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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 8, 2023
Is space the final frontier of extreme travel insurance?
Last year, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance said they would jointly develop space insurance offerings.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2023
Presumed human remains and shattered Titanic submersible brought ashore
The evidence will be transported by a Coast Guard cutter to a U.S. port for analysis and testing by a marine board of investigation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2023
Five deaths at sea gripped the world. Hundreds of others got a shrug.
On one vessel, five people died on a very expensive excursion. On the other, perhaps 500 people died on a squalid and perilous voyage. But it was the first that drew the world¡¯s attention.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2023
Titanic sub disaster puts spotlight on another extreme venture: Space tourism
As the world dissects what went wrong with the doomed OceanGate submersible vessel, the craft¡¯s lack of safeguards is raising questions about space tourism.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2023
Industry faces scrutiny after Titanic sub disaster
But even as industry leaders braced for that increased scrutiny, they said it was difficult to forecast what sort of changes may come.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 23, 2023
Titanic sub victims¡¯ families could still sue despite liability waivers
Waivers are not always ironclad, and it is not uncommon for judges to reject them if there is evidence of gross negligence or hazards that were not fully disclosed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 23, 2023
All five on Titanic sub dead after ¡®catastrophic¡¯ implosion
The somber announcement ended a multinational search-and-rescue operation that captivated the world since the tiny tourist craft went missing four days ago.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2023
Extreme travel rescue operations are expensive, and who pays is unclear
The expense for the search for the missing submersible is likely to be great, and it is unclear whether taxpayers will be required to pay it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2023
Titanic tour leader aboard missing submersible had called safety ¡®pure waste¡¯
Ocean scientists and at least one former employee of Stockton Rush¡¯s company, OceanGate, have been sounding alarms about its safety procedures for at least five years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 21, 2023
Titanic sub search calls in lifting gear in race against time
The U.S. Navy is sending a lifting system to the area that can recover large and heavy sunken objects such as aircraft or small boats from deep water.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 6, 2019
Deadly California dive boat fire may put spotlight on Titanic¡¯s successful legal defense
The company that owns a scuba dive boat that caught fire and sank off California killing 34 people, may seek to limit its liability by invoking a 19th century law that has shielded vessel owners from costly disasters such as the sinking of the Titanic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2019
Titanic shipyard Harland and Wolff to file for insolvency
Harland and Wolff, the Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic, was put into administration on Monday after its bankrupt Norwegian owner failed to find a buyer and calls for its nationalization were rebuffed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 22, 2017
Letter from Titanic victim fetches record $166,000
A personal letter found on the body of a man killed in the sinking of the Titanic sold at auction on Saturday for ?126,000 ($166,000), a record price for correspondence from the doomed liner.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 7, 2015
Titanic menu, JFK limo license plates head to auction block
A menu from the last dinner served to first-class passengers aboard the Titanic before it sank in 1912 is among a few surviving artifacts from the ill-fated ship¡¯s journey that were to be auctioned off on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 1, 2015
Online auction looks to fetch $70,000 for last Titanic luncheon menu
More than a century after first-class passengers aboard the ill-fated Titanic ate grilled mutton chops and custard pudding in an elaborate dining room, the ship¡¯s last luncheon menu is expected to fetch up to $70,000 in an online auction, a curator said on Monday.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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