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Rain hits northern Japan
AFP, Published on 09/08/2013
» TOKYO - Two people were killed and five others missing on Friday as torrential rain hit northern Japan, local media reported.
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Japan female mayor battles men-only sumo rule
AFP, Published on 19/04/2018
» TOKYO: A female mayor at the centre of a fierce debate over allowing women into the sumo ring vowed Thursday never to back down as she prepared to lodge a formal protest.
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Asian stocks rise on optimistic data from China and Japan
AFP, Published on 09/09/2013
» HONG KONG - Asian markets rose Monday as strong Chinese trade data lifted hopes for the global economic outlook, while Japanese stocks were boosted by improved growth figures and Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Olympics.
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Tornado rips through eastern Japan
AFP, Published on 02/09/2013
» A tornado ripped through parts of eastern Japan Monday, injuring several dozen people, tearing off roofs and uprooting buildings.
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Toyota still top dog in auto sales
AFP, Published on 23/01/2014
» TOKYO - Toyota sold a record 9.98 million vehicles last year, it said Thursday, outpacing rivals General Motors and Volkswagen to maintain its title of world's biggest automaker.
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Asian markets mostly higher
AFP, Published on 05/12/2014
» HONG KONG — Asian markets mostly rose Friday, with the dollar again breaking 120 yen while the euro held onto gains after the European Central Bank shied away from fresh stimulus measures.
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Move over, rickshaw: Cambodia launches public buses
AFP, Published on 09/02/2014
» Motorcycles, cars, tuk-tuks and the humble rickshaw dominate its traffic-clogged roads, but now the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh is launching a new weapon in the fight against chronic congestion: its first public buses in over a decade.
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Ghibli producer offers Totoro drawing lesson online
Life, AFP, Published on 15/05/2020
» Time on your hands and a love of anime? A producer from Japan's Studio Ghibli is offering an online tutorial for drawing one of its most beloved characters: Totoro.
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TPP deal still elusive, despite urgency
Business, AFP, Published on 22/04/2015
» Tokyo: Japan and the United States emerged yesterday from marathon talks on a Pacific-wide free trade area claiming to be within reach of a deal, but analysts say they remain far apart on a project that neither can afford to see fail.
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Ukraine crisis overshadows Blinken bridgebuilding trip to Asia
AFP, Published on 13/02/2022
» US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts declared their unity on confronting security threats in the Asia-Pacific Saturday, even as Washington was intensely occupied by the possibility of war in Eastern Europe.
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