Japan's Defence Ministry says a second crew member has been found in the waters off the Japanese coast where two U.S. Marine Corps warplanes collided and crashed. Five others are still missing. The Ma... ( read original story ...)
As Japan Considers Allowing More Foreigners, Tiny Rural Town Wants to Go Further
AKITAKATA, Japan (Reuters) - Brazilian Luan Dartora Taniuti settled in the remote municipality of Akitakata in southwest Japan when he was nine. Leonel Maia of East Timor has been there nearly seven y... ( read original story ...)
Five US Marines missing after Japan crash
"The incident is regrettable, but our focus at the moment is on search and rescue," Japanese Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya told a news conference. "Japan will respond appropriately once the details o... ( read original story ...)
Six Missing After U.S. Military Aircraft Collide off Japan
Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya told a news conference. The incident adds to a lengthening list of U.S. military aviation accidents around the world in recent years, prompting hearings in Cong... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Japan finds 2nd US Marine crew after crash
TOKYO — The Latest on the midair collision of two U.S. warplanes off Japan (all times local): 2:05 p.m. Japan’s Defence Ministry says a second crew member has been found in the waters off the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Second crew member found after US Marine Corps planes collide near Japan
A second crew member has been found in the Pacific Ocean near Japan where two Marine Corps aircraft collided ... Bradford Betz is an editor for Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @bradford_betz. ( read original story ...)
5 Marines Missing After 2 US Military Planes Crash Off Japan
Rescue operations were underway on Thursday for five US marines missing after two American military aircraft crashed during a refuelling operation off the coast of Japan, the Japanese defence minister ... ( read original story ...)
Search and rescue underway for 2 Marine Corps aircraft off coast of Japan, 2 people found
Two people have been found by Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces ... a Marine official told ABC News. "The aircraft involved in the mishap had launched from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni ... ( read original story ...)
2 U.S. warplanes crash off Japan; 1 rescued, 6 missing
TOKYO -- A Marine refuelling plane and a fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Japan's southwestern coast after a midair collision early Thursday, and rescuers found one of the seven crew mem... ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturers’ mood down, bodes ill for Bank of Japan survey: Reuters Tankan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Confidence among Japanese manufacturers worsened for a second straight month in December and is seen slipping further, a Reuters monthly poll showed on Thursday, pointing to ... ( read original story ...)
Rescue mission in Japan after ‘mishap’ involving two Marine aircraft
A search and rescue operation is under way in Japan after an incident involving two US Marine Corps aircraft. The planes involved are a KC-130 and an F/A 18 based at Iwakuni near Hiroshima and are car... ( read original story ...)
Aging Japan: Neighboring suburbs face divergent futures as one grays, one grows
SAKURA/INZAI, Japan (Reuters) - Katsuya Kodama's wife died two years ago, and the 77-year-old keeps her ashes on a Buddhist altar in their suburban Tokyo home. "I talk to her morning and night, tell h... ( read original story ...)
2 US warplanes crash off Japan coast, rescue underway
TOKYO — Two American warplanes crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Japan’s southwestern coast after a midair collision early Thursday, and rescuers found one of the seven crew members in stable conditi... ( read original story ...)
Rescue search after collision between US Marine F-18 Hornet and C-130 Hercules off Japan
“Search and rescue operations continue for US Marine aircraft that were involved in a mishap off of the coast of Japan around 2am on December 6.,” a Marine Corps news release reads. “The aircraft invo... ( read original story ...)
6 Missing After 2 US Military Planes Crash Off Japan: Report
00 am" according to a statement from the US Marines in Japan. A US defense official told news agency AFP there had been a crash after the plane took off from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in southe... ( read original story ...)
Search and rescue underway for 2 Marine Corps aircraft off coast of Japan, 1 person rescued
a spokesperson for III Marine Expeditionary Force in Japan. There were five personnel on board the KC-130 and two on board the F/A-18 at the time of the incident, a Marine official told ABC News. ( read original story ...)