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26.08.25 - 12:42
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Japan Post to Suspend Some Parcels to U.S. from Wed. (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--Japan Post Co. will stop accepting certain parcels addressed to the United States starting Wednesday, following a U.S. executive order that suspends tax exemptions for low-value imports. Personal gifts valued at 100 dollars or more and goods sent by businesses for sale will be subject to the service suspension. Letters and documents will be accepted as usual. ......
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23.08.25 - 06:06
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South Korea′s Lee Arrives in Japan (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Aug. 23 (Jiji Press)--South Korean President Lee Jae-myung arrived at Tokyo's Haneda Airport Saturday morning, his first trip to Japan since he took office in June. The visit by Lee marked the resumption of "shuttle diplomacy" between Tokyo and Seoul, or mutual trips by Japanese and South Korean leaders to each other's country, which is designed to strengthen strategic communication ......
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22.08.25 - 15:30
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Modi to Visit Japan Next Week (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Aug. 22 (Jiji Press)--Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan on Aug. 29-30 for talks with his Japanese counterpart, Shigeru Ishiba, the Japanese government said Friday. During their meeting set for Aug. 29, Modi plans to tell Ishiba that India plans to adopt East Japan Railway Co.'s next-generation E10 series of Shinkansen bullet trains for its first high-speed railway ......
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22.08.25 - 06:06
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Authorities Bust Multimillion Dollar LA-Area Cargo Theft Ring (ZeroHedge)
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Authorities Bust Multimillion Dollar LA-Area Cargo Theft Ring
Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
Authorities in Los Angeles County have cracked a storefront operation trafficking millions of dollars worth of goods allegedly stolen in train and cargo burglaries, officials announced on Aug. 20.
Cardboard boxes left from stolen cargo lay strewn across railroad tracks in Los Angeles on Jan. 14, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
A total of $4.5 million in stolen property—including power tools, appliances, and electric bikes—was recovered on Aug. 14 and Aug. 19 when investigators searched two locations of DJ General Tool and Wire, located in Montebello and Huntington Park.
Several pricey brands were uncovered, including Dyson, Milwaukee, DeWalt, and Makita products. Many of the items were being sold at the stores and online, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
LAPD detectives worked with the Union Pacific Police Department and the Los Angeles P...
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22.08.25 - 02:54
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ANA Plane Lands on Runway with Vehicle in Operation (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Aug. 22 (Jiji Press)--A passenger plane of Japan's All Nippon Airways landed on a runway where a work vehicle was operating at Wakkanai Airport in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on Wednesday morning, according to the transport ministry. The ministry classified this as a serious incident that could have resulted in an accident. The Japan Transport Safety Board appointed......
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21.08.25 - 11:18
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JR East Cancels Luxury Train Run over Crew′s Boozing (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Aug. 21 (Jiji Press)--East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Thursday that it will cancel one trip of a luxury overnight sleeper service after crew members were found to have been drinking alcohol on duty. The train, called Train Suite Shiki-shima, was originally scheduled to depart from Ueno Station in Tokyo on Aug. 30, heading for the central prefectures of Niigata and Nagano. ......
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12.08.25 - 09:01
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Victims Mourned 40 Years after JAL Jet Crash (Nippon)
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Ueno, Gunma Pref., Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)--Victims of the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet were remembered on the mountainous accident site in eastern Japan on the 40th anniversary Tuesday. Bereaved family members and others went on a memorial hike, climbing to the Osutaka Ridge, the site of the crash in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, which claimed 520 lives. ......
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11.08.25 - 04:36
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40 Years On: Widow Appeals to JAL Workers on Flight Safety (Nippon)
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Ueno, Gunma Pref., Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)--Machiko Taniguchi, who lost her husband in the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet, spoke in July directly to young JAL employees involved in flight safety, her first such opportunity since the tragedy. "The safety of the skies rests on your eyes and your hands," she told them. A week later, Taniguchi, 77, climbed to the crash site on Osutaka......
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07.08.25 - 04:42
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40 Years On: Woman Who Lost Family in JAL Jet Crash Looks to Future (Nippon)
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Konan, Shiga Pref., Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)--In August 1985, Yoshimi Ikai's world was shattered when she lost her beloved husband, her cheerful and compassionate daughter, and her adorable son in a Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash. Now, 40 years later, the pain of that tragic summer has started to thaw. Over the decades, the woman, a 74-year-old calligrapher from Konan in Shiga Prefecture, wester......
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05.08.25 - 10:54
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West Japan Railway Company Q1 Profit Climbs (AFX)
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TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - West Japan Railway Company (WEJ.F) released earnings for its first quarter that Increases, from the same period last yearThe company's bottom line totaled JPY48.842 billion, or J......
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04.08.25 - 11:12
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Nippon Cargo Airlines Seen Merging with ANA Cargo (Nippon)
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Narita, Chiba Pref., Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)-Nippon Cargo Airlines and ANA Cargo are expected to merge in the future, Koji Shibata, president of their parent, ANA Holdings Inc., said Monday. "I think (the two cargo carriers) will be consolidated," Shibata told the press at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture, adjacent to Tokyo. "We will work out the best arrangement for both compani......
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