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1,000 quakes recorded in Japan in 2 weeks
Kyodo News, Published on 28/04/2016
» More than 1,000 seismic events had been recorded in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures by Thursday in the two weeks since a magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck southwestern Japan, while over 30,000 people remain evacuated from their homes.
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Scores feared buried alive after new Japan quake
Kyodo News, Published on 16/04/2016
» KUMAMOTO, JAPAN — Scores of people were feared buried alive on Saturday after two powerful earthquakes hit southern Japan a day apart, killing at least 35 people, and as a forecast storm threatened more devastating landslides.
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Singapore marks anniversary of Lee Kuan Yew's death
Published on 22/03/2016
» SINGAPORE — Singapore commemorates the first anniversary of the death of its founding father Lee Kuan Yew this week even as the legacy of his authoritarian leadership style and economic success lives on.
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'Warning shots' fired in Hong Kong riots
Kyodo News, Published on 09/02/2016
» HONG KONG - Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in a tourist hotspot Monday night following a parade celebrating the Chinese New Year in Hong Kong.
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Malaysia 6.0 quake injures tourists, strands climbers
Published on 05/06/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Tourists were injured and scores stranded on one of Southeast Asia's highest mountains on Friday when a 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked parts of the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo island.
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China to start cross-border payment system
Published on 11/06/2015
» China will start a cross-border payment system for the yuan by the end of the year as it seeks to promote its global use.
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Delhi's 'Act East' drive hits speed bumps
Asia focus, Published on 30/03/2015
» When Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office last year, one of his aims was to translate his predecessor's "Look East" policy into concrete "Act East" achievements. But two showpiece projects to link India with Asean are now stalled.
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Record 1.91m foreigners visit Japan
Published on 19/08/2015
» TOKYO — The number of foreign passenger arrivals in Japan reached 1,918,400 in July, the highest monthly total on record and a 51% surge from a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday.
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Japanese cartoon Doraemon to run on British TV
Published on 14/08/2015
» TOKYO — The popular Japanese cartoon programme Doraemon will be shown in Britain from next Monday, making it the 38th country or region to run the animated series, TV Asahi Corp said.
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Japan railway appoints cat as stationmaster
Published on 11/08/2015
» WAKAYAMA, JAPAN — A local Japanese railway, which mourned the death in June of a cat credited with rescuing it from financial difficulties by serving as a stationmaster, appointed another cat as its successor Tuesday, hoping the feline legacy will continue attracting passengers.
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