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Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 11, 2019
Chopper crashes onto fog-shrouded roof of New York City skyscraper, killing pilot
A helicopter crashed onto the fog-shrouded roof of a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper on Monday, killing at least one person and unnerving a city still scarred by memories of the Sept. 11, 2001, airplane attacks on the World Trade Center.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2019
Remains of Japan ASDF pilot found, two months after F-35A fighter crash off Aomori
Remains of the pilot of an Air Self-Defense Force F-35A stealth jet fighter that went missing off Aomori Prefecture on April 9 have been retrieved from the ocean, Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2019
Boeing 737s undergo review for wing parts prone to cracking
Airlines have begun inspecting 312 of Boeing Co.'s 737 family of aircraft, including some of the grounded 737 Max, because they have wing components that are prone to cracking. The parts must be replaced within 10 days, U.S. regulators said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2019
Air cargo carriers caught in crossfire of Trump-China trade dispute
U.S. President Donald Trump's intensifying trade war with China dented air cargo traffic even before FedEx Corp. got dragged into the brawl, as companies worldwide reconfigure their supply chains in the face of increasing tariffs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2019
Some Boeing 737 Max planes may have faulty parts, says FAA
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Sunday some Boeing Co 737 Max and NG planes may have parts that were improperly manufactured and that it will require their replacement, the latest issue to hit the plane manufacturer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 24, 2019
U.S. FAA meets with global air regulators on fate of Boeing 737 Max
The Federal Aviation Administration is meeting with international air regulators from around the world on Thursday to determine what is needed to return the grounded Boeing Co 737 Max to return it to service.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 17, 2019
Boeing says it has completed software update for 737 Max jets and seeks FAA certification flight
Boeing Co. said Thursday it has completed a software update for its 737 Max jets, which have been grounded worldwide since March after they were involved in two fatal crashes.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
May 11, 2019
Reading the air: Tokyo still has work to do on air pollution
There are days when Makiko Ishikawa can barely breathe. Indeed, the 62-year-old Tokyoite has been short of breath for decades. In the early 1970s, she began feeling the effects of the miasma of vehicle exhaust along Shin-Ome Road, which ran by her home in the city of Musashimurayama in western Tokyo....
Japan Times
WORLD
May 9, 2019
Biman Bangladesh plane skids off runway in Yangon, leaving 17 injured
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane skidded off the runway when it landed in bad weather at Yangon's international airport on Wednesday evening, injuring at least 17 people, officials said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 8, 2019
U.S. FAA convenes multiagency board to review Boeing software fix
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it had convened a multiagency Technical Advisory Board to review Boeing's proposed software fix on the grounded 737 Max.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 7, 2019
Flight data recorder from Japan's crashed F-35A retrieved, but key data still missing
The Defense Ministry has retrieved part of the flight data recorder from a F-35A stealth fighter that went missing last month, but it was heavily damaged and also did not include a storage device to record speed and altitude data, Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya told reporters Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 6, 2019
Boeing left airlines and FAA in dark on 737 alert linked to Lion Air crash
Boeing Co. knew months before a deadly 737 Max crash that a cockpit alert wasn't working the way the company had represented to buyers of the jetliner.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2019
Probe begins into Boeing 737-800 that slid off runway into Florida river
Federal investigators on Saturday began searching for what caused a Boeing jetliner with 143 people on board to slide off a runway into a shallow river while landing at a Jacksonville, Florida military base during a thunderstorm, injuring 21 people.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2019
Boeing 737 slides into Florida river with 136 on board; no fatalities
A Boeing 737 commercial jet with 136 people on board slid into the St. John's River near Jacksonville, Florida after landing on Friday, a spokesman for Naval Air Station Jacksonville said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2019
Pilots demand better training if Boeing wants to rebuild trust in 737 Max
American Airlines pilots have warned that Boeing Co.'s draft training proposals for the troubled 737 Max do not go far enough to address their concerns, according to written comments submitted to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and seen by Reuters.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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