The incident occurred at approximately 10:17 a.m., according to airport officials. All passengers from Japan Airlines Flight 68 and Delta Air Lines Flight 1921 were safely deplaned, with no injuries reported. Japan Airlines confirmed in a statement that the right wing of its Boeing 787 made contact with the Delta aircraft’s tail while taxiing after […]
The Japanese automaker posted a 3.7% drop in global group unit sales last year, including those of compact car maker Daihatsu and truck unit Hino Motors. The decline was largely due to a steep slump in sales in Japan where the automaker faced fallout from governance issues over certification test procedures, especially at Daihatsu. Second-ranked […]
Pakistan won the toss and posted a total of 243 runs for the loss of six wickets. However, they had a shaky start to their innings as they lost quick wickets and soon found themselves struggling at 57-3. Opener Faham ul Haq emerged as a stabilizing force, anchoring the innings with a determined 34 runs […]
A signing ceremony for the exchange of notes and record of discussion between the governments of Japan and Pakistan was held in Islamabad today. The project is aimed at improving the accuracy of flood forecasts and flood control functions, accumulating basic data that contribute to disaster risk reduction measures, and reducing the risk of loss […]
The Japan Meteorological Agency said “warm, moist air… was causing heavy rainfall with thunderstorms in western Japan” partly due to Kong-rey, which was downgraded to an extratropical low-pressure system from a typhoon. The city of Matsuyama “issued the top-level warning, urging 189,552 residents in its 10 districts to evacuate and immediately secure safety”, a city […]
The Japan Meteorological Agency said “warm, moist air… was causing heavy rainfall with thunderstorms in western Japan” partly due to Kong-rey, which was downgraded to an extratropical low-pressure system from a typhoon. The city of Matsuyama “issued the top-level warning, urging 189,552 residents in its 10 districts to evacuate and immediately secure safety,” a city […]
Ishiba, 67, on Friday won a tight race to head the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has governed almost constantly for decades. He says he intends to call an election for October 27. The lower house of parliament, where the LDP has a majority, approved Ishiba’s appointment early afternoon on Tuesday, with the upper house […]
A record nine candidates are in the running after the long-powerful factions of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) disbanded earlier this year over a funding scandal. Because the conservative LDP holds a parliamentary majority, the winner is certain to become prime minister, and will likely call a snap election to shore up their mandate. Polls […]
Ailing health prevented 88-year-old former boxer Iwao Hakamada from being in court to learn the outcome of his retrial, which was granted a decade ago after a long campaign by supporters. But his 91-year-old sister Hideko, who often speaks for him, bowed deeply to the Shizuoka District Court judge who declared Hakamada innocent. Hakamada spent […]
A dozen rivers in the region had burst their banks as of 11:00 am (0200 GMT), land ministry official Masaru Kojima said. Local officials said that the cities of Wajima and Suzu, as well as Noto town, ordered about 44,700 residents to evacuate. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said it issued its highest-level warning for […]
