite Tokyo prosecution unit kills pedestrian in car accident
The former leader of a crack prosecution unit apparently lost control of his car when he mowed down a pedestrian in Tokyo's Shirokane district, police say.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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