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Eight people have been rescued after a US Navy aircraft carrying 11 crew and passengers crashed off the coast of Japan, the defence ministry has said. It says that preliminary US military reports indicated that engine failure may have caused the crash. ( read original story ...)

The Japan-based 7th Fleet says in a statement that the search and rescue operation has been launched from the carrier. It says the ship was operating in the Philippine Sea when the crash occurred at 2:45 p.m. Japan time. It says the names of the crew and ... ( read original story ...)

The resumption of TAAX's short-lived regular service to Sapporo, operated briefly in mid-2015, was confirmed by Mr Nadda, underscoring the airlines renewed route expansion, which will primarily cover Japan, South Korea and China. TAAX is working to offer a ... ( read original story ...)

The mother was charged with abandoning bodies, but could face additional charges, Sky News reported. Japan has the third largest economy in the world, but poverty, especially among women, remains a problem in the country. Poverty rates in Osaka are ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - A Japanese woman was arrested Tuesday after police say she confessed to putting four newborns in concrete-filled buckets two decades ago and having been filled with guilt over not caring for her babies. Human remains were identified in four buckets ... ( read original story ...)

There’s bad news for Japan as it seeks the talent it needs to compete in the global economy with an aging, shrinking population. Japan ranks last among 11 Asian nations in appeal to highly skilled foreigners, behind countries including Indonesia ... ( read original story ...)

These are external links and will open in a new window The US military has banned all soldiers stationed in Japan from drinking alcohol after one of its servicemen was involved in a deadly crash on Okinawa island linked to drink driving. US troops on ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- U.S. military personnel in Okinawa have been restricted to base and banned from drinking alcohol after a Marine was arrested over a crash that killed a Japanese man. Police on the southern Japanese island arrested 21-year-old Nicholas James-McLean ... ( read original story ...)

"That program is very small, about 20-30 refugees a year," U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi told a news conference in Tokyo. "I have asked the government to consider whether it could be expanded." Japan's reluctance to accept refugees ... ( read original story ...)

A popular cuisine-themed comic series is now trending on social media — and winning the hearts of those who know Nagoya. In a recent installment of the serial comic by Tensei Hagiwara, released Oct. 30, “Ichinichi Gaishutsuroku Hancho” (“Squad ... ( read original story ...)

A free set of GEOLANDAR M/T G003 tires were given away at each Nitro Circus Live event. (Photo: Yokohama) Yokohama and Nitro Circus have announced Becca Panelley as the grand prize winner of its “Get Trucked Up Giveaway” and a customized, 2017 Ram 2500 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's trade surplus fell more than 40 per cent in October from a year earlier, despite strong growth in exports to China, the U.S. and the EU, as costs for imports of oil, gas and coal surged. Customs figures released Monday showed imports rose ... ( read original story ...)

These are external links and will open in a new window A US warship has sustained minor damage after a collision with a Japanese tug off central Japan, the US Navy says. The commercial tug lost propulsion and drifted into the guided-missile destroyer ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese tug lost propulsion and bumped into a U.S. Navy destroyer ... The Navy has since called for more robust training of its officers and crew. Fox News' Lucas Tomlinson contributed to this report. ( read original story ...)

In a commentary from the North Korean Central News Agency in October, Kim's regime accused Abe of pressuring North Korea to grow his approval ratings at home. "Japan’s such rackets inciting the tension of the Korean peninsula is a suicidal deed that will ... ( read original story ...)

The crew consisted of 23 officers, 24 petty officers and 291 sailors, according to the Navy's website. Its home port is in Yokosuka, Japan. ABC News' Lucien Bruggeman and Elizabeth McLaughlin contributed to this report. ( read original story ...)