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An All Nippon Airways plane heading to Seattle from Tokyo turned back after an American passenger bit a flight attendant on Tuesday, per CNN and The Japan Times. ( read original story ...)

An American passenger bit a female cabin crew member mid-flight on Tuesday, forcing an All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight bound for Seattle to return to Tokyo, an airline spokesperson said. ( read original story ...)

Asian shares were trading mostly lower Wednesday after a decline overnight on Wall Street, while Tokyo's main benchmark momentarily hit another 30-year high. ( read original story ...)

Visitors this year are likely to break 2019's record of 31.9 million, but tourist spending last year may have already reached the government's goal of 5 trillion yen ($33.81 billion), said Teppei Kawanishi, general manager at travel industry consultancy mov Honichi Lab. ( read original story ...)

Asian shares were trading mostly lower Wednesday after a decline overnight on Wall Street, while Tokyo’s main benchmark momentarily hit another 30-year high. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.9% in morning trading to 35, ( read original story ...)

Asian equities slumped on Wednesday, led by Chinese stocks after a slew of data pointed to a patchy recovery in the world's second-biggest economy, while the dollar was near a one-month high as traders dialled back bets of early interest rate cuts. ( read original story ...)

A 25-year-old woman living in the Kanagawa Prefecture city of Hiratsuka was arrested on Jan. 16 for allegedly leaving her 8-year-old son at home alone for about two weeks.Kanagawa Prefectural Police's ... ( read original story ...)

The United States, South Korea and Japan conducted combined naval exercises involving an American aircraft carrier in their latest show of strength against nuclear-armed North Korea, South Korea’s military said Wednesday, ( read original story ...)

Cathay Pacific on Tuesday said a parked aircraft at New Chitose Airport in Sapporo, Japan – with no customers or crew aboard – was "struck" by a ... ( read original story ...)

A Korean Air plane clipped wings with a Cathay Pacific aircraft at New Chitose Airport (CTS) in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido on Tuesday amid heavy snow. ( read original story ...)

Despite her first-round loss at the 2024 Australian Open, four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka highlighted the positive aspects of her return to professional tennis after a 15-month ... ( read original story ...)

Nobody was injured in the episode on Tuesday, which took place on the country’s northern island of Hokkaido amid heavy snow. ( read original story ...)

Business morale at big Japanese manufacturers slid in January for the first time in four months and was expected to remain subdued, the Reuters Tankan poll showed, underscoring concerns about weak ... ( read original story ...)

Korean Air Lines spokeswoman says flight KE766 was being pushed backwards from parking position when it came into contact with Cathay aircraft Cathay says flight CX583 from Sapporo to Hong Kong will ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — A Korean Air plane carrying 289 people hit a parked Cathay Pacific aircraft while being pushed by a ground vehicle ahead of takeoff at northern Japan's New Chitose Airport on Tuesday but ... ( read original story ...)

LONDON -- Two passenger planes have collided in Hokkaido, Japan, according to Japanese media reports. The incident took place at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, some 110 miles east of the city of ... ( read original story ...)