15 injured as drunken driver plows into group of people in Aomori
January 1, 2006Fifteen people, including five children, were injured Sunday when a car driven by a drunken driver plowed into a group of people performing a New Year's rite in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, police said. The driver of the passenger car, Akihiro Tosa,...
Taiwan fishing boat skipper arrested for fleeing from inspection
January 1, 2006The Japan Coast Guard in Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday arrested the 51-year-old skipper of a Taiwanese fishing boat on suspicion of fleeing from inspections off Miyako Island Saturday evening and violating the fisheries law, officials said. Tseng C...