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[ad_1] NARITA, Chiba Pref. – ANA Holdings launched its third airline brand, AirJapan, on Friday, with the medium-haul low-cost carrier targeting the growing number of tourists to Japan from other Asian countries following the complete removal of COVID-19 travel restrictions.The parent of All Nippon Airways said AirJapan will operate six round-trip flights per week between Narita Airport near Tokyo and Bangkok using Boeing 787-8 aircraft, with its first flight departing […]

[ad_1] MAEBASHI, Gunma Pref. – The dog that attacked a dozen people including nine elementary school pupils in Gunma Prefecture earlier this week had not been vaccinated for rabies, the local government said Friday.The pet owner has admitted that he failed to inoculate the 2-year-old Shikoku that went on a biting spree in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Wednesday, sending five of the 12 to hospital, although their injuries were not […]

[ad_1] World-renowned Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa died Tuesday from heart failure at his home in Tokyo, his management group announced Friday. He was 88. Ozawa worked with many North American orchestras throughout his illustrious career, including the New York Philharmonic, the San Francisco Symphony, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, where he was the music director from 1973 until 2002. His 29-year tenure was the longest in […]