Author: Mari Yamaguchi
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Navy identifies victims in deadly destroyer wreck
TOKYO — Japan’s coast guard is investigating why it took nearly an hour for a deadly collision between a U.S. Navy destroyer and a container ship to be reported. A coast guard official said Monday they are trying to find out what the crew of the Philippine-flagged ACX Crystal was doing before reporting the collision off Japan’s…
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Search for 7 Navy sailors ends after bodies found on ship
YOKOSUKA, Japan— The mother of a U.S. Navy sailor who survived a direct hit to his sleeping berth during a collision at sea said her son kept diving to try to save his shipmates until the flooded berth began running out of air pockets, while others — believing the ship was under attack — hurried…
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VIDEO: Volcano in Japan erupts, generates plumes nearly 7 miles high
TOKYO — Mount Aso in southern Japan sent huge plumes of gray smoke as high as 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) into the air on Saturday in one of the volcano’s biggest explosions in years. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the explosion in the early hours of Saturday also blew off bits of volcanic rock and…
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At least 19 killed, about 20 injured in knifing near Tokyo
SAGAMIHARA, Japan — At least 19 people were killed and about 20 wounded in a knife attack Tuesday at a facility for the handicapped in a city just outside Tokyo in the worst mass killing in generations in Japan. Police said they responded to a call at about 2:30 a.m. from an employee saying something…
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Woman jailed after ‘killing’ virtual husband
TOKYO – A 43-year-old player in a virtual game world became so angry about her sudden divorce from her online husband that she logged on with his password and killed his digital persona, police said Thursday.The woman, who has been jailed on suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data, used his ID…