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1 2.3 Seoul plans to restart talks on military pact with Tokyo (3.08/4) South Korea plans to restart talks with Japan over a military intelligence sharing agreement to better cope with threats from North Korea, an official said Thursday. 2016-10-27 03:54 1KB www.charlotteobserver.com

2 83.3 Eldest brother of former Emperor Hirohito dies at age 100

(1.94/4) The younger brother of former Japanese Emperor Hirohito died Thursday at the age of 100. 2016-10-27 03:04 1KB www.heraldonline.com

3 2.1 Nikkei edges down; Nintendo, Canon weak as earnings disappoint

(1.05/4) By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average edged down in choppy trade on Thursday morning as poor earnings forecasts from compan... 2016-10-27 02:21 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

4 1.9 JGBs slip on weaker Treasuries, 2-year sale draws firm demand (1.04/4) TOKYO, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond prices slipped on Thursday with the market tracking an overnight retreat by U. S. Treasuries. An auction of... 2016-10-27 04:09 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

5 3.6 Emojis before the smiling poop: New York museum acquires world's first set (1.03/4) The 176 tiny designs – a gift from a Japanese phone company – will go on show at New York’s Museum of Modern Art 2016-10-27 01:03 3KB www.theguardian.com

6 2.0 Emojis: Masterpieces of modern art? Nearly two decades ago, Shigetaka Kurita was given the task of designing simple pictographs that could replace Japanese words for the growing number of cellphone (1.03/4) users communicating with text messages. ... 2016-10-27 00:52 733Bytes article.wn.com

7 1.3 Video: SUV Backs Into Glass at High-End Store in $45K Theft

(1.02/4) Police have released video of a smash-and-grab at a high-end department store in Philadelphia that shows an SUV back into the store's glass front and as many as seven suspects from two cars make off with more than $45,000 in men's clothing... 2016-10-27 04:13 1KB abcnews.go.com 8 2.7 Gold edges down on firmer dollar Oct 27 (Reuters) - Gold prices inched down on Thursday to extend losses from the previous session as the U. S. dollar steadied against the yen, but underlying... (1.00/4) 2016-10-27 01:19 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

9 3.0 Philippine leader affirms US alliance but wants troops out TOKYO (AP) — The leaders of Japan and the Philippines agreed to cooperate in (0.01/4) promoting regional peace and stability and acknowledged the importance of their alliances with the U. S., after the tough-talking Rodrigo Duterte said he wants his country to ... 2016-10-27 04:03 861Bytes article.wn.com

10 3.7 Japan on faux pas alert during Duterte visit Protocol-conscious Japanese were on faux pas alert Thursday with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte due to meet Emperor Akihito, the nation's most revered figure. 2016-10-27 00:00 3KB globalnation.inquirer.net

11 1.8 Legacy of diplomacy, aid as tools: Obama’s mostly quiet export of LGBT rights While the world was watching America’s gay rights transformation, the Obama administration was pursuing a quieter mission to try to export the same freedoms overseas to places like sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. The U. S. has deployed its diplomats and spent... 2016-10-27 03:13 1KB article.wn.com

12 3.0 Nigerian activist held in solitary in Japan, prompting calls for her release By Minami Funakoshi and Ami Miyazaki TOKYO, Oct 27 (Reuters) - A prominent Nigerian asylum seeker and activist is being held in solitary at a Tokyo detention... 2016-10-27 02:21 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk

13 31.2 Japanese theme park Expoland shut down after fatal crash Expoland, in Osaka, Japan, was filled with the excited screams and laughter of thrillseekers for more than 30 years before a 19-year-old woman died when a rollercoaster derailed. 2016-10-27 01:54 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk

14 12.0 Japanese Court Awards $13.67 Million To Families Of Children Killed In Tsunami A Japanese court has awarded millions of dollars in damages to the families of 23 schoolchildren who died in the March 2011 tsunami, after their teachers failed to evacuate them to safe ground, even as loudspeakers urged residents to flee, The Guardian reports. A total of... 2016-10-27 01:51 2KB article.wn.com 15 3.8 Kyoto: World's most beautiful city? Still haven't been to Kyoto? This gallery featuring some of the former capital's most captivating sites and scenes might convince you it's time to fix that. 2016-10-27 01:31 1KB edition.cnn.com

16 0.0 Toyota recalls still more air bags The firm says the total number of vehicles it has recalled worldwide now reaches 23.1 million. 2016-10-27 01:27 2KB www.pressherald.com

17 1.3 Japan Records First Population Decline Since 1920 Japan’s population declined between 2010 and 2015 , marking the nation’s first net loss since the first census was taken in 1920, The Japan Times reported. Japan’s population stood at 127,094,745 as of Oct. 1, 2016-10-27 01:18 2KB article.wn.com

18 2.9 Japanese Hit ‘Your Name’ Sells to Funimation for North America FUNimation Entertainment has acquired U. S. rights to “Your Name,” the animation sensation that is currently riding high at the Japanese box office. The film has topped the Japanese char… 2016-10-26 23:46 1KB variety.com

19 2.6 Tokyo Talk: Mamoru Hosoda, Hirokazu Koreeda on Channeling the Past TOKYO — What do you get when you put together an animation maestro and an art- house darling? On Wednesday, following an evening screening of Mamoru Hosoda’s 2012 hit animation “Wolf Children”… 2016-10-26 23:07 3KB variety.com

20 3.7 'I found the man who saved my life' Thirty-six years after being rescued from the sea as a refugee from Vietnam, Yen Siow tried to find the ship's crew who saved her life. 2016-10-26 23:03 598Bytes www.bbc.co.uk Articles

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1 /20 2.3 Seoul plans to restart talks on military pact with Tokyo

(3.08/4) South Korea plans to restart talks with Japan over a military intelligence sharing agreement to better cope with threats from North Korea, an official said Thursday.

Information from Japan's network of satellites and other intelligence-gathering systems would be critical in monitoring and preparing against North Korea's fast developing nuclear weapons and missile programs, the official from Seoul's Defense Ministry said. He didn't want to be named, citing office rules.

The United States, South Korea and Japan signed a joint intelligence-sharing pact in 2014, but under the frame work Seoul and Tokyo only share intelligence about North Korea's nuclear and missile programs via Washington.

A bilateral agreement between South Korea and Japan would enable a quicker transfer of information between the countries in urgent situations, said the South Korean official.

South Korea and Japan nearly signed a bilateral intelligence sharing pact in 2012, but Seoul backed off at the last minute following political outcry at home. Many South Koreans hold resentment over Japan's brutal occupation of the Korean Peninsula before the end of World War II and express uneasiness about the country's military role in the region.

Japan, US, S.Korea agree to Japan, US, S. Korea agree Seoul Plans to Restart Talks put more pressure on to step up pressure on N. on Military Pact With Tokyo N.Korea - Japan official Korea abcnews.go.com dailymail.co.uk mynorthwest.com

2016-10-27 03:54 By TONG www.charlotteobserver.com

2 /20 83.3 Eldest brother of former Emperor Hirohito dies at age 100 (1.94/4) The younger brother of former Japanese Emperor Hirohito died Thursday at the age of 100.

The Imperial Household Agency announced that Prince Mikasa had died in the morning at a hospital in Tokyo.

Japanese media reports say he had been hospitalized since May, initially because of pneumonia. Citing unnamed sources, they say his condition took a sudden turn for the worse on Thursday.

Prince Mikasa was born on Dec. 2, 1915. He is the uncle of the current Emperor Akihito and was fifth in line to the throne.

His brother Hirohito reigned for more than 60 years, during World War II and until his death in 1989.

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2016-10-27 03:04 The Associated www.heraldonline.com

3 /20 2.1 Nikkei edges down; Nintendo, Canon weak as earnings disappoint (1.05/4) By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average edged down in choppy trade on Thursday morning as poor earnings forecasts from companies such as Nintendo and Canon disappointed the market, offsetting gains in domestic demand sensitive stocks. The Nikkei fell 0.2 percent to 17,353.99 in midmorning trade after flirting with positive territory briefly. Traders said that losses were somewhat limited by hopes that the Bank Of Japan will buy exchange traded funds. On Wednesday, the BOJ bought ETFs worth 70.7 billion yen. "When there is bad news and the market is falling in the morning, investor sentiment is still supported because investors would think that that's when the BOJ would buy ETFs," said Hikaru Sato, a senior technical analyst at Daiwa Securities. Nintendo Co fell more than 3 percent after it cut its annual profit outlook by a third. Canon Inc also dropped more than 3 percent after it cut its full-year operating profit forecast. On the other hand, Advantest Corp soared 2.6 percent after the company hiked its operating profit forecast to 14.5 billion yen for the year ending March 2017, up from a previously forecast 11 billion yen. Domestic demand sensitive stocks outperformed, with East Japan Railway Co rising 1.0 percent, Mitsubishi Estate Co surging 2.2 percent and Kajima Corp gaining 1.4 percent. The broader Topix added 0.1 percent to 1,384.53, as advancing issues outnumbered declining issues on the broader market. In midmorning trade, 56 percent of the stocks were rising, while 34 percent were falling. The JPX-Nikkei Index 400 advanced 0.1 percent to 12,410.02. (Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)

Japan, US, S.Korea agree to Asia shares slip after Apple FOREX-Dollar edges up vs put more pressure on results hit Wall St, dollar off yen, higher yields support N.Korea - Japan official highs euro and sterling dailymail.co.uk dailymail.co.uk dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-27 02:21 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

4 /20 1.9 JGBs slip on weaker Treasuries, 2-year sale draws firm demand (1.04/4) TOKYO, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond prices slipped on Thursday with the market tracking an overnight retreat by U. S. Treasuries. An auction of two- year JGBs, on the other hand, attracted ample investor demand as the shorter-dated maturities had cheapened over the past month. The bid- to-cover ratio, a gauge of demand, at the 2.3 trillion yen ($22 billion) two-year sale rose to 4.41 from 3.78 at the previous auction last month. The benchmark 10-year JGB yield was up 1 basis point at minus 0.060 percent and the 30-year yield rose 2 basis points to 0.495 percent. The JGB market took comments on Thursday by Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda in its stride. Kuroda told parliament that the central bank would not attempt to push down super-long bond yields if they rose further. The BOJ adopted a yield curve control scheme in September in a bid to keep the 10-year JGB yield around zero percent. U. S. Treasury debt yields rose overnight, pushed up by a fresh batch of economic data that enhanced the outlook for third- quarter U. S. gross domestic product data due on Friday, hardening expectations for a U. S. rate rise. ($1 = 104.4100 yen) (Reporting by the Tokyo markets team; Editing by Simon Cameron- Moore) Japan, US, S.Korea agree to FOREX-Dollar edges up vs put more pressure on yen, higher yields support N.Korea - Japan official euro and sterling dailymail.co.uk dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-27 04:09 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

5 /20 3.6 Emojis before the smiling poop: New York museum acquires world's first set (1.03/4) Back in the day, before cars could drive themselves and phones could airbrush selfies, a Japanese phone company released the first emojis.

The year was 1999 and the tiny 12-by-12 pixel designs included smiley faces, hearts of the intact and broken variety, a peace sign and zodiac symbols.

Eleven years later emojis were translated into the Unicode standard – which means that a person in France, for example, can send an emoji to a person in the US and it will look the same, no matter what brand of phone or operating system they use.

New York’s Museum of Modern Art announced on Wednesday that it has acquired the original set of 176 emojis. They were a gift to the museum from the phone company, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone.

“From the start (in 1929), part of MoMA’s mission has been to display and collect the art (and design) of our time,” Paola Antonelli, senior curator of the museum’s department of architecture and design, said in an email. “Our time is lived today in both the digital and the physical space.”

The museum’s other digital acquisitions have included the @ symbol and video games.

Asked how a museum acquired something as ubiquitous as a keyboard symbol or an emoji, Antonelli noted that design works differently from art, which in many cases is unique. Some design elements, such as the @ symbol, are in the public domain, which means anyone can use them and the museum can display them.

The museum will show the emojis in its lobby until the end of the year, using graphics and animations, and connecting the old emojis with the current generation.

The Unicode Consortium now recognises nearly 1,800 emojis. There’s wine, a baby bottle, a dancing woman in a red dress and, of course, smiling poop. There have been emoji controversies, such as Apple’s decision to replace the gun symbol with a bright green water pistol.

The human faces in emoji have grown more racially diverse and this year 11 new emojis were added representing female professionals to round out their male counterparts, thanks to a proposal from Google.

New emojis are added regularly and continue to evolve and reflect our changing times.

“[Emojis] as a concept go back in the centuries to ideograms, hieroglyphics, and other graphic characters, enabling us to draw this beautiful arch that covers all of human history,” Antonelli said. “There is nothing more modern than timeless concepts such as these.”

The original set of emojis is now at the Museum of Modern Art cbsnews.com

2016-10-27 01:03 Associated Press www.theguardian.com

6 /20 (1.03/4) 2.0 Emojis: Masterpieces of modern art? Nearly two decades ago, Shigetaka Kurita was given the task of designing simple pictographs that could replace Japanese words for the growing number of cellphone users communicating with text messages. ...

The original set of emojis is now at the Museum of Modern Art cbsnews.com

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7 /20 1.3 Video: SUV Backs Into Glass at High-End Store in $45K Theft (1.02/4) Police have released video of a smash-and-grab at a high-end department store in Philadelphia that shows an SUV back into the store's glass front and as many as seven suspects from two cars make off with more than $45,000 in men's clothing. The video released Wednesday shows a Toyota SUV twice back into a glass window at Boyds Philadelphia early Tuesday and a Mercedes Benz sedan pull off to the side.

Several hooded and masked suspects in the video shatter the glass. One suspect dumps an armful of clothes into the sedan.

Police say hats, jackets and other items were taken. They found a piece of a bumper outside the store. Police say they believe the SUV has significant rear-end damage.

They're asking for the public's help in identifying the culprits.

Video: SUV backs into glass at high-end store in $45K theft dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-27 04:13 By abcnews.go.com

8 /20 (1.00/4) 2.7 Gold edges down on firmer dollar Oct 27 (Reuters) - Gold prices inched down on Thursday to extend losses from the previous session as the U. S. dollar steadied against the yen, but underlying demand for bullion was seen as robust ahead of major festivals in India. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was down nearly 0.1 percent at $1,265.51 an ounce at 0053 GMT. It fell 0.6 percent on Wednesday. * U. S. gold futures were nearly unchanged at $1,266.50 an ounce. * Demand for bullion is expected to pick up ahead of festivals in India such as Dhanteras and Diwali, when gold is traditionally given as a gift. * The dollar edged up against the yen early on Thursday while the euro and sterling held their gains versus the greenback, with a rise in bond yields supporting the currencies. * The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, was firm at 98.646. * New U. S. single-family home sales unexpectedly rose in September, pointing to sustained demand for housing even as data for the prior three months was revised lower. * The European Central Bank is nearly certain to continue buying bonds beyond its March target and to relax its constraints on the purchases to ensure it finds enough paper to buy, central bank sources have told Reuters. * The Bank of Japan is likely to hold off on expanding stimulus next week despite an expected downgrade in its price forecast that may show Governor Haruhiko Kuroda won't see inflation hit his 2 percent target before his tenure ends in 2018. * Britain escaped a severe economic slowdown in the three months after the Brexit referendum shock, official figures are expected to show on Thursday, further diminishing the chance of a fresh interest rate cut by the Bank of England next week. * The Bank of England is not now expected to ease policy until early 2017, according to economists in a Reuters poll who almost unanimously said staying in the European Union would be the best for Britain's long-term trading prospects. * SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings fell 1.49 percent to 942.59 tonnes on Wednesday. * For the top stories on metals and other news, click or DATA AHEAD (GMT) 0830 Britain Preliminary GDP Q3 1230 U. S. Durable goods Sep 1230 U. S. Weekly jobless claims 1400 U. S. Pending homes sales Sep (Reporting by Apeksha Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Joseph Radford)

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2016-10-27 01:19 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

9 /20 3.0 Philippine leader affirms US alliance but wants troops out (0.01/4) TOKYO (AP) — The leaders of Japan and the Philippines agreed to cooperate in promoting regional peace and stability and acknowledged the importance of their alliances with the U. S., after the tough- talking Rodrigo Duterte said he wants his country to ...

Philippine leader affirms US alliance despite tough talk article.wn.com

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10 /20 3.7 Japan on faux pas alert during Duterte visit TOKYO—Protocol-conscious Japanese were on faux pas alert Thursday with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte due to meet Emperor Akihito, the nation’s most revered figure.

Duterte, who has made a habit of hurling sharp, even profane, insults at world figures, is on his first visit as president to Japan, a nation perhaps known more than any other for politeness and strict codes of conduct.

Concerns about Duterte’s behavior during his trip spiked after a video of him in China last week meeting with President Xi Jinping showed him apparently chewing gum — considered rude in Japan for such an occasion. READ: Japan wary over Duterte’s policy, manners

He was also seen standing at the event with his hands in his pockets, another no-no.

Since arriving in Tokyo on Tuesday, Duterte has avoided any major trouble, though he has kept up a barrage of insults against Washington. Still, a summit meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday went off without a hitch.

READ: Duterte praises Japan for help to Philippines

But as the trip approaches its end, the tough-talking former mayor of Davao, who has launched a violent and deadly crackdown on crime, is due to meet 82-year-old Emperor Akihito on Thursday.

Some Japanese are worried Duterte will offend the deeply respected figurehead.

Japan’s emperors were once worshipped as living demigods and the throne is still venerated by much of the public, despite being largely stripped of its mystique and quasi-divine status in the aftermath of World War II.

Most Japanese bow when meeting the emperor, though foreigners generally shake his hand.

“Why did you put your hands in your pockets and chew gum in front of President Xi Jinping?” asked Kunihiko Miyake, a former diplomat, in a column published in the conservative Sankei Shimbun on Thursday.

“Some see them as simple rudeness but I suspect these are also performances,” he added, noting Duterte’s privileged upbringing — his father was a lawyer and his mother a teacher — while the president himself is a one-time prosecutor.

Former defense minister Itsunori Onodera said on Fuji TV on Sunday that how Duterte behaves when meeting Akihito could even impact on the two countries’ relationship.

“I hope the Philippine side will remind him of that point,” Onodera said.

Social media users also expressed concern.

“Is it going to be alright?” one Twitter user wondered. “I hope he won’t chew gum like he did in China.”

“Duterte, I beg you, please behave well at least in front of the emperor,” said another Twitter post.

But Seiichi Igarashi, associate professor of international politics at Chiba University, said Duterte was unlikely to be rude.

“It’s hard to predict what he’s going to say… But he says he’s pro-Japanese and he hasn’t made any hostile remarks against Japan,” Igarashi told Agence France-Presse.

2016-10-27 00:00 Agence France globalnation.inquirer.net

11 /20 1.8 Legacy of diplomacy, aid as tools: Obama’s mostly quiet export of LGBT rights While the world was watching America’s gay rights transformation, the Obama administration was pursuing a quieter mission to try to export the same freedoms overseas to places like sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. The U. S. has deployed its diplomats and spent tens of millions of dollars to try to block anti-gay laws, punish appeared first on The Japan Times. > ...

2016-10-27 03:13 system article.wn.com

12 /20 3.0 Nigerian activist held in solitary in Japan, prompting calls for her release By Minami Funakoshi and Ami Miyazaki TOKYO, Oct 27 (Reuters) - A prominent Nigerian asylum seeker and activist is being held in solitary at a Tokyo detention centre, a case that has highlighted a growing crackdown on foreigners living in Japan without visas and prompted demands for her release. Elizabeth Aruoriwo Obueza was detained two weeks ago after authorities turned down an appeal against her asylum rejection, Obueza and her lawyer told Reuters. Obueza, 48, campaigns for asylum seekers and the 4,700 people on "provisional release" from immigration detention - a status that lets foreigners out from detention but bars them from working and travelling freely. Obueza's arrest is part of a wider campaign by the Justice Ministry, which in September 2015 said it would take steps to reduce the 60,000 foreigners living in Japan without visas. People on provisional release, many of whom have lived in Japan for decades, have been among those targeted, activists and lawyers say. "Elizabeth was targeted and detained for being an activist," said immigration lawyer Shoichi Ibusuki. "I want her released immediately. " The crackdown on people like Obueza comes even as people on provisional release, despite being legally unable to work, power Japan's construction and manufacturing sectors as companies scramble to find workers in the worst labour shortage in decades. "Elizabeth is held in solitary because she's an activist and immigration officials don't want her causing trouble," said Mitsuru Miyasako, head of the Provisional Release Association in Japan, a group representing refugees and immigrants. "Locking someone up alone in a tiny room is to ruin them psychologically. " Naoaki Torisu, a senior Justice Ministry official overseeing immigration detention, declined to comment on Obueza's situation, saying he could not discuss individual cases. Obueza, an evangelical Christian, said she fled Nigeria for Japan in 1991 to escape female genital mutilation and applied for asylum in 2011. Obueza told Reuters she was locked up for more than 22 hours a day. Typically, detainees at the Tokyo Immigration Bureau, where she is held, are locked up for 18 hours a day, according to the Justice Ministry. "I want to help people," Obueza told Reuters from across a security divide in a small meeting room at the detention centre. "Give me the right to help people - don't put me in here. " During her previous 10-month arrest in 2011 at a different centre, Obueza organised detainees to write a petition to immigration authorities calling for better medical care, Miyasako said. For more than a decade, Obueza has visited immigration detention centres across Japan, helping detainees navigate the asylum system and find legal help, said rights groups, lawyers and former detainees. "She has supported so many people as an activist and that's a nuisance for the immigration authorities," said Miyasako, who has worked with Obueza, adding that she had helped hundreds. Former detainees and people on provisional release visit her in detention every day, sometimes waiting for hours, he said. Solitary cells, usually for detainees who are ill, unruly or have tried to harm themselves, are about five square metres, detainees say. In 2014, a Sri Lankan man died in a solitary cell at the same centre, highlighting problems with medical care. Isolation has not stopped Obueza from fighting for detainees' rights. "When I go outside my room, I go around the windows and talk to the others," Obueza said. "I advise them. " Obueza said of the immigration officials who locked her up: "You might think you arrested me, but I think God wants me here to help some other people. " (Reporting by Minami Funakoshi and Ami Miyazaki; Additional reporting by Thomas Wilson; Editing by William Mallard and Nick Macfie)

2016-10-27 02:21 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

13 /20 31.2 Japanese theme park Expoland shut down after fatal crash If this Japanese theme park is anything to go by, Dreamworld could soon be an abandoned wasteland. Expoland, in Osaka, Japan, was filled with the excited screams and laughter of thrillseekers for more than 30 years before tragedy struck. A 19-year-old woman died in an horrific high-speed accident when a rollercoaster derailed, injuring another 18 people in 2007. The amusement park struggled on for another couple of years but ultimately was unable to persuade families - and sponsors - to return to its rides, leading to its eventual demise. After the deaths of four people at Dreamworld on Tuesday afternoon, the Gold Coast park could face a similar fate. Kate Goodchild, 32, Cindy Low, 42, Luke Dorsett, 35, and his partner Roozi Araghi, 38, were all killed when their raft on the Thunder River Rapid ride flipped. Ebony Goodchild, 12, and Kieran Low, 10, were thrown from the craft and survived, only to watch as emergency crews pulled their mothers' bodies from the wreckage. Dreamworld is set to open for a memorial day tomorrow, but other parks to suffer serious accidents have struggled to resume normal service so quickly. Expoland was one of the most popular theme parks in Japan before Yoshino Kogowara was killed in the rollercoaster crash on May 5, 2007. The teenager was thrown from the 120km/h Fujin Raijin II ride along with other passengers and was killed instantly when her head collided with a guardrail. An investigation found that an axle that had not been replaced in 15 years had not been properly inspected. The park reopened its doors after the tragedy, but attendances were so low over the next two years that it was forced to close. 'We couldn't regain the people's trust,' an Expoland spokesman said at the time, blaming the accident on the park's inability to regain sponsorship. The park has since reopened again as a retail park, with a ferris wheel the only ride left on the site. Three of Expoland's staff were found guilty of professional negligence causing death and claiming the rollercoaster had been inspected. It remains to be seen whether anyone at Dreamworld will face charges, however it will soon become clear how severely the accident will affect visitor numbers. Alison Barrett, a personal injuries principal at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers', told Daily Mail Australia that the park could face fines of up to $3million - but a plummeting reputation could cost them more. 'Potentially a bigger impact on them is other financial implications - the knock on effect in relation to people not wanting to attend the park,' Ms Barrett said. 'I've got two young children, I live on the Gold Coast. Like me, every other Queenslander who has visited Dreamworld want answers and want a level of reassurance this ride, and other rides, will be safe.' Officials are keen to ensure families keep coming to Dreamworld. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said it was 'essential to have the coroner's report findings and to build confidence back' 'It's very important so we can move on and help support the theme park and get it back to the point where people have the confidence to come and have those wonderful memories again,' she told ABC radio. Dreamworld CEO Craig Davidson said the children involved in the accident 'will have our support into the future'. 'I acknowledge the impact of the event on the two children who are involved in this tragedy,' he said.

2016-10-27 01:54 Ollie Gillman www.dailymail.co.uk

14 /20 12.0 Japanese Court Awards $13.67 Million To Families Of Children Killed In Tsunami Court ruled in favour of families, after children of Okawa primary school died when teachers waited for 45 minutes to go to higher ground A Japanese court has awarded...

The city of Ishinomaki and Miyagi Prefecture in northeast Japan have been ordered by a court to pay damages of 1.4 billion yen to the families of 23 elementary school ...

Jiji Press SENDAI (Jiji Press) — The Sendai District Court ordered local governments on Wednesday to pay a total of ¥1.426 billion in damages to the families of 23 ...

The Sendai District Court Wednesday ordered Miyagi Prefecture and the Ishinomaki Municipal Government to pay some �1.4 billion ($13.4 million) for failing to safely ...

Japan's bill for dismantling the Fukushima nuclear plant is ballooning beyond the utility's estimate of 2 trillion yen ($19 billion). A government study released Tuesday...

(Source: The Salvation Army International ) 26 October 2016 ABUNDANT blessings were in evidence at The Salvation Army's Japan Territorial Congress led by General André Cox ...

The pricetag for decommissioning the Fukushima nuclear plant continues to grow , the Japanese government said Tuesday, and has surpassed the utility’s estimate of 2 ... --> Wed, 26 Oct 2016-11:56am , Sydney , Reuters There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries and there was no tsunami warning issued after the quake. A 5.6 ...

Japan's estimate of dismantling the Fukushima nuclear plant is ballooning far beyond the utility's estimate of 2 trillion yen ($19 billion). A government study released...

(Source: Article 19 ) Press release ARTICLE 19 25 Oct 2016 Today, on 25 October 2016, the UK Press Recognition Panel (PRP) issued a positive decision on the application for ...

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15 /20 3.8 Kyoto: World's most beautiful city? Chances are your curiosity is already piqued.

Pretty much every leading glossy travel mag has given it a shout out for being one of the world's best cities for travelers.

Last year , Travel + Leisure readers voted it world's top city .

This month, it was voted the world's second-best city by Conde Nast Traveler readers, topped only by Tokyo.

Why all the accolades?

With a population of nearly 1.5 million, Kyoto is definitely worth visiting at least once in your life - - though preferably more given it's impossible to cram its charms into a single trip.

Japan's historical heart, the country's former capital (794-1869) is home to thousands of architectural wonders, including 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

But it's also a modern city with a thriving music and arts scene and incredible restaurants.

Still not convinced? We've put together a gallery of some of Kyoto's most captivating sites and scenes that might fix that.

2016-10-27 01:31 CNN Staff edition.cnn.com

16 /20 0.0 Toyota recalls still more air bags DETROIT — Toyota is recalling about 5.8 million vehicles in Japan, Europe, China and other countries to replace potentially deadly Takata air bag inflators.

The company says it knows of one person injured in a crash involving one of the vehicles, but a spokesman didn’t know where the crash happened. Toyota says it hasn’t determined if the injury was caused by a ruptured inflator.

The vehicles have inflators that can rupture and spew shrapnel. U. S. vehicles with the same inflators are already under recall.

Toyota says the recall brings to 23.1 million the total number of vehicles it has recalled worldwide to fix inflators.

Authorities say as many as 16 deaths worldwide have been linked to Takata. Seventeen automakers are recalling about 69 million inflators in the U. S. and 100 million worldwide.

The latest recall covers four models with faulty driver air bag inflators: The Hilux pickup, and the Corolla, Etios and Yaris cars.

Models with defective passenger inflators include the Corolla, Corolla RunX, Corolla Axio, Corolla Fielder, Corolla EX, Belta, Ipsum/Picnic, Auris/Blade, Alphard/Vellfire, Vios, Noah/Voxy, Corolla Rumion, Etios, Probox/Succeed, Gaia, Brevis, Mark 2 and the Vitz/Yaris.

Takata has hired the advisory firm Lazard to engineer a restructuring of its finances, likely with the help of some of its biggest customers. An air bag analyst has estimated the cost of making and distributing replacement inflators could cost more than $20 billion.

Honda, Toyota and Fiat Chrysler are among the biggest customers for Takata inflators. Many automakers have said they will stop using Takata air bag inflators in models under development, and they will be billing Takata for the recall costs.

Analysts expect Takata to go through a bankruptcy restructuring to shed some recall costs, with investors taking control of the company.

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