Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents near Tokyo to evacuate as a sinkhole at an intersection grew to more than 40 meters wide, hampering rescuers racing to reach an elderly truck driver whose vehicle was swallowed by the hole.
Japan is expected to report its first year-on-year increase in household spending in five months, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, although the rise appears to be marginal, indicating that consumers remain reluctant to loosen their purse strings.
Japan is set to loosen the rules controlling the country’s tightly guarded rice reserve for the first time as domestic prices of the grain soar to the highest levels on record.
While America retains a gold standard for airline safety, there are stresses on the US air travel system that have been apparent in a series of near tragedies in recent years. Aviation experts have warned that some safety margins have been squeezed by a shortage of air traffic controllers and congestion in the airspace over many major cities.
China said on Friday Japan's plans for export controls on chips, among other things, could damage business relations.
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Japan tries to rescue man stuck in sinkhole. Here’s what’s going on.
Man trapped for days in sinkhole in Japan as rescue attempts continue
The sinkhole that suddenly opened on a road near Tokyo has captured national attention as attempts to rescue the elderly driver drag on.
1.2 million in Japan told to use less water to help rescue man from sinkhole
Hopes faded for a 74-year-old man in Japan whose truck was swallowed by a sinkhole as a difficult rescue operation entered its third night Thursday, with the chasm widening and
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Emergency workers in Japan began building a ramp Friday to try and reach a 74 year old truck driver who has not been heard from since
Another sinkhole has since opened up nearby, and residents within a 650-foot radius had been evacuated, a spokesman said.
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The driver was able to talk with rescuers but they retreated after the area around the hole became unstable, a spokesperson said.
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