Haneda International Airport
Japan's main international airport boosts capacity
Mar 07, 2013 05:20 EST
Japan's main international airport on Thursday hiked capacity to allow tens of thousands more flights annually as it faces rising competition and criticism over high landing fees.
Japan's Algeria survivors, dead arrive in Tokyo
Jan 25, 2013 08:13 EST
The seven Japanese survivors of the Algerian hostage crisis, and nine of the ten dead, arrived back in a shell-shocked Japan Friday as the prime minister spoke of the nation's "deepest grief".
Japan's Algeria survivors, dead arrive in Tokyo
Jan 24, 2013 22:23 EST
The seven Japanese survivors of the Algerian hostage crisis, and nine of the ten dead, arrived back in a shell-shocked Japan on Friday as the prime minister spoke of the nation's "deepest grief".
Japan's Algeria survivors, dead arrive in Tokyo: AFP
Jan 24, 2013 17:23 EST
A plane carrying seven Japanese survivors from the hostage siege in Algeria, along with the bodies of nine of their colleagues, arrived in Tokyo Friday, AFP journalists witnessed.
Japan readies for Algeria survivors' return
Jan 24, 2013 15:04 EST
A shell-shocked country was Friday readying to welcome home the seven Japanese survivors of the Algerian hostage crisis on a plane that was also carrying nine of its ten dead citizens.
Japan's Algeria toll hits 10 as survivors head home
Jan 24, 2013 06:51 EST
Japan's government Thursday confirmed a tenth victim of the Algerian hostage crisis, the highest death toll of any nation, as friends and colleagues of those who perished paid tribute at a makeshift altar.
Japanese airlines ground all Boeing Dreamliners
Jan 16, 2013 13:00 EST
Japan's two biggest airlines Wednesday took half the global 787 Dreamliner fleet out of service on safety grounds after an emergency landing by an ANA flight brought new trouble for Boeing's cutting-edge plane.
One dead, 900 hurt in heavy Japan snowfall
Jan 15, 2013 09:26 EST
Heavy snow that blanketed eastern Japan over the holiday weekend left one man dead and 900 others injured, as Tokyo commuters Tuesday took to the slippery streets.
Season's first snow brings Tokyo to a halt
Jan 14, 2013 10:50 EST
The winter's first snowfall blanketed the Japanese capital Tokyo and its environs on Monday, paralysing traffic and stranding young people taking part in traditional coming-of-age ceremonies.
Two more Dreamliner problems in Japan
Jan 11, 2013 08:01 EST
Two more problems hit 787 Dreamliners in Japan on Friday, including a crack in a cockpit windshield that grounded one flight, the latest setbacks for Boeing's flagship aircraft.
Windscreen cracks on Dreamliner in Japan
Jan 11, 2013 06:43 EST
Japan's All Nippon Airways grounded a 787 Dreamliner Friday after a crack was found in the cockpit windshield, the latest setback for Boeing's flagship aircraft.
Boeing Dreamliner flight hit by brake problem
Jan 09, 2013 04:53 EST
Japan's All Nippon Airways said it cancelled a Boeing Dreamliner flight Wednesday because of a brake problem, the third glitch to hit the next-generation aircraft in as many days.
Japan sends envoy to South Korea to mend fences
Jan 03, 2013 22:17 EST
Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday sent a special envoy to Seoul, the foreign ministry said, in an early attempt to mend fences over a territorial dispute.
Japan demolishes anti-airport protest relics
Nov 28, 2012 02:43 EST
Two huts that stood for more than four decades on land earmarked for an international airport, bearing testimony to bloody protests against Japan's rapid modernisation, were pulled down on Wednesday.
Japan's ANA says to order 11 more Dreamliners
Sep 21, 2012 09:17 EDT
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) said Friday it would order 11 more Boeing 787 Dreamliners, with a list price of around $2.68 billion, hoping the fuel-efficient aircraft will help cut costs.
Co-pilot unaware of Japan plane plunge for 17 seconds
Aug 31, 2012 06:07 EDT
A co-pilot who sent his Japanese passenger jet into a nosedive when he mistook a rudder control for a door lock did not notice anything was wrong for 17 seconds, a government report said Friday.
Man Utd's Ferguson meets Kagawa
May 16, 2012 01:33 EDT
Japan international Shinji Kagawa revealed Wednesday that he had met Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, as rumours swirl that the Borussia Dortmund star is eyeing a move to the Premier League.
Cameron eyes Britain-Japan defence trade
Apr 10, 2012 02:02 EDT
David Cameron arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday hoping to prise open Japan's potentially lucrative defence market for firms from Britain.
Deadline time as Japan's Olympus struggles to survive
Dec 13, 2011 19:00 EST
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's scandal-ridden Olympus Corp faces one of its biggest challenges to survive as an independent company on Wednesday, when it must meet a deadline to file its second-quarter results or be delisted from the Tokyo stock exchange.
Deadline time as Japan's Olympus struggles to survive
Dec 13, 2011 17:15 EST
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's scandal-ridden Olympus Corp faces one of its biggest challenges to survive as an independent company on Wednesday, when it must meet a deadline to file its second-quarter results or be delisted from the Tokyo stock exchange.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Tokyo International Airport 東京国際空港 Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō | |||
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| IATA: HND – ICAO: RJTT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Tokyo Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (airfield); Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. (terminals) | ||
| Location | Ōta, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Hub for | Air Do All Nippon Airways Japan Airlines Skymark Airlines Skynet Asia Airways | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 21 ft / 6 m | ||
| Coordinates | 35°33′12″N 139°46′52″E / 35.55333°N 139.78111°ECoordinates: 35°33′12″N 139°46′52″E / 35.55333°N 139.78111°E | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 16R/34L | 3,000 | 9,843 | Asphalt concrete |
| 16L/34R | 3,000 | 9,843 | Asphalt concrete |
| 04/22 | 2,500 | 8,202 | Asphalt concrete |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Number of passengers | 66,735,587 | ||
| Total Cargo (metric tonnes) | 849,378 | ||
| Sources: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1] Statistics from ACI [2][3] | |||
