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an hour ago
- General
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US Osprey makes emergency landing in Japan, officials say
TOKYO - -A U.S. CV-22 Osprey made what Japanese officials called an emergency landing Thursday at Hanamaki Airport in northeastern Japan, about 300 miles north of Tokyo. Airport officials say the tilt-rotor aircraft touched down safely after reporting a mechanical issue mid-flight. The U.S. Air Force said the craft made a "precautionary landing" during a flight from Misawa Air Base to its home base, Yokota Air Base. No injuries were reported. Operations for commercial flights continued as normal. Video from Japanese broadcaster NHK shows the aircraft taxiing to the apron where uniformed personnel could be seen on top of the aircraft, near the center, inspecting the aircraft. Japan's Defense Ministry says it has dispatched staff to the site and is in contact with U.S. forces. MORE: Pentagon to lift grounding order on V-22 Osprey, 3 months after deadly crash The landing came six days after another U.S. Osprey set down in Akita Prefecture for a safety inspection, according to Japanese officials. That aircraft remained on the ground for over seven hours. A U.S. military public affairs officer described the Thursday incident as a "precautionary landing." The V-22 Osprey has been involved in several incidents in recent years, including a crash off Yakushima, in southern Japan, in 2023 that killed eight and grounded the fleet for months. MORE: 4 US Marines killed in Osprey aircraft crash during training in Norway Cullen Drenkhahn, a 1st lieutenant serving as a public affairs advisor for the 353d Special Operations Wing Kadena AB, told ABC News, "I can confirm a U.S. CV-22 Osprey conducted a precautionary landing today at Iwate Hanamaki Airport at 9:45 a.m." "The landing was executed safely and in accordance with policies. An assessment is ongoing to gather additional information. No injuries or damages occurred. There were no interruptions to airport operations," Drenkhahn said. "The aircraft is assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing and was flying from Misawa Air Base to its home base, Yokota Air Base. He added, "No further information at this time. the safety of our pilots and aircrew, as well as the men and women of Japan is our foremost priority."
an hour ago
- General
US Osprey makes emergency landing in Japan, officials say
TOKYO - -A U.S. CV-22 Osprey made what Japanese officials called an emergency landing Thursday at Hanamaki Airport in northeastern Japan, about 300 miles north of Tokyo. Airport officials say the tilt-rotor aircraft touched down safely after reporting a mechanical issue mid-flight. The U.S. Air Force said the craft made a "precautionary landing" during a flight from Misawa Air Base to its home base, Yokota Air Base. No injuries were reported. Operations for commercial flights continued as normal. Video from Japanese broadcaster NHK shows the aircraft taxiing to the apron where uniformed personnel could be seen on top of the aircraft, near the center, inspecting the aircraft. Japan's Defense Ministry says it has dispatched staff to the site and is in contact with U.S. forces. The landing came six days after another U.S. Osprey set down in Akita Prefecture for a safety inspection, according to Japanese officials. That aircraft remained on the ground for over seven hours. A U.S. military public affairs officer described the Thursday incident as a "precautionary landing." The V-22 Osprey has been involved in several incidents in recent years, including a crash off Yakushima, in southern Japan, in 2023 that killed eight and grounded the fleet for months. Cullen Drenkhahn, a 1st lieutenant serving as a public affairs advisor for the 353d Special Operations Wing Kadena AB, told ABC News, "I can confirm a U.S. CV-22 Osprey conducted a precautionary landing today at Iwate Hanamaki Airport at 9:45 a.m." "The landing was executed safely and in accordance with policies. An assessment is ongoing to gather additional information. No injuries or damages occurred. There were no interruptions to airport operations," Drenkhahn said. "The aircraft is assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing and was flying from Misawa Air Base to its home base, Yokota Air Base. He added, "No further information at this time. the safety of our pilots and aircrew, as well as the men and women of Japan is our foremost priority."
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Automotive
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Asian markets rise, Toyota up by 14% after US tariff deal
The world's biggest economy, the US, and the fourth-largest, Japan, have agreed on a trade deal causing Asian shares to surge, with carmakers leading the way on the prospects of lower tariffs. The US and Japan agreed to put a 15% import duty on goods imported from Japan, apart from certain products such as steel and aluminium that are subject to much higher tariffs. That's down from the 25% that Trump had said would take effect on 1 August if a deal was not reached. This boosted investors' sentiment, resulting in Tokyo's Nikkei stock index rising by nearly 3.9% in the morning in Europe, the Asia Dow increasing by 2.7%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumping 1.3%, while the Shanghai Composite index gained 0.4%. The real trade booster came from the car sector, media reports suggested that Japanese car exports to the US could be subject to a lower tariff than their global competitors. However, key details of the deal remain unclear; Japanese broadcaster NHK reported that the overall tariff rate on autos would be 15%. This could replace the current 25% tariff combined with the 2.5% duty, which is currently imposed on all imported cars in the US. The news fuelled investors' hopes for the future of the biggest Japanese carmakers, pushing Toyota's shares up by more than 14.3%, Honda's shares soared by 11.1%, and Nissan gained nearly 8.3% by the close of Asian trading. There was a chorus of no comments from the Japanese automakers, despite the latest announcement, including Toyota Motor Corp, Honda Motor Co and Nissan Motor Corp. Japanese companies tend to be cautious about their public reactions, and some business officials have privately remarked in off-record comments that they hesitate to say anything because Trump keeps changing his mind. Related Japan is facing slowing exports and trade deficit amid threat from Trump's tariffs Trump announces trade deal with Japan that lowers threatened tariff to 15% Trump: The US is looking at 'hundreds of thousands of jobs' "This Deal will create Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs — There has never been anything like it," Trump posted on Truth Social, noting that Japan was also investing "at my direction" $550 billion (€468.7bn) into the US. He said Japan would "open" its economy to American autos and rice. Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba welcomed the agreement as beneficial to both sides. So far, the US economy appears to be powering through the 'tariff uncertainty' as many of Trump's proposed taxes on imports are currently on hold, and the next major deadline is 1 August. Talks are underway on possible trade deals with other countries that could lower the stringent proposals before they take effect. "President Trump has signed two trade deals this week with the Philippines and Japan which is likely to keep market sentiment propped up despite deals with the likes of the EU and South Korea remaining elusive, for now at least," Tim Waterer, chief market analyst at Kohle Capital Markets, said in a report. What happened in the US markets overnight? On Tuesday, the US stock market inched closer to another record following some mixed profit reports, as General Motors and other big US companies provided updates on how much Trump's tariffs are hurting or helping them. The S&P 500 added 0.1% to the all-time high it had set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%, but the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.4% from its own record. In the bond market, US Treasury yields sank as traders continue to expect the Federal Reserve to wait until September at the earliest to resume cutting interest rates. The yield on the 10-year Treasury eased to 4.34% from 4.38% late Monday. In other dealings early Wednesday, US benchmark crude oil WTI was down nearly 1.5% at $65.22 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, was also slightly down by 0.07% at $68.54 a barrel in the morning in Europe. In currency trading, the US dollar inched up to 146.92 Japanese yen from 146.64 yen. The euro cost $1.1737, down from $1.1754.
New York Times
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
A Puppet Theater Gets Weird, With Georg Baselitz as a Guide
On a rainy morning earlier this month, in a theater in Salzburg, Austria, a soldier danced to an offbeat march with exaggerated high kicks. Flanking him, a cornet player and a percussionist bounced to the rhythm. Suddenly, the soldier's foot flew off. It was lucky, though, that the soldier's head was made of crinkled metal and his limbs were cardboard tubes. A rehearsal ground to a halt, the music stopped. A hand emerged from the bottom of the stage and began to reaffix the foot, and a technician came to sit on the stage lip. The effect was jarring, as if giants had invaded the human world. These dislocations of scale are a specialty of the Salzburg Marionette Theater, where the rehearsal was taking place. This summer, the company is collaborating for the first time with a contemporary visual artist for a new production of Stravinsky's monodrama 'The Soldier's Tale,' opening July 29, with puppets and sets designed by Georg Baselitz. The marionettes usually perform to classic recordings, but this show, a co-production with the Salzburg Festival, will feature a live chamber music group. After eight performances at the festival this summer, it will be filmed in cooperation with the Japanese broadcaster NHK and will tour Europe in fall 2026. Baselitz, 87, a German artist known for his monumental paintings, especially the 'Heroes' series that expressed the complexity of German identity after World War II, approached the theater with the idea about two years ago. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
The Independent
6 hours ago
- The Independent
Man in bear costume chases residents in safety drill after deadly animal attack
A man in a bear costume chased residents in Japan during a safety drill conducted following a spate of attacks and sightings. Demonstrations on how to scare off the animals were held in Tochigi Prefecture, approximately 100 km north of Tokyo. It came after a 52-year-old newspaper delivery man was mauled to death by a bear in Fukushima, southern Hokkaido, earlier this month. There have been three sightings of wild bears reported this year in Tochigi Prefecture, according to local police. Japanese public broadcaster NHK says more than 650 bear sightings have been reported in Akita since the start of July.
