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Thousands stranded at Japan's Narita airport after record rain kills four

TOKYO — Record rainfall left thousands of travellers stranded at Tokyo's Narita airport on Friday as flooding in the surrounding area disrupted transport, knocked out power to homes and ⁠claimed at least four lives.

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4 dead as ‘unprecedented’ rain floods Eastern Japan, strands thousands at Narita Airport

At least four people have died in eastern Japan after what authorities described as “unprecedented” heavy rain triggered widespread disruption, leaving thousands stranded overnight at Narita airport and snarling road and rail services, officials said Friday.

The Times of India

JAL jet makes emergency landing at Narita airport, no injuries

A Japan Airlines passenger jet made an emergency landing at Narita airport near Tokyo on Friday due to a mechanical issue, with a tire believed to have burst during takeoff, the Transport Ministry said.

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Inside the illegal eel trade: is there a way to stop Europe’s biggest wildlife crime before it’s too late?

Interviews with experts and key players across four countries reveal why efforts to stop the multibillion-euro trafficking industry have failed – and how to save the endangered fish

The Guardian - UK

Runway at Japan’s Narita airport closed for hours after US cargo plane makes emergency landing

Boeing 747 jet’s crew members not injured but plane’s tyres found ruptured and wheels damaged

The Independent UK

Gran facing life in Filipino jail for trying to smuggle 7kg of drugs in truffles

Wendy Jane Marais was headed to Narita, Japan on a long-haul flight from Mexico, but was stopped when she arrived on a stopover in Manila

Daily Mirror

Airline boss flies to airport to personally apologise to passengers stranded overnight

Chang Kuo-wei, chairman of Starlux Airlines, decided to head to Tokyo Narita Airport in Japan to tell passengers how sorry he was in person after they endured a torrid night of delays

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Ohtani told WBC catcher to sit back and enjoy the show

NARITA, Chiba -- Before Shohei Ohtani closed out Japan's dramatic victory over the United States in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic, catcher Yuhei Nakamura went out to the mound for a talk.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Narita Airport opponents clash with police as structures removed

NARITA, Chiba -- Skirmishes broke out Wednesday evening as authorities began the forcible removal of structures set up to block the development of Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture and the eviction of people effectively occupying the site.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan will continue to monitor COVID situation in China, govt says

Japan will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation in China and deal "flexibly" with border control measures, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Monday.

Reuters

Chinese city dwellers head to hometowns as holidays raise COVID stakes

Passengers laden with luggage flocked to rail stations in China's megacities on Monday, heading to their hometowns for holidays that health experts fear could intensify a raging COVID-19 outbreak in areas less-equipped to handle it.

Reuters

China COVID peak to last 2-3 months, hit rural areas next -expert

The peak of China's COVID-19 wave is expected to last two to three months, and will soon swell over the vast countryside where medical resources are relatively scarce, a top Chinese epidemiologist has said.

Reuters

Taiwan airline also received bomb threat at Narita Airport

The bomb threat targeting a Jetstar Japan passenger plane last week was not the only one received for a flight leaving Narita Airport, according to investigators.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Holy Shit, A Jetstar Flight Had To Make An Emergency Landing In Japan ‘Cos Of A Bomb Threat

A bloke reportedly called Tokyo's Narita Airport demanding to speak to the "manager" or he'd detonate the bomb.

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Tall order

Monks and other temple staff dust under the eaves of the Great Main Hall as part of a year-end cleaning ritual at Naritasan Shinshoji temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, early Tuesday morning. A senior temple official lit a sacred goma fire at around 5 a.m. to announce the start of…

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Australians stranded in Tokyo's Narita airport after cancelled Jetstar flight

A group of Australians are stranded at Narita airport in Tokyo "without food or water", unable to leave due to Japan's strict COVID controls, after Jetstar cancelled their connecting flight from Finland to Australia.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

International arrivals smooth as Japan's border controls eased

International passengers landing at Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture on Wednesday morning completed their arrival procedures smoothly as Japan scrapped on-arrival COVID-19 testing and self-quarantine requirements for visitors from 98 countries and regions from that day.

Bangkok Post

Narita airport deploys net traps to stop turtles infiltrating runway

NARITA, Japan: Traps to prevent turtles from infiltrating a runway at Narita airport near Tokyo have been set in its retention pond to avoid a repeat of a 2021 incident where an intrusion by one of the reptiles delayed departures.

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