Gunma prefecture. 520 people on board died. Every august 12th since then, their v loed ones have been climbing up the mountains to pay respects. Relatives also want to find a way to pass lessons on from the accident to future generations. We have someone at the venue of the Memorial Service held near the crash site. Reporter the day is similar to that day 31 years ago. A hot summer day, but the families of the victims are growing older. Thats what one of them shared with me. And the action was blamed for faulty repair work carried out by the manufacturer boeing. The aircraft on this day 31 years ago suffered the loss of control and 30 minutes later it crashed into a mountain near here. And the families of the victims are concerned that the tragedy is fading from public memory because many of them find it difficult to climb to the crash site on the ridge. Masanaga is one of them. She lost her father in the accident. Her last conversation was that on the phone he was looking forward to h
And they estimate the missile traveled 500 kilometers before falling into the sea. It entered japans air Defense Identification Zone landing just outside of its exclusive economic zone. Translator this was their first missile launched from a submarine to e enter japans ai Defense Identification Zone. It is an act of unforgivable violence and poses a great threat to our security as well as Regional Peace and stability. Prime minister abe called the launch a clear violation of u. N. Security council violations. He says japan will work with the International Community to respond firmly. Officials in seoul also issued a strongly worded statement. Translator we firmly condemn north Koreas Nuclear and missile provocations which threaten the peace and stability of the korean peninsula. U. S. State Department Officials condemned the latest launch as well as previous missile tests. Pyongyang was at the top of the agenda at the Foreign Ministers meeting here in tokyo. The top diplomats said they
Damaged by the earthquake and myanmar soldiers are clearing ththe debris now. At the top of the tower being down here. The ancient city of bagan is about 30 kilometers away from the quake center. The quake caused 185 pagodas to partially collapse. No, no, no r reporter one is the templ which was built in the 12th century and is known for its beautiful paintings. The quake knocked off the top part of the temple. Its now off limits due to the risk of further damage if aftershocks strike. Very scary. Yeah. We was Drinking Coffee and we hid under the tables. The whole building started to shake. Nobody knew what was happening. Then the staff came out and everybody got under the tables. Reporter myanmars government has been campaigning to have bagan added to this list of sites. Concerns are growing o over h h much it may cost to repair the structures here. And the impact on the tourism industry. Daisuke iijima. In italy they are still looking for survivors. Rescuers combing through debris in
Areas and authorized 50 Million Euros to respond to the disaster. The magnitude6. 2 quake caused extensive damage to the town of amatrice and surrounding areas. The town is a popular Tourist Destination in the summer, and Police Believe foreign travelers may be among the victim. Rescue teams are racing against time to find people under the rubblele. There have been over 900 aftershocks, including one with a magnitude above 5. The earthquakes have continued very frequently. Its a really dangerous situation. Police and firefighters are using drones to search for survivors, but experts believe itll take more time to grasp the full extent of the destruction. Turkey has sent more Ground Troops across its border into northern syria. Its part of an apparent move to stop kurdish fighters from expanding their territory. Turkrkish troops began a milita offensive on wednesday that pushed Islamic State militants out of the syrian town of jarablus. The operation was cacaied out together with Syrian
Downgraded to a Tropical Storm as the wind velocity has decreased. Authorities had at one time advised or ordered 100,000 people to evacuate their homes in parts of western and southern japan. Airlines have canceled more than 180 domestic flights. Residents found a concrete bridge washed away. The water came up as high as one meter. Weather officials are warning of possible mudslides, floods, and tornadoes as the storm heads towards the greater tokyo area. For more details concerning the storm, heres sayaka mori. Where is the system now and where is it heading . Right now the system is located in aichi prefecture. It has been downgraded to a tropical depression. Its now moving to the east. Over the past three hours parts of central japan had 100 millimeters of rainfall. It is now making its way towards the kanto region. Earlier in the day we had recordbreaking heavy rainfall in the west. Parts of kyushu had about 580 millimeters of rain in hours. Thats why we are seeing widespread floo