By Rocky Swift, Kaori Kaneko and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -Crews at Tokyo's Haneda Airport began clearing the charred wreck of a Japan Airlines plane from a runway on Friday, as investigators sought to retrieve its cockpit voice recorder to discover what caused its deadly collision with a Coast Guard aircraft. ( read original story ...
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Woman, 80, pulled from rubble in Japan 72 hours after earthquake kills 94
An 80-year-old woman who was trapped under rubble for more than 72 hours was pulled out by rescuers after a powerful earthquake rocked Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture. Firefighters from Osaka prefecture ...
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Harry Kewell set for reunion with failed Celtic signing at Yokohama F. Marinos
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Japan earthquake: Video shows buildings swept away by landslide in Wajima
Video has emerged showing the moment a group of people escaped a massive landslide in Wajima, Japan. The footage, taken on New Year's Day 2024, was taken after a devastating magnitude 7.6 earthquake hit the country. On Friday, rescuers were rushing to find 242 people who were still missing. At least 94 people have been ...
3D Investment Partners becomes largest shareholder in Sapporo Holdings
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Japan’s Yen Slumps to Start the Year After Earthquake
A rise in U.S. Treasury yields and a New Year’s Day earthquake in Japan helped push down the yen, partly owing to speculation that the Bank of Japan is now less likely to change policy soon. The yen ( read original story ...)
Exclusive-Doomed Japan Plane on Third Quake Mission When Runway Disaster Hit
An aerial view shows burnt Japan Coast Guard aircraft after a collision with Japan Airlines' (JAL) Airbus A350 plane at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan January 3, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo. ( read original story ...)
Japan quake could fuel April 1 rate increases if excess layer reinsurance hit: AM Best
The damaging magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck Japan's Ishikawa prefecture on the west coast of the main island of Honshu on New Year's Day could ... ( read original story ...)
Upward price pressure possible at April renewals following Japan quake: AM Best
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Japan’s Top Union Amplifies Push for Bigger Wage Increases
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Japan PM Kishida hints at revising FY2024 draft budget to boost quake relief
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has hinted at revising the next fiscal draft budget in order to accelerate the restoration of areas hit by Monday's devastating earthquake.
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Older people living in isolated places and outdated homes face enormous danger when disaster strikes ( read original story ...)