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Three dead as mercury rises across Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 27/05/2019
» TOKYO: Three women died and around 10 students were taken to hospitals due to heatstroke symptoms as unseasonably hot weather continued in Japan on Monday, authorities said.
Use of trash cans at train stations banned during G-20 meeting
Published on 10/06/2019
» OSAKA: West Japan Railway Co said on Monday it will suspend the use of trash cans and coin lockers at all stations in Osaka prefecture and other key stations in the vicinity during the upcoming Group of 20 nations summit for security reasons.
Taiwan train derailment blamed on mechanical, human errors
Published on 26/11/2018
» TAIPEI: A preliminary investigation report into last month's train crash in northeastern Taiwan that killed 18 people has confirmed that two mechanical problems as well as human errors contributed to the accident, government officials said on Monday.
'Strongest typhoon in 25 year' aims at Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 04/09/2018
» TOKYO: A powerful typhoon is headed towards Japan's southern Pacific coast and is likely to rip through western Japan on Tuesday, with the national weather agency warning it may be the strongest typhoon to make landfall in 25 years.
Kansai airport to reopen runway flooded in typhoon Friday
Published on 13/09/2018
» OSAKA: The president of the operator of Kansai international airport said on Thursday a runway at the main international gateway to western Japan, which was flooded in a powerful typhoon earlier this month, will reopen on Friday.
Japan school girls least happy with their bodies
Published on 04/04/2018
» TOKYO: Japanese high school girls are the least satisfied with their body shape compared with those in China, South Korea and the United States, with over half believing they are fat, according to a recent survey by a Japanese government-affiliated body.
Visitors to Japan rises 23% to February record
Kyodo News, Published on 20/03/2018
» TOKYO: The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in February jumped 23.3% from a year earlier to 2,509,300, a record for the month, the Japan Tourism Agency said Tuesday.
Head of popular girl band leads N. Korean team to S. Korea
Associated Press, Published on 21/01/2018
» SEOUL, South Korea: The head of a hugely popular North Korean girl band crossed the heavily fortified border into South Korea on Sunday to check preparations for rare performances by an art troupe she also leads during next month's Winter Olympics.
Six dead, transport cancelled by huge Europe storms
Published on 19/01/2018
» BERLIN: Violent gales battered northern Europe and beyond Thursday, snapping air and train links and leaving six people dead.
China's new Silk Road hits political, financial hurdles
Associated Press, Published on 11/01/2018
» BEIJING: China's plan for a modern Silk Road of railways, ports and other facilities linking Asia with Europe hit a $14 billion pothole in Pakistan.