Japan's government plans to double budget reserves to 1 trillion yen ($6.9 billion) for earthquake relief in the next fiscal year, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Sunday. Kishida announced the ...
Japan’s Kishida visits quake-hit region as concerns rise about diseases in evacuation centers
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is visiting the country’s north-central region of Noto for the first time since the deadly Jan. 1 earthquakes to alleviate growing concern about slow relief work ... ( read original story ...)
China opposes Japan’s congratulatory message to Taiwan president-elect
The Chinese embassy in Japan said on Sunday that it "resolutely opposed" Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa's statement congratulating Taiwan's new president-elect Lai Ching-te. ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires possible ballistic missile, Japan says
SEOUL, Jan 14 (Reuters) - North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Sunday, South Korea said. A projectile believed to be the missile has already fallen, according to the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Footages of 2011 earthquake in Japan recirculate after 2024 jolt
A video compilation depicting scenes from an earthquake has been shared on social media with a false claim it shows impacts of a powerful tremor that struck the western coast of Japan in January 2024. ( read original story ...)
Fujitsu Japan remains tight-lipped on the Post Office scandal
Japanese firm Fujitsu is once again in the spotlight as victims of the Post Office scandal question what role it played. More than 900 Post Office branch managers were convicted when faulty accounting software made it look as though money had gone missing from their sites. That software, named Horizon, had been developed by Fujitsu. ( ...
MLB star Shohei Ohtani visits US Embassy in Japan, gets visa for dog
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel posted photos on X showing a mock enlarged version of the document for a photo opportunity. ( read original story ...)
All Nippon Airways Boeing 737-800 turns back after crack found in cockpit window during domestic flight in Japan
A domestic flight of Japan's All Nippon Airways returns to its departure airport after a crack was found on the cockpit window of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft. ( read original story ...)
Judgement at Tokyo by Gary J Bass review — Japan’s wicked war crimes
The Tokyo trials were unsound and incompetent, argues this important book – but victor’s justice was necessary: millions died at Japanese hands ... ( read original story ...)
Google pulls Binance, other global crypto apps from India store
Google has pulled many crypto exchanges, including Binance and Kraken, from its Play Store in India, the latest blow to India's already dwindling web3 dream. The ban comes two weeks after these global firms were flagged for operating “illegally” in the country.
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Plane forced to turn back after cockpit window cracks in mid-air
A plane had to turn back to its departure airport mid-flight after a crack opened up in the window of the cockpit. All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight NH1182 was en-route from Sapporo, on Japan’s Hokkaido ... ( read original story ...)
Cockpit window crack forces ANA Boeing flight in Japan to turn back
All Boeing 737-9 aircraft have been grounded by the US aviation regulator the FAA after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that saw a cabin panel fall off a new plane in mid air, leaving a ... ( read original story ...)
Cockpit window crack forces ANA Boeing to turn back
A domestic All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight in Japan has returned to its departure airport after a crack was reported on the cockpit window during the flight. The crack appeared in the outermost of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Passenger plane turns back to airport after cockpit window crack found mid-air
All Nippon Airways Flight 1182 was on a domestic journey heading to Toyama airport but then headed back to the Sapporo-New Chitose airport. The crack was found on the outermost of four layers of ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, Naomi Osaka Is an Object of Adoration and Fascination. But It’s Complicated.
Within 10 minutes of the morning light reaching his window, Tetsuo Osaka was watching another distant, ascendant star that he’d seen before the rest of Japan: his granddaughter Naomi, who was winning her first major title at the U. ( read original story ...)