Japan airline fire: Local TV video showed a large eruption of fire and smoke from the side of the Japan Airlines plane as it taxied on a runway.
Japan Airlines aircraft was engulfed in flames at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Tuesday after a possible collision with a Coast Guard aircraft, with the airline saying that all 379 passengers and crew had been evacuated.
Visuals from the aftermath depict the Airbus plane with flames emanating from windows and the nose on the ground as rescue workers tirelessly sprayed the wreckage. Burning debris littered the runway, prompting the deployment of more than 70 fire engines to extinguish the fire.
The passenger plane possibly collided with a Coast Guard aircraft, with the airline saying that all 379 passengers and crew had been evacuated.
Many rail services, ferries and flights have been suspended as almost 33,000 households remained without power in Ishikawa prefecture on Tuesday morning. A 3,000-strong rescue crew of army personnel, firefighters and police officers have been dispatched to the quake sites in Ishikawa prefecture.
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The earthquake with a 7.6-preliminary magnitude destroyed several buildings and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes, prompting residents in some coastal areas to flee to higher ground. A tsunami warning was issued for the first time since a massive 2011 earthquake.
Japan, which sits on the so-called Pacific “Ring of Fire,” is one of the most quake-prone countries in the world. In fact, an earthquake occurs every 5 minutes in the country.
An eyewitness captured puddles on the station floor and filmed the moment people crouched on a train platform while signs above them shook during the quake.
Japanese public broadcaster NHK TV warned torrents of water could reach as high as 5 metres (16.5 feet) and urged people to flee to high land or the top of a nearby building as quickly as possible.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued tsunami warnings for the coastal prefectures of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama.
Japan earthquake: The quake, which struck on New Year's Day, was felt in Tokyo and across the Kanto area. Reports of damage were not immediately available.
The first tremor of magnitude 6.5 struck near the Kuril Islands at 2:45 pm and the second took place at 3:07 pm. No damage or casualties have been reported as of now.
Tepco has been eager to bring the world's largest atomic power plant back online to slash operating costs, but a resumption still needs local consent in Niigata prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast.
The rocket engine has been dubbed 'Zero' and was kickstarted in a ten-second "static fire test" in Japan's Hokkaido Spaceport, said Interstellar Technologies Inc. (IST) in a statement. The LBM used in the small satellite launch vehicle was derived from "livestock manure" from Hokkaido's dairy farms.
Dozens of LDP lawmakers are suspected of systematically failing to report about 500 million yen ($3.53 million) in funds in possible violation of campaign and election laws. The accused belong to the LDP's biggest and most powerful Seiwa-kai faction, led by the slain former PM Shinzo Abe.
The Quad is a grouping of countries driven by shared interests and values and interested in strengthening a rules-based order in the strategically important Indo-Pacific region. This year's summit was held in Japan's Hiroshima in May, attended by PM Narendra Modi.
According to an earlier report by Japan Times, the main Opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan was hesitating over whether to submit a no-confidence motion against Kishida's Cabinet.
As part of the discussion, the EU has sought duty concessions from India on these goods as it was violative of the global trade norms, but India has stated that it would be again a breach of WTO rules if the concessions be extended only to the EU.
Takashi Fujioka, a researcher at Hakodate Fisheries Research Institute, said that the fish were probably chased by predators and were exhausted due to lack of oxygen. He said that they may have also suddenly entered cold waters during their migration.
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