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Japan, China agree to push infrastructure development
Published on 06/06/2015
» BEIJING - Japan and China agreed Saturday that the two countries will work together where they can to facilitate infrastructure development in Asia, as they held a meeting of their finance ministers for the first time in more than three years amid a broader thaw in bilateral relations.
Volcanic activity intensifying at Mount Hakone
Published on 08/05/2015
» TOKYO — Volcanic activity at Mount Hakone is intensifying to levels unseen over recent years, an expert said Friday after conducting research in a no-entry zone.
Snoopy museum to open in Tokyo in 2016
Published on 01/08/2015
» TOKYO — The world's second museum dedicated to Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang will open in Tokyo's Roppongi shopping and entertainment district in March 2016 for two and a half years only, Sony Creative Products Inc, the iconic comic strip's exclusive agent in Japan, said.
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.
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.
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.
Nepal to reopen damaged heritage sites
Published on 28/05/2015
» KATHMANDU — Nepal has decided to reopen next month three world heritage sites that have been off-limits to tourists since last month's devastating earthquake, officials said.
Myanmar population at 51.5m in 2014
Published on 30/05/2015
» YANGON — The population of Myanmar totalled 51.5 million in the nationwide census conducted jointly by the Myanmar government and the United Nations last year, according to the final results released Friday.
Cambodia imports Africa rats for demining work
Published on 18/06/2015
» PHNOM PENH — Cambodia has imported 15 rats from Africa for the purpose of locating landmines and unexploded ordnance in the country, a senior landmine official told Kyodo News on Thursday.
Spending by tourists to Japan hits record
Published on 30/04/2015
» TOKYO — Spending by foreign travellers in Japan in the January-March period hit a record 706.6 billion yen (196 billion baht), up 64.4% from a year earlier, the government said Thursday.