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Japanese officials inspect 2 factories making health supplements linked to 5 deaths
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese government health officials on Sunday inspected a factory producing health supplements linked to at least five deaths and the hospitalization of more than 100 others, one day after the authorities investigated another plant that manufactured the product. A...
5 dead and over 100 hospitalized from recalled Japanese health supplements
TOKYO (AP) — Five people who took a Japanese health supplement have died and more than 100 have been hospitalized as of Friday, a week after a pharmaceutical company issued a recall of the products, officials said. Osaka-based Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. came under fire for not...
United Airlines plane makes a safe emergency landing in LA after losing a tire during takeoff
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A United Airlines jetliner bound for Japan made a safe landing in Los Angeles on Thursday after losing a tire while taking off from San Francisco. Video shows the plane losing one of the six tires on its left-side main landing gear assembly seconds after...
A stray whale's death in a Japanese bay raises questions about the cause and the cost of disposal
TOKYO (AP) — A whale as long as a train car that died after straying into a Japanese bay is set to be buried until it naturally becomes a skeletal specimen for a local museum. It's the third year in a row that whales have become stranded in Osaka Bay, raising questions about the...
Junya Ito removed from Japan's squad at Asian Cup amid sexual assault claims he denies
TOKYO (AP) — Junya Ito has been removed from Japan’s squad at the Asian Cup by the Japanese Football Association in the midst of sexual assault allegations that he has denied, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported Friday. Japan is the favorite to win the Asian Cup being played in...
