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Jet to transport patients needing critical care introduced in Japan

Medical staff unload an infant in need of emergency care from a plane after its arrival at Nagoya airport in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on April 19, 2024. The male infant, who had a heart problem, was airlifted from Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, for treatment at an Aichi Prefecture hospital, marking the first flight of the plane, recently introduced by the nonprofit organization Japan Critical Care Network on a trial basis for transporting patients in a critical condition.

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Jet to transport patients needing critical care introduced in Japan

Medical staff unload an infant in need of emergency care from a plane after its arrival at Nagoya airport in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on April 19, 2024. The male infant, who had a heart problem, was airlifted from Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, for treatment at an Aichi Prefecture hospital, marking the first flight of the plane, recently introduced by the nonprofit organization Japan Critical Care Network on a trial basis for transporting patients in a critical condition.

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Ichiro encourages baseball kids

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese professional baseball player Ichiro Suzuki (R) shakes hands with a boy at a closing ceremony of the "Ichiro Cup" rubber-ball baseball competition for schoolchildren on Dec. 23, 2014, in the town of Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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F-2 fighter final delivery ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony is held at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s factory in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2011, marking the company's final delivery of the F-2 fighter plane to Japan's Defense Ministry. The fighter was jointly developed by Japan and the United States.

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F-2 fighter final delivery ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Omiya (far R, front), president of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., and other people attend a ceremony at the company's factory in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2011, marking the company's final delivery of the F-2 fighter plane to Japan's Defense Ministry. The fighter was jointly developed by Japan and the United States.

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Ichiro's father says son's success due to effort

NAGOYA, Japan - Nobuyuki Suzuki, the father of Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, shows his writing of a proverb on endeavor, in Ichiro's hometown of Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010, after the 10-time All Star set a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Suzuki said he cannot contain his emotions and attributed his son's achievement to hard work.

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(16)Ichiro breaks MLB record for hits in a season

TOYOYAMA, Japan - Local people in the town of Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, the hometown of Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, celebrate on Oct. 2 after Ichiro set a major league record for hits in a game against the Texas Rangers in Seattle. (MLB)

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7 ASDF warplanes damaged at Mitsubishi Heavy plant

TOYOYAMA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 8 shows the Komaki Minami factory of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., where seven Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) warplanes have been found damaged while undergoing regular repairs there.

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(2)Ichiro wins MVP, first Japanese in MLB history

TOYOYAMA, Japan - Nobuyuki Suzuki, father of Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, speaks to reporters in front of his house in the Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Nov. 21 about his joy for his son's winning of the Most Valuable Player Award in the American League.

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New military helicopter prototype unveiled

NAGOYA, Japan - Parked at a factory of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Aug. 8 is a prototype of a new antisubmarine patrol helicopter, the SH60JKai, an advanced version of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force SH60J chopper, which will be decommissioned from fiscal 2004.

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Colombian dies in Aichi trying to flee custody

NAGOYA, Japan - The picture shows the hotel in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, where Columbian Lida Ordonez fell to her death from her fourth-floor room Dec. 27. Ordonez, 52, along with her 3-year-old granddaughter, tried to flee after being refused entry into Japan earlier in the day. The granddaughter suffers from light injuries.