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Watch: 5 crew members killed as aircraft with 400 onboard catches fire in Japan
Tokyo: As many as 5 crew members were killed when a Japan Airlines plane caught fire on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday following a suspected collision with another aircraft,…
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Japan aims to make 1st-ever moon landing on January 20
Tokyo: The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) is expected to make the first-ever landing on the lunar surface on January 20. If successful, Japan will become…
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5 bodies found underwater in search for missing US Osprey crew in Japan
Tokyo: In search for the US military Osprey aircraft that crashed last week in the waters off southwestern Japan, the bodies of five missing crew members were found to be located underwater,…
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Disapproval rate of Kishida cabinet rises to 50%
Tokyo: The disapproval rate of the Japanese government headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reached 50 per cent for the first time since last December, an opinion poll showed on Sunday. The…
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Tokyo area on red alert for heatstroke as summer heat lingers
Tokyo: Japanese authorities on Thursday issued the highest-level heatstroke alert for the Tokyo metropolitan area as the scorching summer heat continues to bake many parts of the country, according to the Ministry…
