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Narita airport to open 'capsule hotel'
Kyodo News, Published on 19/07/2014
» CHIBA — A "capsule hotel" targeting passengers of early-morning budget airline flights is scheduled to open Sunday at a car park building adjacent to Narita International Airport's Terminal 2.
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Japan sets B25bn for Ebola, foreign aid
Kyodo News, Published on 09/01/2015
» TOKYO — The Foreign Ministry said Friday it plans to earmark 90.9 billion yen (about 24.8 billion baht) in aid to Ebola-hit West Africa and other humanitarian assistance measures in Japan's supplementary budget for the year through March 31.
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Rejected man sues women's college
Kyodo News, Published on 19/01/2015
» TOKYO - A man seeking entrance to a women's university in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, filed a damages lawsuit Monday, arguing the public college's rejection of his application amounts to gender discrimination and is unconstitutional.
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Kyoto heritage shrine to host condos
Published on 03/03/2015
» KYOTO — Kyoto's Shimogamo Shrine has said it will lease part of its premises to a company planning to construct condominiums so that the shrine, designated as a Unesco World Heritage Site, can finance the scheduled rebuilding of its main hall.
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Indonesia completes land acquisition for Japan project
Published on 05/03/2015
» JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has completed land acquisition for the construction of a controversial thermal power plant project funded by Japan, Indonesian media reports said Thursday.
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Thai Buddhist temple to repay $20 mn in donation scandal
AFP, Published on 17/03/2015
» BANGKOK - A Buddhist temple at the heart of a bitter corruption scandal in Thailand Monday agreed to return donations worth around $20 million in a case that has prompted calls for greater scrutiny over religious institutions in the kingdom.
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Hun Sen seeks record for biggest rice cake
Published on 18/03/2015
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday that he is seeking a Guinness World Record for the nation with "the largest sticky rice cake," which will be displayed at the upcoming Cambodian New Year celebrations next month.
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Wacoal to set up factory in Myanmar
Published on 19/03/2015
» OSAKA — Lingerie maker Wacoal Holdings Corp said Thursday it will set up a production base in Yangon, the fifth country for Wacoal to have such a base in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations region.
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Indonesia seeks Japan investment
Published on 19/03/2015
» JAKARTA — Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Thursday ahead of a visit to Japan that he will seek more Japanese investment in his country's maritime industry as it seeks efforts to transform itself into a maritime power.
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Japan Kumamon product sales grow
Published on 28/03/2015
» KUMAMOTO, JAPAN — Sales in 2014 of products featuring Kumamoto prefecture's popular Kumamon black bear mascot rose 1.4 times from the previous year to at least 64.3 billion yen (17.5 billion baht), the prefectural government said.
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