Buddhist dog prays for worldly desires Mar 25, 2008
NAHA, Japan (AFP) - Buddhists clasp their palms together to pray for enlightenment, but Conan, a chihuahua, appears to have more worldly motivations. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo News)
At Japanese Zen temple, even the dog prays Mar 25, 2008
NAHA, Japan - At a Zen Buddhist temple in southern Japan, even the dog prays. Mimicking his master, priest Joei Yoshikuni, a 1 1/2-year-old black-and-white Chihuahua named Conan joins in the daily prayers at Naha's Shuri Kannondo temple, sitting up on his hind legs and putting his front paws together before the altar. (AZCentral -- News)
Okinawa mixes pragmatism, anger over U.S. military Mar 9, 2008
NAHA, Japan (Reuters) - Chieko Sakihara would like the thousands of U.S. troops stationed on her home island of Okinawa to leave, but she's not holding her breath ... "When I first heard of the incident, I felt intense anger and a feeling of powerlessness, and wondered how long will such things keep happening?," Takeshi Onaga, the conservative mayor of the Okinawa capital of Naha, told Reuters in an interview ... "If the same thing happens next year, they will make the same promises," Naha's... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
U.S. military investigates Marine rape suspect Mar 2, 2008
The district prosecutor's office in Naha then dropped charges against Hadnott. Rape charges in the Japanese judicial system can only be filed with a victim's complaint. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Marine accused of rape in Japan is released Mar 1, 2008
"We've determined that it isn't appropriate to indict the suspect by applying charges, out of consideration for the victim's feelings," Yaichiro Yamashiki, chief prosecutor at the Naha District Public Prosecutors Office, was quoted as saying by Kyodo News Agency. "The girl herself wants to be left in peace.". (International Herald Tribune)
Japan releases US Marine rapist Mar 1, 2008
Yaichiro Yamashiki, chief public prosecutor in Naha, Okinawa's prefectural capital, was quoted by local media as saying the girl had told investigators: "I don't want to be involved in (the case) any more. Please leave me alone.". Japan's Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura confirmed the charges against Hadnott would not be pursued. (iAfrica.com)
Letter from Japan Feb 13, 2008
But they have flourished here on Miyako, an isolated island separated both from Okinawa's capital, Naha, to the northeast and from the cluster of islands centered around Ishigaki Island to the southwest. And yet, even here on Miyako, a flat island covered with sugar cane fields, the religious traditions are weakening. (International Herald Tribune)
U.S. Marine's raping arouses anger in Japan Feb 13, 2008
The assembly of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, unanimously passed a resolution of protest on Tuesday, demanding that U.S. army officials, U.S. ambassador to Japan and Japanese prime minister find out the fact, apologize to the victim and her family members, and take action to prevent U.S. soldiers from committing crimes. The assembly also called on the Japanese government to rethink its relationship with the United States and cut down the number of U.S. bases and servicemen on the... (Xinhuanet, China)
Japanese Upset Over Alleged Rape Case Feb 12, 2008
He has not been charged, but was transferred from police custody to prosecutors Tuesday, an official from the Naha District Public Prosecutors Office said on condition of anonymity, citing policy. The Marine's hometown has not been released. (Newsmax)
Meet Conan, The Praying Dog Jan 22, 2008
Conan the praying dog folds his paws in prayer alongside a Buddhist priest at Shuri-kannondo temple in Naha city, Okinawa province, Japan. The eighteen month old long haired chihuahua stands up in prayer when the temple priest performs his sutras. (WTKR.com, VA)
Can a strict safety audit lift EU travel ban against RI airlines to Europe? Jan 14, 2008
The China Airlines accident at Naha airport in Japan shows that even after passing its audit, an airline is still prone to accidents. Although the crew and passengers all survived the accident, the aircraft of the Taiwanese airliner was destroyed by fire. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
* Three airlines win rights to new air routes to Japan Dec 19, 2007
China Airlines did not receive any new air rights in the wake a fire that destroyed one of its planes at the Naha Airport in Okinawa earlier this year. CAA Deputy Director-General Lin Shinn-der (LHo) said that EVA Air planned to use Airbus 330-200s for the flights to Komatsu and Miyazaki. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Japan00000A86ese fighter jet crashes on takeoff Nov 1, 2007
In August, a China Airlines Boeing 737 exploded in a fireball just seconds after all 157 passengers and eight crew had evacuated safely on to the tarmac at Okinawa's Naha airport in southern Japan. AP. (Sydney Morning Herald)
* Okinawans slam denial of coerced wartime suicides Oct 11, 2007
"My older brother and I struck to death the mother who had given birth to us," Kinjo said in an interview at the Naha Central Church, where he is the senior minister ... Nobuhiko Yonahara, 65, and his wife, Misako, 65, both lost relatives in the Battle of Okinawa ... "My father told me about the mass suicides -- how they were given hand grenades," Nobuhiko Yonahara said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Okinawans protest revisions to World War II history Oct 9, 2007
"My older brother and I struck to death the mother who had given birth to us," Kinjo said in an interview at the Naha Central Church, where he is the senior minister. "I was wailing, of course. We also struck to death our younger brother and sister.". (International Herald Tribune)
China Air jet found with fracture in fuselage Sep 22, 2007
Japanese and U.S. investigators including Boeing officials, inspect the burned-out engine of Taiwan's China Airlines 737-800 jet liner that exploded after landing at the Naha airport in Japan's southern island of Okinawa, on Aug. 23 ... On Aug. 20, a China Airlines Boeing 737-800 that landed at Okinawa's Naha airport exploded in a fireball at a gate seconds after all 157 passengers and eight crew safely evacuated. (MSNBC -- Travel)
* CAL grounds jet after finding fracture Sep 22, 2007
The grounded aircraft is a Boeing 737-800, the same model as the aircraft that burst into flames after landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan, late last month. CAL maintenance workers discovered the crack near the tail of the jet during a post-flight inspection on Thursday at Saga Airport on the western Japanese island of Shikoku, Transport Ministry official Rui Mitsuma said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Sep 15, 2007
Bureau meteorologists said the eye of Nari was located 140km south-southwest of Naha in Okinawa, Japan, at 2pm yesterday and was moving west-northwest at 24kph, though its speed is expected to slow to 20kph today. The typhoon had a 50km radius, with maximum center winds of 40m per second and gusts reaching 50m per second, the weather experts said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Typhoon Nari strengthens on path for Okinawa Sep 14, 2007
The eye of Nari was 100 kilometers south of Naha in Okinawa at 5 p.m. Japan time, according to the latest advisory on the Web site of the Japan Meteorological Agency ... Nari's eye is expected to pass to the west of Naha early tomorrow, the agency said. (News on Japan, Japan)
* CAL finishes inspection of its 13 Boeing aircraft Sep 9, 2007
NUTS AND BOLTS: A CAL official said that nearly half of the nuts examined were below standard, but added that it was not necessarily a factor behind the Naha incident By Shelley Shan STAFF REPORTER Sunday, Sep 09, 2007, Page 2 ... Yuen said this was simply an issue they found during the examination and was not necessarily the cause of the aircraft blast at Naha Airport in Japan last month ... CAL has changed five nuts on the assemblies following the issuance of the notice, including one on the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
China Airlines Says Nuts on Boeing 737-800s Fixed, Safe, After Crash Probe Sep 9, 2007
A China Airlines Boeing 737-800 burst into flames at Japan's Naha Airport on Aug. 20. The carrier inspected all its planes of the same model as required by the FAA and Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Selecting FX fighter not plain sailing Sep 2, 2007
The FX aircraft will replace 48 F-4 fighters deployed at Nyutabaru Air Base in Miyazaki Prefecture and Naha Air Base. The government plans to make its decision next summer to introduce seven fighters under the current mid-term defence build-up programme for fiscal 2005-2009. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Japan officials say key part missing in Boeing jetliner Aug 31, 2007
On Aug. 20, a China Airlines Boeing 737-800 landed at Okinawa's Naha airport and exploded in a fireball seconds after all 157 passengers and eight crew had evacuated safely onto the tarmac. Investigators found a bolt on the right wing slat had come loose and pierced a fuel tank, causing fuel to gush out and catch fire. (Longview Daily News, WA)
FAA orders faster 737 inspections Aug 30, 2007
A worker works on the tail of a China Airlines jet that exploded in a fireball at Naha Airport in Japan. Both the last Saturday's directive and the superseding one issued late Tuesday were based on findings about the fire that destroyed a China Airlines 737 in Japan last week. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
FAA orders inspections of all newer 737s Aug 29, 2007
In this photo released Thursday, Aug. 23, 20007 by Japan's Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in Tokyo, a bolt is seen piercing through a fuel tank on the right wing of a China Airlines aircraft which exploded in a fireball just seconds after all 165 passengers and crew have evacuated Monday at Okinawa's Naha airport in southern Japan. Aviation experts investigating the plane explosion found Thursday a hole in the fuel... (Anchorage Daily News)
China Airlines Fire Prompts FAA Call for Jet Inspections Aug 28, 2007
A China Airlines airplane burns after an explosion in Naha on Japan's southern island of Okinawa August 20, 2007. The left engine of a Boeing 737-800 jet belonging to Taiwan-based China Airlines exploded shortly after arrival in Naha city from Taipei, ripping the plane apart, officials and witnesses said, but all 165 passengers and crew escaped safely. (ABC News -- Wire)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
* China Airlines denies ignoring warning signal Aug 25, 2007
Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Tsai Chi-fang points yesterday to a photo of the China Airlines Boeing 737-800 airliner that burst into flames in Naha, Okinawa, on Monday. He said the airline should change its name so that passengers would not think it was a Chinese company. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Japan Says 23 Boeing Aircraft Pass Checks After China Air Fire Aug 24, 2007
A China Air 737 with 157 passengers on board was found by engineers to be leaking fuel as it arrived at Naha airport in Okinawa, southern Japan on Aug. 20. All the passengers and crew were able to evacuate the plane before its right engine burst into flames and the aircraft exploded. (Bloomberg)
Hole in fuel tank blamed for jetliner fire in Japan Aug 23, 2007
TOKYO (AP) - Aviation officials investigating Monday's explosion of a Taiwanese jetliner at Japan's Naha airport are linking it to a hole in a fuel tank. Transport officials today say fuel gushed out, causing the fire. (WSJA.com, AL)
China Airlines hides logo on plane wreckage Aug 23, 2007
But Japanese media speculated that the airline was trying to minimise the effect of constant footage from the Naha airport, where investigators from three countries are sifting through the remains just outside a boarding gate ... Naha airport is the main airport in Okinawa, a sub-tropical chain lying closer to Taipei than Tokyo and which is packed with tourists in the sweaty summer months ... Three US officials, from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation... (The Age)
US group arrives in Japan to probe airliner explosion Aug 23, 2007
A five-member US group, including three aviation officials, arrived in Okinawa yesterday to help investigate why a Boeing 737-800 of China Airlines (CAL) burst into flames minutes after landing at Naha Airport on Monday. The three officials from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration, arrived along with two experts from Boeing Co and are expected to meet with officials from Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation (MLIT) at Naha... (Taipei Times)
China Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Japan Aug 23, 2007
On Monday, a China Airlines Boeing 737-800 passenger plane burst into flames after landing at Naha airport of southern Japan's Okinawa prefecture. No one was injured. (Xinhuanet, China)
Taiwan jet in emergency landing Aug 23, 2007
On Monday a Boeing 737-800 burst into flames at Naha airport ... In Monday's incident at Naha airport all 165 people on board survived, with some escaping just seconds before the plane exploded. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Officials probe Japan plane blaze Aug 22, 2007
The plane, a Taiwanese China Airlines Boeing 737-800, exploded into a fireball shortly after landing at Naha airport on Monday. All 165 people on board survived, some escaping with just seconds to spare. (BBC News)
Fuel leak may have caused jet fire Aug 22, 2007
Ground engineers reported that fuel from the aircraft's right engine was "gushing out in a torrent" as it pulled into a parking slot at Naha airport on the island of Okinawa, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper said. The paper said investigators believe a huge quantity of jet fuel may have leaked from the engine on the right wing and flowed to the other side of the aircraft. (Aljazeera.Net)
* China Airlines warns of losses after disaster Aug 22, 2007
China Airlines Ltd (), the nation's largest carrier, is bracing for a financial loss after fire consumed a Boeing 737-800 passenger jet shortly after it landed at Naha Airport in Okinawa on Monday, a company official said yesterday. Although the carrier has other aircraft to support its operations, its cash flow will be affected with the loss of one aircraft from its fleet, China Airlines spokesman Johnson Sun (]E) said by telephone. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Taiwan jet explodes in fireball in Japan Aug 21, 2007
NAHA, Japan -- Taiwan grounded its fleet of Boeing 737-800 jetliners after a China Airlines plane exploded in a fireball yesterday on the tarmac in Okinawa, and officials said a fuel leak may be to blame. All 165 passengers and crew scrambled down emergency chutes or jumped from cockpit windows -- some just seconds before the blast. (Boston Globe)
* China Airlines jet bursts into flames Aug 21, 2007
A China Airlines Boeing 737-800 is engulfed in smoke and flames after landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan, yesterday ... Flames and giant plumes of black smoke erupted from the jet just after it landed at Naha Airport after a flight from Taipei ... "I saw several passengers evacuate the plane using a chute. After a minute or so, I heard the sound of an explosion. It was a big explosion," said Tadahiro Hasuo, who told Japanese TV network NHK he felt the heat of the blast while passing Naha... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
China Airlines Fire Possible Cause Aug 21, 2007
Preliminary results are that there was an electrical short;in a fuel vapor environment; March 3rd 2001 a Thai Airways B-737 blew up on the ground at the gate because of an electrical short;in a fuel vapor environment; On May 11th 1990 a one year old Philippines Airlines B-737 blew up on the ground preparing for take off because of an electrical short;in a fuel vapor environment; Today China Airlines flight CI-120 was on an international flight from Taipei Taiwan to Naha Okinawa Prefecture in... (Suite101.com)
China Airlines Jet Catches Fire In Okinawa Aug 21, 2007
AP ImageA China Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft caught flames on the runway of Naha Airport, Okinawa, Japan ... Flight CI120 arrived safely at Naha, on the southern island of Okinawa. (KIRO TV, WA)
Probe begins into Japan jet blaze Aug 21, 2007
All 165 passengers and crew had a lucky escape from the aircraft on Monday, sliding down inflatable escape chutes minutes after the plane touched down at Naha airport on the island of Okinawa. The blaze quickly reduced the aircraft to a charred wreck and passengers reported hearing several explosions as the flames took hold. (Aljazeera.Net)
China Airlines jet explodes on tarmac in Japan Aug 21, 2007
A China Airlines Boeing 737-800 explodes into flames at Naha Airport, Japan, after arriving from Taiwan on Monday. All 165 people aboard escaped alive, officials said and police said terrorism was not suspected. (International Herald Tribune)
Japan checks planes after aircraft fire Aug 21, 2007
Investigators from Japan's transport ministry and Okinawa police began a joint probe into the fire on the aircraft, whose charred remains lay in pieces at the Naha airport. Television footage showed investigators with white helmets and some wearing masks sifting through the debris and taking pictures of the engines, where the flames were believed to have broken out. (The Age)
Out In The Nick Of Time Aug 21, 2007
(08-20) 08:59 PDT NAHA, Japan (AP) ... "We are prepared to do its best to get to the bottom of this incident," China Airlines president Zhao Guoshi told reporters at a press conference at Naha airport late Monday. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Passengers escape as explosion incinerates jet Aug 21, 2007
Cause unknown firefighters extinguish smoke still coming from the China Airlines jet at Naha Airport in Okinawa, which burst into flames after landing ... Eri Terukina, a fire official at Naha Airport, on the southern island of Okinawa, said the two pilots escaped, and the national broadcaster NHK reported that all six flight attendants made it off the plane alive ... Cause unknown … firefighters extinguish smoke still coming from the China Airlines jet at Naha Airport in Okinawa, which... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Taiwanese jet explodes in fireball at Okinawa Airport; all 165 aboard escape Aug 21, 2007
NAHA, Japan (AP) -- They made it out with just seconds to spare ... Passengers described a normal landing in Naha after a flight from the Taiwanese capital of Taipei. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Taiwan airline apologises for inferno horror Aug 21, 2007
Another China Airlines arrived Tuesday in Naha, Okinawa's main city, where the airport was operating as normal as investigators sifted through the charred wreckage of the plane. They were taking pictures of the engines, where the flames were believed to have broken out, television footage showed. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Airliner explodes at Japan airport Aug 20, 2007
There is a possibility of the engine exploding and catching fire due to a fuel leak, a Naha airport police official told Reuters. One member of the ground crew had been injured, Kyodo news agency reported. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Taiwanese jet explodes in Japan Aug 20, 2007
A Boeing 737 belonging Taiwan's China Airlines Ltd. bursts into flames after an explosion at the Naha Airport on Japan's southern island of Okinawa on Monday ... There is a possibility of the engine exploding and catching fire due to a fuel leak, a Naha airport police official told Reuters. (MSNBC -- International)
Plane gutted at Japanese airport Aug 20, 2007
All the passengers and crew had just been evacuated when the fire broke out on the Boeing 737-800 at Naha airport. TV pictures showed flames and smoke billowing from the plane as firefighters doused the fuselage. (BBC News)
Jet Explodes on Okinawa Runway Aug 20, 2007
Aug. 20: A huge fireball erupts from a China Airlines jet that exploded following its landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan. TOKYO A jet exploded into flames at an airport in after arriving from Taiwan on Monday, but all 165 people aboard escaped alive, officials said. (Fox News)
Plane explodes in Japan Aug 20, 2007
A China Airways plane has burst into flames minutes after landing at Naha airport in southern Japan. (00:00:35). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Plane catches fire at airport Aug 20, 2007
Firefighters extinguish smoke billowing from the China Airlines jet at Naha Airport in Okinawa ... Firefighters extinguish smoke billowing from the China Airlines jet at Naha Airport in Okinawa. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
Plane bursts into flames Aug 20, 2007
A huge fireball goes up from a China Airlines plane that exploded following its landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa on Monday ... "We don't have any information that suggests the accident was linked to terrorism. There is a possibility of the engine exploding and catching fire due to a fuel leak," a Naha airport police official told Reuters ... A huge fireball goes up from a China Airlines plane that exploded following its landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa on Monday. (The Age, Australia)
Fire engulfs Taiwanese plane Aug 20, 2007
Giant flames and plumes of black smoke erupted from the China Airlines jet just eight minutes after it had landed from Taipei at Naha airport on Okinawa Island. Firefighters sprayed hoses full of foam on the aircraft, which turned into little more than a charred skeleton that collapsed into pieces, television footage showed. (iAfrica.com)
China Airlines plane on fire at Japan airport Aug 20, 2007
A passenger plane of China Airlines from Taiwan burns after an explosion in Naha on Japan's southern island of Okinawa Aug. 20, 2007 ... TOKYO, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- A passenger plane of China Airlines from Taiwan was almost completely destroyed in fire on Monday morning at Naha airport of Southern Japan's Okinawa Prefecture, according to Japanese media ... The plane departed Taipei earlier in the day and landed at Naha, the capital of Okinawa, at 10:27 a.m. local time (0127 GMT). (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese airliner ignites upon arrival Aug 20, 2007
Spokesman Sun Hung-wen said the five-year old aircraft skidded on its way from the runway to the gate after landing at Naha, and ground crew reported seeing a fire on board ... This TV grab from Japan's NHK shows an aircraft from Taiwan's China Airlines after going up in the flames at Naha airport, on the southern island of Okinawa Monday morning. (USA Today)
Full Story » Aug 20, 2007
Monday, August 20, 2007. Dramatic escape as fire engulfs Taiwanese plane in Japan; all safe Posted: 20 August 2007 0958 hrs. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Battle over Okinawa history rages on Aug 7, 2007
OKINAWA - A short walk through the rice and sugarcane fields that dot Yomitan village, 20 kilometers north of Naha, capital of Okinawa prefecture, leads to dark, dank caves where hundreds of civilians took refuge as United States troops invaded the island during World War ll. More than six decades later, these caves are at the center of a bitter battle over what really happened there. (Asia Times Online)
Moderate earthquake hits off Japan00000F15 Aug 7, 2007
7 degrees east longitude, about 170 km northwest of Naha, the Hong Kong Observatory said in a bulletin released Thursday. There was no immediate report of casualties or damage. (Xinhuanet, China)
Man-yi spares Sasebo, gets weaker on the way to Tokyo Jul 16, 2007
Though flights serving Naha International Airport resumed Saturday with some delays, Okinawa wasnt completely out of the woods, weather-wise. Rain continued throughout the day, with more forecast for Monday and Tuesday. (Stars and Stripes)
Powerful Typhoon Hits Southern Japan Jul 15, 2007
Wind speeds were clocked at up to 100 mph as the storm passed Naha, the regional capital, the Meteorological Agency said ... "It is raining hard and the wind is very strong. It looks all white outside," Tomoko Sunagawa, an official of Okinawa Electric Power Co. said by phone from Naha. (Newsmax)
