Crews at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport began clearing the charred wreck of a Japan Airlines plane from a runway on Friday, as investigators sought to retrieve its cockpit voice recorder to discover what caused its deadly collision with a Coast Guard aircraft.
US readies aid as Japan earthquake death toll nears 100
The United States said on Friday it is preparing military logistical support and aid for regions in Japan devastated by an earthquake that killed 94 people, forced about 33,000 people to leave their …
US readies aid as Japan earthquake death toll nears 100
The United States said on Friday it is preparing military logistical support and aid for regions in Japan devastated by an earthquake that killed 94 people, forced about 33,000 people to leave their …
Scenes of loss play out across Japan’s western coastline after quake kills 92, dozens still missing
His face hidden under a humble straw hat, the man silently watched as several helmeted rescue workers carefully lifted from the rubble his wife’s body, wrapped in blue plastic on a stretcher.
Scenes of loss play out across Japan’s western coastline after quake kills 92, dozens still missing
His face hidden under a humble straw hat, the man silently watched as several helmeted rescue workers carefully lifted from the rubble his wife’s body, wrapped in blue plastic on a stretcher.
Japan earthquake toll spikes to 94, with 250 missing persons
The death toll has risen to 94, with the number of people unaccounted for reaching nearly 250 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa earlier this week after a series of earthquakes of up …
Japan earthquake estimated to cost insurers $6.4 bln – report
Insured losses from the devastating earthquake in Japan could reach $6.4 billion, according to an estimate from U.S.-based catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Co (KCC).
Tuna sold for nearly $800,000 at Japan auction
STORY: Before opening, traders at Tokyo’s Toyosu market marked the recent earthquake that struck Japan on New Year’s Day with a moment of silence.Once trading got under way, an upscale sushi restaurant from Tokyo’s Ginza district made the winning bid for the 238 kg (524.
The captain of a plane that collided with a Japan Airlines jet said he was cleared for takeoff, but air-traffic-control transcripts tell a different story
A coast-guard plane that collided with a Japan Airlines passenger jet this week wasn’t cleared for takeoff, an air traffic transcript shows.
Rescuers pull quake survivors from rubble in Japan as 72-hour ‘golden period’ closes
The elderly woman emerged slowly on a stretcher, wrapped in blankets. Dazed but conscious, she thanked the firefighters, wearing helmets and headlamps, as they lifted her over the rubble of a collapsed house.