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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeRescue Efforts in Race Against Time, Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Says
“Over 40 hours have passed since the disaster occurred, and we are now in a race against time,” Prim...
January 3, 2024
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January 3, 2024
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General NewsFrench Experts to Join Probe of Haneda Airport Collision
PARIS — The French agency for investigating aviation accidents said Tuesday it will dispatch a team ...
January 3, 2024
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General NewsRecording Shows Japan Coast Guard Aircraft Not Given OK to Enter Runway Prior to Collision at Haneda Airport (Update 2)
A Japan Coast Guard aircraft was not given permission by a Haneda Airport air traffic controller to ...
January 3, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeMagnitude 5.5 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Noto Region of Ishikawa Pref. before 11 a.m. Wednesday
An earthquake with estimated magnitude of 5.5 occurred in the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture at ar...
January 3, 2024
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General NewsGovt, Police Begin On-Site Investigation Wednesday on JAL Plane Fire (UPDATE 1)
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department intends to conduct an on-site investigation on suspicion of...
January 3, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeRoad Collapses on National Highway near the Ishikawa, Toyama Prefs Border
About 100 meters of a national highway in Oyabe, Toyama Prefecture, has collapsed and is closed to t...
January 3, 2024
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General NewsMPD to Set Up Investigation Headquarters on JAL Plane Fire
The Metropolitan Police Department will set up an investigation headquarters at the Tokyo Airport Po...
January 3, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeHeavy Rain Warning Issued for Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture; Japan Meteorological Agency Urges Caution Against Landslides in Affected Areas
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy rain warning on Wednesday for Wajima, Ishikawa Prefec...
January 3, 2024
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General NewsPassengers Speak of JAL Plane Fire at Haneda
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Passenger of a Japan Airlines flight that caught fire after colliding with anothe...
January 3, 2024
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General NewsJAL, ANA Flights to and from Haneda Canceled 100 Flights Wednesday
Japan Airlines Co. and All Nippon Airways Co. will cancel a total of about 100 flights to and from H...
January 3, 2024
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Noto Peninsula Earthquake4 Houses Fall Over Along Road in Japan’s Quake-Hit Kanazawa
Four houses along a hill fell over as the land under them collapsed in the eastern part of Kanazawa,...
January 2, 2024
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General NewsFive Crew Members of Japan Coast Guard Plane Confirmed Dead; One Injured
Five crew members of a Japan Coast Guard aircraft that collided with a Japan Airlines plane at Haned...
January 2, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeJapan Earthquake; Power Outages, Communication Glitches, Logistics Disruptions Continue
The powerful earthquakes that hit Ishikawa Prefecture have caused significant damage to infrastructu...
January 2, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeIshikawa Pref. Fault May Have Ruptured over Wide Area, Triggering More Quakes
Epicenters for the quakes that have rocked the Noto region in Ishikawa Prefecture since Monday eveni...
January 2, 2024