ILEA000664381: Freighters collide off Izu Oshima island, 1 may have sunk

U.S. warship makes port call at Japan's Ishigaki Island

ISHIGAKI, Japan, March 11 Kyodo - The U.S. Navy destroyer Rafael Peralta makes a port call at Ishigaki Island in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on March 11, 2024. The 155-meter-long, guided-missile warship based in Yokosuka near Tokyo did not come alongside the pier as the municipal government did not permit it. (Kyodo)

Japan to start ocean discharge of Fukushima nuke wastewater Thursday

STORY: Japan to start ocean discharge of Fukushima nuke wastewater Thursday DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 2. various of people opposing 3. various of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and local fishermen STORYLINE: The Japanese government announced Tuesday it has decided to start releasing nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean on Thursday. The decision was made amid strong opposition from neighboring and Pacific island countries, as well as local fishermen over the irreversible impacts on the marine environment and public health. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, hit by a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and an ensuing tsunami on March 11, 2011, suffered core meltdowns that released radiation. In April 2021, the Japanese government announced its controversial plan to release nuclear-contaminated water from the facilit

Many observation points in Japan mark "tropical day"

TOKYO, June 1 Kyodo - People walk in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district with sunshades on June 1, 2015, when the mercury exceeded 30 C at many observation points, including part of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The weather agency warned of the danger of heat stroke.

Steamer-led train runs in snow-covered northern Japan wetland

A steam locomotive-led train runs in the snow-covered Kushiro Shitsugen wetland on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Jan. 17, 2015. Hokkaido Railway Co. began operating the steam train service the same day for a run until March to attract tourists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Amami black rabbit

AMAMI, Japan - Photo taken in March 2012 shows an Amami black rabbit, a species found only in Japan and designated by the state as a natural treasure, on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture. (Kyodo)

Whirlpools at Naruto Strait

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - A pleasure ship is seen sailing near whirlpools in the Naruto Strait between Awaji Island and the Shikoku region, western Japan, on April 28, 2010. The strait connecting the Seto Inland Sea and the Pacific Ocean is only 1.3 kilometers wide and seawater flows in and out from the Seto Inland Sea. The height difference between high tide and low tide reaches up to 1.5 meters, creating numerous whirlpools. At this time of the year, the diameter of whirlpools can be over 20 meters. (Kyodo)

5 injured as American Airlines plane hit by turbulence

CHIBA, Japan - An American Airlines Boeing 777 from Dallas-Fort Worth airport sits on the tarmac at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 26, 2009, after it was hit by air turbulence over the Pacific Ocean about 70 kilometers southeast of the airport. Among 228 passengers and crew members aboard the plane, five passengers were injured and taken to a nearby hospital. (Kyodo)

Japan imperial couple on island of Hawaii

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (R) and Empress Michiko watch a group of Hawaiian women performing a hula dance during a farewell ceremony at Kona International Airport on the island of Hawaii on July 16 before they returned home, wrapping up a 15-day trip to Canada and Hawaii. (Kyodo)

Narita reopens main Runway A after removing cargo plane wreckage

NARITA, Japan - Japan Transport Safety Board officials and FedEx Corp. executives inspect on March 24 debris from a FedEx cargo plane that crash-landed at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, the day before, killing the American pilot and copilot. The wreckage was fully removed from Runway A the same day, enabling Japan's largest international gateway to reopen its main runway. (Kyodo)

Pop idol Minami celebrates 50th anniv. of Barbie's debut

TOKYO, Japan - Akina Minami, a pop idol in Japan, promotes the release of a memorial model of the popular U.S. dress-up doll Barbie in an event in Tokyo on March 9 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Barbie's debut in New York 50 years ago to the day. Minami took part in the event donning a black-and-white-striped dress inspired by early Barbie models. (Kyodo)

Freighters collide off Izu Oshima island, 1 may have sunk

TOKYO, Japan - The bow of the Panamanian-registered Cygnus Ace is seen damaged March 10 in the Pacific off Izu Oshima island, about 120 kilometers south of Tokyo, after colliding with the South Korean freighter Orchid Pia earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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