Japan Airlines pilots ‘unaware of fire’ at first
By Hiroshi HIYAMA TOKYO, Jan 4, 2024 (AFP) - Pilots on a Japan Airlines plane engulfed in flames just after…
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Black box from US Osprey found off Japan
TOKYO, Jan 4, 2024 (AFP) - The black box from an Osprey military aircraft that crashed off Japan in November…
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Japan quake toll rises to 73 as weather hampers rescuers
By Tomohiro OSAKI ANAMIZU, Japan, Jan 3, 2024 (AFP) - Japanese rescuers struggled with heavy rain, blocked roads and aftershocks…
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China announces ‘routine’ military patrols in disputed South China Sea
BEIJING, Jan 3, 2024 (AFP) - China on Wednesday announced "routine" military patrols in the South China Sea, following recent…
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The ‘textbook’ evacuation from Japan jet inferno
By Hiroshi HIYAMA, Etienne BALMER TOKYO, Jan 3, 2024 (AFP) - After landing, smoke filled the cabin and flames licked…
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Taiwan ‘will resist’ China interference in election: presidential frontrunner
TAIPEI, Jan 3, 2024 (AFP) - The Taiwanese people "will resist" China's attempts to influence the island's January 13 election,…
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Japan quake toll rises to 55 as weather hampers rescuers
By Tomohiro OSAKI WAJIMA, Japan, Jan 3, 2024 (AFP) - Japanese rescuers scrambled to search for survivors Wednesday as authorities…
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Five dead in Japan plane collision at Tokyo airport
TOKYO, Jan 2, 2024 (AFP) - Five people aboard a Japan coast guard aircraft died Tuesday when it hit a…
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S. Korea protests Japan tsunami advisory inclusion of disputed islands
SEOUL, Jan 2, 2024 (AFP) - South Korea on Tuesday said it has lodged a "stern" protest against Tokyo's inclusion…
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At least 48 dead after monster Japan quake
By Fred Mery with Hiroshi Hiyama in Tokyo WAJIMA, Japan, Jan 2, 2024 (AFP) - Japanese rescuers battled the clock…
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