“The incident is regrettable, but our focus at the moment is on search and rescue,” Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya told a news conference, according to news agencies. “Japan will respond appr... ( read original story ...)
Second crew member rescued after US Marine Corps planes collide near Japan, as 5 remain missing
A second crew member has been found in the Pacific Ocean near Japan where two Marine Corps aircraft collided while refueling in mid-air early Thursday during a training exercise, a Marine Corps spokes... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank cell functions down for several hours in Japan
SoftBank is a top cell-service provider in Japan, with some 40 million users. The disruptions quickly became one of the trending topics on social media, and it was a major news items on public broadca... ( read original story ...)
F-18 jet and tanker crash in mid-air during refuelling near Japan
The crash is the latest in recent series of accidents involving the U.S. military deployed to and near Japan. Last month, a US Navy F/A-18 Hornet from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan crashed in... ( read original story ...)
At least 2 U.S. Marines found after mid-air crash off Japan
More than 50,000 U.S. troops are based in Japan under the bilateral security pact. The Reuters news agency noted that U.S. military accidents are a "sensitive" topic in Japan, especially in Okinawa, w... ( read original story ...)
Softbank mobile service disrupted ahead of mobile unit IPO
Osaka, Nagoya and other major cities. In a message on its website, Softbank apologised to customers and said that it was "examining the cause" of the problem. The outage struck less than two weeks ahe... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Sells All Shares for $23 Billion Telecom IPO
The shares of SoftBank fell 4.9 percent in Tokyo on Thursday, after reversing a steeper decline following the news that the IPO was fully subscribed. A mobile service outage in the afternoon didn’t ap... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei loses 1.9 pct as SoftBank weighs, Huawei arrest jolts chips
TOKYO, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei closed at more than a five-week low on Thursday as chip-related stocks were hit after Canada arrested a top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei at the reques... ( read original story ...)
Japan finds 2nd U.S. Marine crew member after planes collide
Japan's Defence Ministry says a second crew member has been found in the waters off the Japanese coast where two U.S. Marine Corps warplanes collided and crashed. Five others are still missing. The Ma... ( read original story ...)
As Japan Considers Allowing More Foreigners, Tiny Rural Town Wants to Go Further
AKITAKATA, Japan (Reuters) - Brazilian Luan Dartora Taniuti settled in the remote municipality of Akitakata in southwest Japan when he was nine. Leonel Maia of East Timor has been there nearly seven y... ( read original story ...)
Five US Marines missing after Japan crash
"The incident is regrettable, but our focus at the moment is on search and rescue," Japanese Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya told a news conference. "Japan will respond appropriately once the details o... ( read original story ...)
Six Missing After U.S. Military Aircraft Collide off Japan
Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya told a news conference. The incident adds to a lengthening list of U.S. military aviation accidents around the world in recent years, prompting hearings in Cong... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Japan finds 2nd US Marine crew after crash
TOKYO — The Latest on the midair collision of two U.S. warplanes off Japan (all times local): 2:05 p.m. Japan’s Defence Ministry says a second crew member has been found in the waters off the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Second crew member found after US Marine Corps planes collide near Japan
A second crew member has been found in the Pacific Ocean near Japan where two Marine Corps aircraft collided ... Bradford Betz is an editor for Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @bradford_betz. ( read original story ...)
5 Marines Missing After 2 US Military Planes Crash Off Japan
Rescue operations were underway on Thursday for five US marines missing after two American military aircraft crashed during a refuelling operation off the coast of Japan, the Japanese defence minister ... ( read original story ...)
Search and rescue underway for 2 Marine Corps aircraft off coast of Japan, 2 people found
Two people have been found by Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces ... a Marine official told ABC News. "The aircraft involved in the mishap had launched from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni ... ( read original story ...)