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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori lays flowers on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, in front of a monument at the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo.

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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori meets the press after attending a memorial ceremony for victims of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash near the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori meets the press after attending a memorial ceremony for victims of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash near the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

Candles are lit at a monument listing the names of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

Candles are lit at a monument listing the names of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

Japan Airlines Co. President Mitsuko Tottori (R) prays on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, in front of a monument at the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo.

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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

People hike up to Osutaka Ridge, the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash site, in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

People hike up to Osutaka Ridge, the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash site, in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

41st anniversary of JAL passenger jet crash

People hike up to Osutaka Ridge, the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash site, in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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41st anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

41st anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

People visit a memorial monument at the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 12, 2026, the 41st anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew.

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Eve of 41st anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

Eve of 41st anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

Photo shows a paper lantern, with a message reading "Come back," before it is floated on the Kanna River in the village of Ueno in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 11, 2026, the eve of the 41st anniversary of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash that killed 520 passengers and crew.

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Eve of 41st anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

Eve of 41st anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

People float paper lanterns on the Kanna River in the village of Ueno in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 11, 2026, the eve of the 41st anniversary of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash that killed 520 passengers and crew.

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Eve of 41st anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

Eve of 41st anniversary of 1985 JAL jet crash

People float paper lanterns on the Kanna River in the village of Ueno in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 11, 2026, the eve of the 41st anniversary of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash that killed 520 passengers and crew.

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Scramble drill in Taiwan

Scramble drill in Taiwan

Taiwanese Air Force personnel conduct a fighter jet scramble drill in preparation for a potential Chinese invasion at an air base in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, on Aug. 7, 2026.

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Scramble drill in Taiwan

Scramble drill in Taiwan

Taiwanese Air Force personnel equip a fighter jet with a missile during a scramble drill held in preparation for a potential Chinese invasion at an air base in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, on Aug. 7, 2026.

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US: Man Rides Jet Ski Through Flooded Streets in Norfolk 2

A man was seen riding a jet ski through flooded roads in Norfolk on Tuesday, August 4, as heavy rain triggered flash flooding across Virginia's Hampton Roads region. The video was captured on Monticello Avenue.

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US: Man Rides Jet Ski Through Flooded Streets in Norfolk

A man was seen riding a jet ski through flooded roads in Norfolk on Tuesday, August 4, as heavy rain triggered flash flooding across Virginia's Hampton Roads region. The video was captured on Monticello Avenue.

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Canada to join Japan-Britain-Italy fighter jet talks

Canada to join Japan-Britain-Italy fighter jet talks

(From R) Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting and Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty hold a joint press conference in London on July 21, 2026, following their talks on a Japan-Britain-Italy joint project to develop a next-generation fighter jet. The ministers announced Canada will participate in the Global Combat Air Program as the first observer.

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Japan's next-generation fighter on display at airshow in Britain

Japan's next-generation fighter on display at airshow in Britain

A replica of a next-generation fighter jet under joint development by Japan, Britain and Italy is displayed at Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, Britain, on July 20, 2026.

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US: Low Blue Angels Flyover Stuns Beachgoers at Pensacola Beach, Florida

A low Blue Angels flyover during "Breakfast with the Blues" caused a stir at Pensacola Beach, Florida, on Wednesday morning, July 15, 2026, sending sand, hats, tents and chairs flying as stunned beachgoers watched. The U.S. Navy said it is conducting a safety review after social media footage showed the jet flying lower than standard profiles during an arrival maneuver, calling it a "low-altitude pass" that disturbed civilian chairs and umbrellas on the beach.

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Canada: Wildfire Smoke Blankets Ontario Skies in Orange Haze 2

Wildfire smoke from hundreds of active fires in northwestern Ontario has spread across southern Ontario and Quebec, turning skies orange, yellowish and hazy as a strong jet stream carried the plumes southeast.

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Canada: Wildfire Smoke Blankets Ontario Skies in Orange Haze

Wildfire smoke from hundreds of active fires in northwestern Ontario has spread across southern Ontario and Quebec, turning skies orange, yellowish and hazy as a strong jet stream carried the plumes southeast.

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[Breaking News]JAL Ohtani jet's final flight

Fukuoka, Japan, June 11 Kyodo - Video taken at Fukuoka airport on June 10, 2026, shows the "Dream Sho Jet" passenger plane, adorned with an image of Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani, before it made its final flight to Tokyo's Haneda airport. (Kyodo)

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JAL Ohtani jet's final flight

JAL Ohtani jet's final flight

Photo taken at Fukuoka airport on June 10, 2026, shows the "Dream Sho Jet" passenger plane, adorned with an image of Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani, before it made its final flight to Tokyo's Haneda airport.

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JAL Ohtani jet's final flight

JAL Ohtani jet's final flight

Photo taken at Tokyo's Haneda airport on June 10, 2026, shows the "Dream Sho Jet" passenger plane, adorned with an image of Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani, after making its final flight from Fukuoka airport.

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JAL Ohtani jet's final flight

JAL Ohtani jet's final flight

Photo taken at Fukuoka airport on June 10, 2026, shows the "Dream Sho Jet" passenger plane, adorned with an image of Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani, before it made its final flight to Tokyo's Haneda airport.

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JAL Ohtani jet's final flight

JAL Ohtani jet's final flight

Photo taken at Tokyo's Haneda airport on June 10, 2026, shows the "Dream Sho Jet" passenger plane, adorned with an image of Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani, after making its final flight from Fukuoka airport.

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JAL Ohtani jet's final flight

JAL Ohtani jet's final flight

Photo taken at Fukuoka airport on June 10, 2026, shows the "Dream Sho Jet" passenger plane, adorned with an image of Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani, before it made its final flight to Tokyo's Haneda airport.

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JAL Ohtani jet's final flight

JAL Ohtani jet's final flight

Photo taken at Tokyo's Haneda airport on June 10, 2026, shows the "Dream Sho Jet" passenger plane, adorned with an image of Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani, after making its final flight from Fukuoka airport.

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JAL jet makes emergency landing at Narita airport

JAL jet makes emergency landing at Narita airport

Photo taken on May 29, 2026, shows a Japan Airlines passenger jet at Narita airport near Tokyo after an emergency landing, with a tire believed to have burst during takeoff from Tokyo's Haneda airport.

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Trilateral fighter project

Trilateral fighter project

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (L) meets with Edgewing CEO Marco Zoff in Tokyo on May 21, 2026. Based in the English town of Reading, Edgewing is a venture company set up to lead the design of a next-generation fighter jet planned jointly by Japan, Britain and Italy.

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Canada: Another Grey Whale Spotted in Vancouver’s English Bay, Drawing Large Crowds

A whale was spotted in English Bay, Vancouver, on Thursday, drawing large crowds to the shoreline. It remains unclear whether the animal is the same grey whale that made headlines earlier this week after colliding with a jet ski near Stanley Park. That whale was last seen Tuesday, swimming out to sea and reported to be unharmed.

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Boeing 787 makes emergency landing

Video from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Boeing 787 jet operated by All Nippon Airways Co. on Jan. 16, 2013, at Takamatsu Airport in western Japan, following an emergency landing after smoke was detected inside the aircraft. All 137 passengers and crew aboard the domestic flight evacuated the plane. (Kyodo)

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F-35A stealth fighters deployed at U.S base in Aomori Pref.

F-35A stealth fighters deployed at U.S base in Aomori Pref.

Photo taken on April 24, 2026, shows an F-35A stealth fighter jet deployed at the U.S. Air Force's base in Misawa in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Memorial ceremony for Japan golf legend Ozaki

Memorial ceremony for Japan golf legend Ozaki

Pro golfers make tee shots during a memorial ceremony for Japan golf legend Masashi Ozaki at a country club in Kuwana in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on April 8, 2026. Nicknamed Jumbo Ozaki after the Boeing 747 "Jumbo Jet," he died aged 78 in December 2025, after scoring 112 wins, the most for a Japanese pro golfer, between 1971 and 2002.

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Memorial ceremony for Japan golf legend Ozaki

Memorial ceremony for Japan golf legend Ozaki

Pro golfers pose for a photo during a memorial ceremony for Japan golf legend Masashi Ozaki at a country club in Kuwana in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on April 8, 2026. Nicknamed Jumbo Ozaki after the Boeing 747 "Jumbo Jet," he died aged 78 in December 2025, after scoring 112 wins, the most for a Japanese pro golfer, between 1971 and 2002.

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Jet collides with fire truck at LaGuardia Airport

Jet collides with fire truck at LaGuardia Airport

An Air Canada Express jet is pictured at New York's LaGuardia Airport on March 23, 2026, after a collision with a fire truck on a runway that killed the pilot and copilot.

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Thailand: Air India Express Jet Makes Hard Landing at Phuket Airport

An aircraft operated by Air India Express made a hard landing at Phuket International Airport on March 11, damaging its nose landing gear and prompting a temporary runway closure. The Boeing 737 MAX 8, operating flight IX938 from Hyderabad, suffered a nose gear failure on touchdown, with both nose wheels detaching from the aircraft. All 133 passengers were safely evacuated with no injuries reported. Footage filmed by a passenger on board shows the moment of landing, with loud noises heard inside the cabin.

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Thailand: Air India Express Jet Makes Hard Landing at Phuket Airport 2

An aircraft operated by Air India Express made a hard landing at Phuket International Airport on March 11, damaging its nose landing gear and prompting a temporary runway closure. The Boeing 737 MAX 8, operating flight IX938 from Hyderabad, suffered a nose gear failure on touchdown, with both nose wheels detaching from the aircraft. All 133 passengers were safely evacuated with no injuries reported.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

NISHINOOMOTE, Japan, Jan. 13 Kyodo - Video taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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Defense Secretary Speaks at Lockheed Martin Facility - Fort Worth

Defense Secretary Speaks at Lockheed Martin Facility - Fort Worth

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, talks with Lockheed Martin employees before signing a F-35 Lighting II fighter jet at Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth, Texas facility on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. Hegseth visited the facility as part of his "Arsenal of Freedom" industry tour. Photo by Amanda McCoy/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific. ==Kyodo

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Protest against new SDF base for U.S. fighter jet drills

Protest against new SDF base for U.S. fighter jet drills

People protest against the construction of a Japan Self-Defense Forces base on Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote, on Jan. 10, 2026. Construction started in January 2023 for the base, to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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Protest against new SDF base for U.S. fighter jet drills

Protest against new SDF base for U.S. fighter jet drills

People protest against the construction of a Japan Self-Defense Forces base on Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote, on Jan. 10, 2026. Construction started in January 2023 for the base, to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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Japan defense chief visits base in Miyazaki Pref.

Japan defense chief visits base in Miyazaki Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) checks the noise of an F-35B stealth fighter jet during a visit to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Nyutabaru base in Shintomi in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 9, 2026.

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