Japan Airlines Was Hit by a Cyberattack, Delaying Flights During the Year-End Holiday Season December 27, 2024 By Mari Yamaguchi Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack Thursday, causing delays to more than 20 domestic flights but the...
Crawford Launches ‘Japan Connect’ Across Asia August 20, 2024 Crawford & Company, a claims management company, has announced the creation of a claims handling model designed specifically for Japanese-based...
Investigators Focus on Air Traffic Communication After a Fatal Tokyo Runway Crash January 4, 2024 By Foster Klug and Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) — A transcript of communication between traffic control and two aircraft that collided and burst into flames at...
Rescuers Race Against Time in Search for Survivors in Japan After Powerful Quakes Leave 73 Dead January 4, 2024 By Hiro Komae, Richard Colombo and Yuri Kageyama SUZU, Japan (AP) — Japanese rescue workers and canine units searched urgently through rubble Wednesday ahead of predicted bitter cold...
Japan Lowers Tsunami Warning but Still Tells People Not to Go Home After Series of Earthquakes January 2, 2024 By Yuri Kageyama TOKYO (AP) — Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami alert, issued following a series of major earthquakes on Monday, but told...
Heavy Rains Cause Flooding and Mudslides in Japan, Leaving 2 Dead and at Least 6 Missing July 11, 2023 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) — Torrential rain pounded southwestern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides and leaving two people dead and at least...
Japan Earthquake of Magnitude 6.5 Injures Some, Damages Buildings May 5, 2023 An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck on Friday off Japan’s western prefecture of Ishikawa, authorities said, as media...
Japan Watchdog OKs New Safety Rules to Extend Reactor Life February 14, 2023 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) — Japanese nuclear regulators on Monday approved contentious safety evaluation changes and draft legislation to allow aging reactors...
Japan Launches Intel Satellite to Watch N. Korea, Disasters January 27, 2023 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) _ Japan successfully launched a rocket Thursday carrying a government intelligence-gathering satellite on a mission to watch movements...
Japan Court Acquits Utility Executives in Fukushima Disaster January 19, 2023 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court on Wednesday found three former utility company executives not guilty of negligence over the...