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Published on 07/09/2018
» OSAKA: Domestic flights at Kansai international airport resumed on Friday with the first air service in three days departing for Niigata, after the main gateway to western Japan was closed due to a powerful typhoon earlier this week.
Kyodo News, Published on 05/09/2018
» TOKYO: Share prices fell on Wednesday morning as damage caused by Typhoon Jebi dampened market sentiment and continuing US-China trade tensions affected China-related issues.
AFP, Published on 05/09/2018
» PHILADELPHIA - Tiger Woods was named to the United States' Ryder Cup team on Tuesday as captain Jim Furyk also added veteran Phil Mickelson and in-form Bryson DeChambeau to his line-up.
Kyodo News, Published on 04/09/2018
» TOKYO: Powerful Typhoon Jebi A powerful typhoon ripped through western Japan on Tuesday, leaving at least seven people dead and more than 200 injured, while strong winds and high waves closed Kansai International Airport and caused a ship to smash into a bridge linking the airport with the main island.
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.
AFP, Published on 03/09/2018
» KUALA TERENGGANU (MALAYSIA) - Two Malaysian women were caned Monday for having lesbian sex in violation of strict Islamic laws, despite an outcry from activists at the "cruel and unjust" punishment.
Published on 27/08/2018
» TOKYO: Momoko Sakura, creator of the long-running manga and anime series "Chibi Maruko-chan", died of breast cancer earlier this month, her office said on Monday. She was 53.
Kyodo News, Published on 24/08/2018
» TOKYO: Typhoon Cimaron passed through western Japan to the Sea of Japan early Friday, leaving more than a dozen people injured and disrupting traffic before heading for the northern main island of Hokkaido.
Kyodo News, Published on 23/08/2018
» TOKYO: A powerful typhoon is expected to cross western Japan from the Pacific coast northward on Thursday night, bringing downpours to a region already reeling from last month's deadly flooding and landslides.
Published on 22/08/2018
» CARACAS: A powerful earthquake has shaken eastern Venezuela, causing buildings to be evacuated in the capital of Caracas.