Animal rights activists said the move did not go far enough. The carcasses of dozens of cows have been spotted in the water, and most of the crew of 43 is feared dead.
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Cattle Ship Capsizes Off Japan, Leaving Dozens of Crew Members Missing
Only one member of the crew was known to have survived. Nearly 6,000 cows were on the carrier, which had been bound for China.
Humans Take a Step Closer to ‘Flying Cars’
A Japanese company said it had completed a manned flight of its electrical vertical takeoff and landing machine. Experts say the technology needs work and that it will be expensive.
Humans Take a Step Closer to ‘Flying Cars’
A Japanese company said it had completed a manned flight of its electrical vertical takeoff and landing machine. Experts say the technology needs work and that it will be expensive.
In Japan, Shinzo Abe’s Replacement Faces Daunting Challenges
The coronavirus, a tanking economy, an aggressive China, a postponed Olympics, a U.S. election: That’s just the start. And any successor will confront those challenges without having the stature of Shinzo Abe.
Shinzo Abe’s Resignation Prompts Speculation About His Successor
Whoever the Liberal Democratic Party elects as its leader, probably within the next week, will almost certainly become Japan’s next prime minister. It isn’t clear who that will be.
After Shinzo Abe, How Japan Will Pick Its New Prime Minister
Back-room deals and horse trading are likely to determine who will become the next leader of Japan’s governing party and the country’s prime minister.
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Longest-Serving Prime Minister, Resigns Because of Illness
Mr. Abe has been prime minister for nearly eight consecutive years, a significant feat in a country accustomed to high turnover in the top job.
Who Is Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Departing Prime Minister?
Mr. Abe, who announced his resignation on Friday, sought to revive Japan’s economy and alter its pacifist Constitution.
1970: Lovesick Japanese Man Hijacks Plane With Toy Gun
An apprentice cook, claiming he wanted to die after an affair went awry, was apprehended by the police after forcing the passenger jet to land. No one was injured.