Posted on May 25, 2021.
Low-altitude flights by American military aircrafts have become a problem, not just in the capital region of Tokyo, but also nationally, like in Kyoto, where on March 22 at around 11:10 in the morning, an aircraft resembling a Boeing V-22 Osprey was spotted in the skies over the Minami and Nishikyo districts. Those driving near Yokota Air Base in Western Tokyo can witness said Ospreys taking off at low altitudes.
Aviation law mandates that aircrafts flying over residential areas must be at least 300 meters above the region’s tallest building, while 150 meters is the minimum while flying over uninhabited areas. However, it seems many American aircrafts don’t follow that regulation.
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At least 55 male residents at a government detention center in Shinagawa, Tokyo have tested positive for the coronavirus. The cluster infection is drawing more attention to the conditions immigrant detainees are facing at such facilities.
Starting in mid-February, several people held at the detention center in Tokyo s Shinagawa District contacted NHK complaining of coughs and flu-like symptoms. These detainees have been in communication with NHK for months about the conditions in the facility. The Japanese government detains foreign residents who refuse deportation orders at these sites.
One of the detainees said 15 or 16 people housed in his cell block have been confirmed to be infected.
Leigh F. Capule, Migrations Manager I GSC Philippines, HSBC. Photo: HSBC
Leigh is a pioneer member of the HSBC (HSBA.L) Pride + Ally Network in GSC Philippines. Under Leigh’s leadership a number of significant initiatives and company policy changes were made, including the establishment of both gender neutral and gender preference restrooms, the inclusion of same sex and domestic partners in their insurance coverage and inclusion of treatment of HIV/AIDS in HMO coverage.
Leigh took the lead in the D&I forum held in India in sharing Philippines Pride best practices and initiatives and established an annual PAN GSC SOGIE Awareness session, which she personally facilitates. In addition, she played a critical role in the establishment of Pride ERGs in GSC India and China.
Ghosn case haunts Japan a year after shock escape
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Tokyo (AFP)
A year after Japan learned with horror that Carlos Ghosn had jumped bail to become the world s most famous fugitive, the fiasco and its repercussions continue to haunt the country.
Ghosn was living in a monitored Tokyo apartment awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges when he casually boarded a train to Osaka in western Japan on December 29, 2019 with two accomplices.
They smuggled him past customs at Kansai airport, reportedly in an instrument case, and a day later he emerged in Beirut, after changing planes in Istanbul.