Japan issued a Tsunami warning after a series of strong earthquakes struck the Sea of Japan on New Year's Day. ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake death toll tops 50 as rescuers battle aftershocks to find survivors
A series of powerful earthquakes hit western Japan on Monday, causing widespread damage and claiming the lives of at least 55 people. ( read original story ...)
15 years ago, 3 Japanese chefs met in a Sydney bar. They went their separate ways, but ‘fate’ reunited them in Hong Kong
After a random meeting at a Sydney bar 15 years ago, three Japanese chefs went their separate ways. A second chance encounter in Hong Kong years later led them to open Enishi, one of Hong Kong’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to give Ukraine biofuel technology to support reconstruction
Japan plans to provide Ukraine with biofuel manufacturing technology to support reconstruction efforts of the Eastern European countr ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese tsunami video predates 2024 earthquake by more than a decade | Fact check
The Japanese news network ANN News shared a flipped version of the video on YouTube in 2020. The footage predates the Jan. 1 earthquake by more than a decade and wasn't filmed in Suzu City, according to the title, which reads, "Tsunami, Great East Japan Earthquake - Miyako city, Iwate Pref, Japan [11 Mar 2011]." ( ...
Japan Airlines jet burst into flames after collision with quake-relief plane
A Japan Airlines plane burst into flames on landing at Tokyo's Haneda airport after it collided with an aircraft involved in earthquake relief efforts. This comes after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the west coast of Japan a day earlier. ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: Eerie search for bodies near epicentre
Japan is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, and activity has been increasing around the Noto Peninsula since the end of 2020. There have been more than 500 small and medium earthquakes here over the past three years. This had bred a false sense of security, among some who live here. ( ...
Japan earthquake: Inside burnt and broken fishing town of Wajima
The fishing town of Wajima on Japan's west coast is burnt and broken. At its centre, the remnants of its old marketplace are still smouldering, as if an explosion had just erupted, wiping out an area the size of a football pitch. ( read original story ...)
Japan says Coast Guard plane apparently not cleared for take-off before runway collision
By Maki Shiraki, Daniel Leussink and Lisa Barrington TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese authorities said on Wednesday a passenger jet that collided with a Coast Guard turboprop at a Tokyo airport was given ... ( read original story ...)
A man who escaped the burning Japan Airlines plane with his wife and kids says they ‘dodged a really big bullet’
William Manzione told Sky News he was still in "shock" about the plane crash. ( read original story ...)
Japan launches 2 probes into deadly plane crash as transcripts are released
Two probes have been launched into Tuesday’s deadly plane crash where five people died after a passenger jet collided with a Coast Guard turboprop at a Tokyo airport. ( read original story ...)
Restaurant Fire Is Already Japan’s Third Disaster of 2024
The fire, which reportedly started in the kitchen of a restaurant, is the third disaster to strike Japan in the first three days of 2024. ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: death toll rises to 62 amid warnings of landslides and aftershocks
Ishikawa and its Noto peninsula, one of the worst affected areas, has been hit by more than 100 aftershocks ( read original story ...)
Japanese earthquake aftermath – in pictures
Rescuers in Japan were scrambling to search for survivors on Wednesday as authorities warned of landslides from heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 62 people ( read original story ...)
‘It was hell’: Plane catches fire on runway after collision in Tokyo, killing five
A passenger plane and a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames, with five people o ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines’ excellent record ‘written in blood’ after worst ever crash saved lives in Tokyo
Officials for Japan Airlines explained that their gleaming safety record is 'written in blood' of the victims less lucky to have survived the airline's 1985 crash which killed 520 and became the worst ... ( read original story ...)