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‘Flesh-eating’ bacterium cases hit record high in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 11/06/2024
» KYODO - Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, a potentially deadly disease caused by a "flesh-eating" bacterium, is spreading rapidly in Japan, with cases in the first half of this year already surpassing last year's record, a national infectious disease institute said Tuesday.
Putin says no talks with Japan unless stance altered
Kyodo News, Published on 06/06/2024
» ST PETERSBURG - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that conditions are not currently in place for his country to resume talks with Japan on a post-World War II peace treaty, blaming Tokyo for souring bilateral relations by supporting Ukraine.
N. Korea tested tactical ballistic missile with new navigation tech
Kyodo News, Published on 18/05/2024
» North Korea said Saturday it test-fired a tactical ballistic missile equipped with a new autonomous navigation system, with the drill overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, according to the country's official news agency.
Myanmar residents lobby Japan to act over conscription law
Kyodo News, Published on 15/05/2024
» KYODO - Members of Myanmar's expatriate community in Japan are lobbying local assemblies to pressure the central government to accept their fleeing compatriots in the wake of the enforcement of a controversial conscription law by the junta in February.
Man suspected of ordering Tochigi killings held, total arrests 6
Kyodo News, Published on 07/05/2024
» Police have arrested another two people in connection with the burned bodies of a married couple that were found in Tochigi Prefecture in April, including the man suspected of ordering the crime, investigative sources said Tuesday, bringing the total number of suspects to six.
Asean, Japan, China, S. Korea ensure funds for pandemics, disasters
Kyodo News, Published on 04/05/2024
» TBILISI - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) plus Japan, China and South Korea on Friday agreed to provide each other funds in times of emergency such as pandemics and natural disasters, building on their existing currency swap arrangements for the United States dollar and its counterparts.
Japan, US, Australia, Philippines agree on rules-based Indo-Pacific
Kyodo News, Published on 03/05/2024
» HAWAII - The defence ministers from Japan, the United States, Australia and the Philippines on Thursday pledged to maintain the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, where concerns are growing over China's increasing assertiveness.
Singaporean diplomat under probe for alleged voyeurism in Tokyo
Kyodo News, Published on 02/05/2024
» TOKYO - A Singaporean diplomat is under police investigation on suspicion of secretly photographing a naked schoolboy at a public bath in Tokyo while he was serving as a counsellor at the embassy, an investigative source said Thursday.
Sperm bank to be set up in Tokyo for donors ready to disclose identity
Kyodo News, Published on 02/05/2024
» TOKYO - A sperm bank only for donors who agree to disclose their identity will be set up at a Tokyo clinic, its organiser said Thursday, in a first for Japan.
2 more arrested in case of burned bodies found outside Tokyo
Kyodo News, Published on 01/05/2024
» Two men were arrested Wednesday in connection with the burned bodies of a man and his wife that were found outside Tokyo in April, police said, bringing the total number of suspects to four.