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Details are emerging now of how the collision occurred. The incident happened when the Japan Airlines flight landed on one of the airport’s four runways where the coastguard aircraft was preparing to take off, according to the head of the Transport Ministry Civil Aviation Bureau. The coastguard pilot reported to his base that his aircraft…
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Flight Radar 24, which tracks flights across the world, has offered more details on the collision. It said the accident happened at 5.47pm local time as the Japan Airlines flight was landing. The Japan Coast Guard aircraft is a De Havilland Canada DHC-8-315Q MPA – also known as a Bombardier Dash-8 – with registration JA772A. …
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Japan is to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday in a bid to stop the coronavirus, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday, with the government preparing a stimulus package to soften the economic blow. “We hope to declare a state of emergency as early as…
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The Tokyo Olympics were put off to next year as coronavirus deaths and infections surged in Europe and the U.S. on Tuesday, with New York warning it is about to get hit by a “bullet train.” Stocks soared as Washington lawmakers closed in on a nearly $2 trillion deal to help businesses and ordinary Americans…
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Japan sent tens of thousands of troops and rescue workers on Sunday to save stranded residents and fight floods caused by one of the worst typhoons to hit the country in recent history, which killed 23 people and briefly paralyzed Tokyo. There were also 16 people missing, public broadcaster NHK said, as Typhoon Hagibis left…
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Shortly after Tokyo announced Thursday that it may have to patrol alongside the U.S. on South China Sea region, Beijing sounded out a warning telling Japan to think twice against “playing with fire” in the contested waters. The decision from Japan was made public earlier this month when Defence Minister Tomomi Inada said during a visit…
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Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike has been elected first woman governor of Tokyo, BBC reports. Image: Yuriko Koike Koike, running as an independent candidate, received more than 2.9 million votes in Sunday’s election, beating her opponents by a wide margin. One of her key challenges will be curbing the financial problems plaguing Tokyo‘s preparations to host the 2020 Olympic…
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TOKYO – The Okinawa prefecture lodged a fresh protest Monday to the US military over a case of DUI (driving under the influence) committed by a US Base worker a day earlier. A protester shows off a placard reading ‘US Marines, withdraw’ during a rally against US military bases, following the arrest of an American…
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