U.S. aviation safety officials will provide assistance to Japan in the reading of airplane recorders after a deadly collision between a Japan Airlines widebody jet and a small Coast Guard plane this week.
Japan’s Yen Slumps to Start the Year After Earthquake
A rise in U.S. Treasury yields and a New Year’s Day earthquake in Japan helped push down the yen, partly owing to speculation that the Bank of Japan is now less likely to change policy soon. The yen
‘I Had to Do Something’: Turkish Volunteer Feeds Japan Earthquake Victims
Staff members of Takeuchi Farm, who come from Okayama Prefecture to voluntarily help evacuees, cook food for the evacuees at an evacuation centre, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, January 5, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Reuters
Japan Services PMI expands in December amid sharper growth in new business
The au Jibun Bank Japan Services PMI rose 51.5 in December from 50.8 in November to extend the current sequence of rising business activity to 16 months. The expansion was only modest, however, and …
This visually impaired man traveled to Japan to run 1,400 miles in 40 days – and wants to tackle South Korea next
When Hong Kong local Gary Leung lost complete vision in his eyes nearly 25 years ago, it broke him. Then he found long-distance running.
Scenes of loss play out across Japan’s western coastline after quake kills 84
More soldiers have been ordered to bolster the rescue operations Thursday, providing those in need with drinking water, hot meals and setting up bathing facilities after a magnitude 7.6 quake hit …
Denied Care, Deaths in Japan Result from Lack of Emergency Medical Services for American Personnel
Patients who were turned away from Japanese hospitals and died also included a civilian Defense Department employee who suffered a heart attack and was denied care at 10 hospitals. He succumbed shortly before an 11th facility agreed to accept him, according to the command investigation into the girl’s death by the III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Latter-day Saint leaders ‘deeply saddened’ by Japan earthquakes and urge people to remain alert
Asia Area North presidency says all missionaries and church members are safe but urges them to remain alert. Statement also calls for prayers and provides direction for those who want to help …
While all the people on board survived, 2 passengers’ pets were killed in the devastating Japan Airlines fire
Japan Airlines said it “considers pets to be members of the family and expresses its deepest condolences” after two passengers lost their pets.
While all the people on board survived, 2 passengers’ pets were killed in the devastating Japan Airlines fire
Japan Airlines said it “considers pets to be members of the family and expresses its deepest condolences” after two passengers lost their pets.