カテゴリー: Japan
The evacuation of a Japan Airlines plane has been praised as a success, but the coastguard mourned the death of five of the six crew from one of its aircraftAll 379 passengers and crew on a Japan Airlines plane have made a miraculous escape after the j…
Japan’s prime minister has said the country is facing a ‘battle against time’ to rescue those affected by a series of major earthquakes that have reportedly killed at least 48 people, injured dozens and sparked fires that destroyed homes. One thousand …
Hundreds evacuated from burning passenger jet after collision with coastguard plane at Haneda airportJapan earthquakes and tsunami warnings – live updatesFive crew members on a coastguard plane were killed and 379 people forced to evacuate a burning Ja…
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck central Japan on Monday. Aerial footage shows the damage in the city of Wajima on the northern coast after fires broke out, destroying buildings. The harbour and surrounding buildings in Suzu at the eastern end of the …
A Japan Airlines passenger plane carrying 379 people appeared to have collided with a coastguard aircraft with six people onboard. Footage shows the plane coming in to land before catching fire. The coastguard aircraft was being used to transport suppl…
Six coastguards were on plane, which was delivering earthquake relief supplies, which hit Japan Airlines plane at Haneda airport. This live blog is closedFive dead after horrific runway crash at Tokyo airport leaves jet in flamesJapan plane crash: a vi…
Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida says the country is facing a ‘battle against time’ to find people affected by a series of major earthquakes that reportedly killed at least 48 people, injured dozens and sparked fires that destroyed homes.Police an…
The quakes, the largest of which had a magnitude of 7.6, started a fire and collapsed buildings on the west coast of Japan’s main island, HonshuJapan has dropped its highest-level tsunami alert after issuing one after a series of major earthquakes on M…
Tsunami warnings have been issued in the Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama prefectures after a number of earthquakes – one with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 – hit the country’s central west coast. Footage circulating on social media showed shaking inside …
Buildings collapse, trapping residents, and fires break out but tsunami warning lowered after series of major earthquakes in Japan Japan issues tsunami warnings for west coast after 7.6-magnitude earthquakeThe first reports of injuries are coming in fr…
Major tsunami warnings downgraded but residents in coastal areas told not to return to homesA powerful earthquake has struck central Japan’s western coastline, triggering waves over a metre high and prompting tsunami alerts and warnings for people to e…
Freight and logistics sector is turning to women to fill gap as demand for drivers grows alongside cap on overtimeWhen Mayumi Watanabe tells people what she does for a living, most struggle to hide their surprise, and not just because of her diminutive…
Toyota subsidiary has admitted falsifying data on some models for more than 30 yearsProduction was suspended at the last operating domestic factory of Japanese automaker Daihatsu on Tuesday, as the Toyota subsidiary grapples with a safety testing scand…
Four ministers resign amid reports that prosecutors were poised to raid offices of dozens of ruling party MPsJapan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, is battling to contain the fallout from a political fundraising scandal that forced the resignations of …
The sardines and mackerel were found floating on the surface of the sea near the fishing port of Hakodate in HokkaidoOfficials in Japan have admitted they are struggling to determine why hundreds of tonnes of fish have washed ashore in recent days.Earl…