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An All Nippon Airways aircraft carrying a total of 213 people landed safely at an airport in Hokkaido in northern Japan on Wednesday after a hydraulic system issue was detected. Upon landing at New Chitose Airport, the pilot of the plane, which took off from Tokyo's Haneda airport, turned off the engines, the authorities said. There were no reports of injuries. The pilot was reported to have said there was an oil leak, according to the airline. Local firefighters were notified of the incident by the airport at around 5:35 p.m.
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In the story headlined "Plane at Hokkaido airport emits smoke, no injuries reported," please note the following CORRECTION. At headline, please read...ANA plane lands at Hokkaido airport with hydraulic trouble...(not...Plane at Hokkaido airport emits smoke, no injuries reported...as sent). Please replace 1st to 2nd grafs with the paragraphs below. An All Nippon Airways aircraft carrying a total of 213 people landed safely at an airport in Hokkaido in northern Japan on Wednesday after a hydraulic system issue was detected. Upon landing at New Chitose Airport, the pilot of the plane, which took ...
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Japanese leading engine maker IHI Corp. said Wednesday a subsidiary has falsified fuel efficiency data for 4,361 engines, mostly for ships, produced at least since 2003 for the domestic and overseas markets. The data-rigging was found at IHI Power Systems Co.'s plants in Niigata and Gunma prefectures, with data doctored during tests to make their fuel economy look better, IHI said. Of the 4,361 engines, 2,058 did not meet the specifications set under contracts with its customers, according to IHI. "It is a betrayal of our customers' trust," IHI Senior Executive Officer Hideo Morita said at a p...
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The discharge of treated radioactive water into the sea from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant was suspended Wednesday due to a partial power outage, the plant operator said. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said it believed the power outage, which occurred at around 10:43 a.m., was caused when a power cable at the Daiichi plant was damaged during excavation work. The system to cool reactors and spent fuel pools was not affected by the power cutoff and remained operational, according to the utility. The release of the wastewater began in late August and TEPCO ejected about 3...
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Japan Post Bank Co. said Tuesday that a nationwide system failure has caused delays in receiving nearly 1.2 million money transfers from other banks. The bank said the system failure began at 8:40 a.m. and was resolved by 10:07 p.m. It said there is no evidence indicating a cyberattack. The bank apologized for the inconvenience caused to customers, who may have been unable to make payments due to the disruption. Transfers from Japan Post Bank to other financial institutions were not affected, it said. There were approximately 23,000 Japan Post Bank branches and over 30,000 ATMs nationwide as o...
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A new hotel within Tokyo DisneySea's latest Fantasy Springs theme area was revealed to the media on Tuesday, with the facility slated to open in June on the same day as the area. Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs Hotel is split into two wings, with the "Grand Chateau," which overlooks the park, starting at 341,000 yen ($2,200) per night. The "Fantasy Chateau" starts at 66,000 yen, according to operator Milial Resort Hotels Co. The hotel offers a total of 475 rooms across nine floors. The Fantasy Chateau, adorned with features from "Tangled" and "Bambi," has 419 rooms. The Grand Chateau, which ha...
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Japan is considering introducing cashless tax refunds for inbound travelers, as part of efforts to prevent them from illicitly earning money by reselling tax-free items before departure, sources close to the matter said Tuesday. Under the envisaged system, the government would have foreign travelers pay for products that include the consumption tax, which would be later refunded through a credit card or other cashless format, the sources said. Cash refunds at airports will remain available, but the government will encourage visitors to receive cashless refunds to avoid congestion at airports, ...
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The government on Tuesday estimated that a deadly earthquake that hit central Japan on New Year's Day had a negative economic impact of up to 115.0 billion yen ($743 million) in the first quarter of 2024, equivalent to less than 0.1 percent of nominal gross domestic product. The Cabinet Office released the figure as it maintained the overall assessment of the Japanese economy in its monthly report for April, saying that it is recovering "at a moderate pace, although it recently appears to be pausing." The same expression was used for the third straight month. Economists say Japan's economy lik...
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Strong aftershocks continued to rattle Taiwan on Tuesday after a deadly earthquake claimed the lives of 17 people in the island's eastern county of Hualien in early April, but there were no reports of casualties following the latest temblors. The aftershocks in the early hours of Tuesday registered magnitudes of 6.0 and 6.3, respectively, leaving at least two multistory buildings that had been unoccupied in Hualien partially collapsed and tilted. Another quake registering a magnitude of 5.8 occurred in the morning. Tuesday's quakes prompted the Hualien county government to announce the closure...
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An International Atomic Energy Agency task force on Tuesday began a review of the process in which radioactive water is treated at the Fukushima nuclear plant, the second it has conducted since Japan started releasing the water into the ocean last August. The task force will inspect the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan on Wednesday while the current release is underway, and hold discussions with the industry ministry, the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. and the Nuclear Regulation Authority during its mission through Friday. In the opening se...
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