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AIRPORT

Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 2, 2020
Narita opens Japan’s first coronavirus test site for departures
The testing lab, run by the Nippon Medical School Foundation, is the first at an airport in Japan and can deliver results in six hours.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2020
Cardboard boxes replace hotel rooms at Narita as Japan struggles with returnees
Travel restrictions are keeping Narita Airport — Japan’s gateway to the world — eerily quiet. Over the past week or so, the usual bustle from international travelers has been replaced with something else: cardboard beds.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2020
Flying low: The battle over Tokyo’s airspace
Haneda Airport's new flight paths commence despite concerns from aviation experts and public opposition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2020
Cathay Pacific to temporarily suspend Japan flights from Monday amid coronavirus restrictions
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. will suspend flights to and from Japan for three weeks after the Japanese government tightened quarantine rules on people arriving from Hong Kong.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 29, 2020
Who really controls the airspace over central Japan?
A good portion of the airspace over central Japan has been reserved for the exclusive use of the U.S. military since the end of World War II, a fact that isn't widely known in Japan. Over the past several weeks, however, it has become a sudden reality to thousands of Tokyoites and residents of Kawasaki...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2020
Haneda flight noise louder than in a pachinko parlor
In test flights for new low-altitude flight paths using Tokyo's Haneda Airport conducted by the transport ministry between Jan. 30 and Wednesday, noise in Kawasaki ran as high as 87 to 94 decibels, louder than inside a pachinko parlor, according to data released by the ministry.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2020
Concerns linger as tests of new Haneda routes over Tokyo wrap up
The transport ministry said Thursday it has completed tests for new flight paths to Haneda Airport, which involved arriving aircraft flying over central Tokyo at a low altitude for the first time.

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