[Breaking News]Accident at Tokyo amusement park

TOKYO, Japan, April 22 Kyodo - Police investigators head for an on-site probe of the Flying Balloon at Tokyo Dome City Attractions in Tokyo on April 22, 2026, a day after a fatal accident. A worker died after being trapped in the Flying Balloon following a fall during an inspection of the attraction, which seats 12 people and spins around while rising to a height of 10 meters. (Kyodo)

Accident at Tokyo amusement park

Accident at Tokyo amusement park

Police investigators head for an on-site probe of the Flying Balloon at Tokyo Dome City Attractions in Tokyo on April 22, 2026, a day after a fatal accident. A worker died after being trapped in the Flying Balloon following a fall during an inspection of the attraction, which seats 12 people and spins around while rising to a height of 10 meters.

Accident at Tokyo amusement park

Accident at Tokyo amusement park

Police investigators head for an on-site probe of the Flying Balloon at Tokyo Dome City Attractions in Tokyo on April 22, 2026, a day after a fatal accident. A worker died after being trapped in the Flying Balloon following a fall during an inspection of the attraction, which seats 12 people and spins around while rising to a height of 10 meters.

On-site probe of Dreamliner battery maker

On-site probe of Dreamliner battery maker

KYOTO, Japan - A spokesman (C) for GS Yuasa Corp. meets the press outside the company's headquarters in Kyoto's Minami Ward on Jan. 21, 2013. Japanese and U.S. transport authorities conducted an on-site inspection the same day of subsidiary GS Yuasa International Ltd., which supplies batteries for Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliners, following an emergency landing by one of the aircraft on Jan. 16 at Takamatsu Airport in western Japan, the Japanese transport ministry said.

On-site probe of battery maker over plane mishap

On-site probe of battery maker over plane mishap

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the headquarters building of GS Yuasa Corp. in Kyoto's Minami Ward on Jan. 21, 2013. Japanese and U.S. transport authorities conducted an on-site inspection the same day of GS Yuasa, which supplies batteries for Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliners, following an emergency landing by one of the aircraft on Jan. 16 at Takamatsu Airport in western Japan, the Japanese transport ministry said.

On-site probe of battery maker over plane mishap

On-site probe of battery maker over plane mishap

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the headquarters building of GS Yuasa Corp. in Kyoto's Minami Ward on Jan. 21, 2013. Japanese and U.S. transport authorities conducted an on-site inspection the same day of GS Yuasa, which supplies batteries for Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliners, following an emergency landing by one of the aircraft on Jan. 16 at Takamatsu Airport in western Japan, the Japanese transport ministry said.

On-site probe of battery maker over plane mishap

On-site probe of battery maker over plane mishap

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the headquarters building of GS Yuasa Corp. in Kyoto's Minami Ward on Jan. 21, 2013. Japanese and U.S. transport authorities conducted an on-site inspection the same day of GS Yuasa, which supplies batteries for Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliners, following an emergency landing by one of the aircraft on Jan. 16 at Takamatsu Airport in western Japan, the Japanese transport ministry said.

On-site probe of battery maker over plane mishap

On-site probe of battery maker over plane mishap

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows the headquarters of GS Yuasa Corp. in Kyoto's Minami Ward on Jan. 21, 2013. Japanese and U.S. transport authorities conducted an on-site inspection the same day of GS Yuasa, which supplies batteries to Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliners, following an emergency landing by one of the aircraft on Jan. 16 at Takamatsu Airport in western Japan, the Japanese transport ministry said.

Police probe condo built on fake quakeproof data

Police probe condo built on fake quakeproof data

TOKYO, Japan - Police conduct an on-site probe Jan. 26 of Stage Daimon, a Tokyo condominium built based on fabricated quake-resistance data.

Police probe condo built on fake quakeproof data

Police probe condo built on fake quakeproof data

TOKYO, Japan - Police conduct an on-site probe Jan. 26 of Stage Daimon, a Tokyo condominium built based on fabricated quake-resistance data. (Kyodo)

Police conduct on-site murder probe with Takuma at school

Police conduct on-site murder probe with Takuma at school

OSAKA, Japan - Mamoru Takuma, the man arrested on suspicion of murdering eight children at Ikeda Elementary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture on June 8, gets out of a police car at the school on July 2 to take part in a police inspection of the murder scene.