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Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2015
KIX opens overnight rest area for late arriving, early departing passengers
Kansai International Airport on Friday opened a 24-hour rest area to accommodate passengers arriving late at night or leaving early in the morning.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 20, 2015
Centrair emerges as key freight hub for agricultural exporters
Chubu Centrair International Airport in Aichi Prefecture has emerged as a key hub for agricultural exporters as they capitalize on local subsidies, a global washoku food boom and weakening yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 17, 2015
Narita airport to get SIM card vending machines
Japan's main gateway, Narita International Airport, is set to get SIM card vending machines targeting an increasing number of inbound tourists starting next Friday, NTT Communications Corp. said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2015
Chinese duty-free shopping sprees leading to flight delays at Narita
Chinese travelers going on duty-free buying frenzies at Narita International Airport are gumming up the works by causing delays to China-bound flights.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 16, 2015
Narita arrival from Guinea tests negative for Ebola
A man in his 30s who was hospitalized with a fever after returning to Japan from Guinea has tested negative for Ebola, the health ministry said Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2015
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces break stalemate, seize Aden airport in sudden push
Yemeni forces recaptured Aden's international airport and some city districts from Houthi militia fighters on Tuesday, in a sudden advance after months of stalemate, the exiled government said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 13, 2015
Gun-carrying ex-Bangkok police chief won't face indictment
Prosecutors do not plan to indict a former Thai police official who was arrested at Narita International Airport last month on suspicion of bringing a loaded handgun into the country, sources said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 2, 2015
Haneda airport to be used as testing ground for robot technology
Tokyo's Haneda airport is set to become a testing ground for new robot technologies under a joint project announced Thursday by its operator and leading robot developer Cyberdyne Inc.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 3, 2015
Liquefied 'kakuseizai' stimulant shipped to Japan disguised as sesame oil
Forty bottles of hot sesame oil shipped by air from Hong Kong last September were found to contain around 8 kg of a liquefied stimulant dyed red, police said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
May 22, 2015
Orix, Vinci said to bid for ¥2.2 trillion Osaka airport concessions
Orix Corp., one of the nation's most acquisitive financial firms, plans to team with French infrastructure operator Vinci SA in a bid for airport rights in Osaka Prefecture, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 18, 2015
Kansai International scrambles to offer better services amid spike in foreign arrivals
Kansai International Airport is urgently making efforts to improve its services amid the recent sharp increase in foreign tourists coming to Japan.
JAPAN
May 12, 2015
Narita sees first rise in Golden Week travelers in three years
Boosted by a significant increase in foreign visitors, the number of people entering and departing from Japan via Narita International Airport during this year's Golden Week rose 12.7 percent from a year earlier to around 910,000, immigration authorities said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 7, 2015
Airport evacuated as twisters hit near Oklahoma City, severe storms roll across Great Plains
A series of tornadoes, including a major twister, touched down southwest of Oklahoma City on Wednesday as a storm system brought severe weather to several Great Plains states, officials said.
JAPAN
May 6, 2015
Asiana pilot may have attempted to climb at time of Hiroshima mishap
The pilot of an Asiana Airlines aircraft that made a botched landing at Hiroshima Airport last month, slightly injuring passengers, may have attempted to climb back up to land again, transport safety board sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2015
Foreign international passengers at Kansai airport top Japanese for first time
The number of foreign passengers on international flights through Kansai International Airport in the last fiscal year surpassed the number of Japanese for the first time since it opened in 1994, the airport operator said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2015
Sandwiched between Yokota, Narita airspace, ever-busy Haneda looks to route some flights over metropolis
Faced with an urgent need to expand the capacity of Haneda airport ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the government is planning to break a longtime taboo: routing flights low over densely populated residential areas of the capital and its suburbs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2015
Budget airline terminal opens at Narita International
Narita International Airport opened a terminal for budget airlines Wednesday as it courts a growing number of low-cost carriers for domestic and short-haul overseas flights.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 1, 2015
Uber driver who dropped woman off at Denver airport accused of later trying to burglarize her house
Police arrested a 51-year-old driver for the Uber car service on Wednesday who is accused of trying to burglarize a Denver woman's home after he dropped her off at the city's airport, authorities said.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2015
Narita airport to open more passport control counters at busy times
Narita International Airport plans to double the number of passport control counters handling arriving passengers at Terminal 2 in busy hours starting Wednesday, an airport source said.
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2015
New security system launched at Narita
The operator of Narita International Airport on Monday unveiled a new security system featuring surveillance cameras able to recognize faces and record vehicle license plates to replace the system of manually checking visitor identification.
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.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
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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