Tokyo, Jan 9 (IANS) A fire engulfed five houses in Ashikaga City in Tochigi Prefecture of eastern Japan, on Friday, leaving two people dead and one injured, local media said. The fire department received a call shortly after 7 a.m. (local time) reporting visible smoke coming from a house in a residential area of Ashikaga City, Xinhua News Agency reported, citing public broadcaster NHKFirefighters brought the blaze under control about three and a half hours later. Four houses were almost destroye…
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Tokyo, Dec 29 (IANS) A five-year-old boy died after his right arm was caught in a travelator at a ski resort in Japan’s northern prefecture of Hokkaido, local authorities said.The accident occurred at the Asarigawa Onsen Ski Resort in Otaru on Sunday morning (local time), when the boy became trapped in a moving walkway connecting the parking area to the ski slope. His mother called emergency services to report the incident, reports Xinhua, quoting Kyodo News Agency.The boy, a resident of Sapporo…