Tokyo, Jan 1 (IANS) A train collided with a car at a railway crossing on the JR Utsunomiya Line in Shiraoka City, Saitama Prefecture, on Thursday, police and fire officials said, adding that the train may have derailed after the incident. The accident occurred at around 2:20 pm local time when the train struck the car as it was passing through the crossing, causing severe damage to the car, according to local authorities, Xinhua news agency reported. One man was caught in the car, and rescue ope…
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Tokyo, Dec 30 (IANS) Japan’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday that it has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in Saitama Prefecture, marking the country’s 12th outbreak this season and the first case in the greater Tokyo area.The affected farm is located in Ranzan Town, Saitama, north of Tokyo, which raises about 240,000 egg-laying chickens, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.The greater Tokyo area…