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Iranian oil tanker burns for third day as winds, waves lash rescuers
Associated Press, Published on 09/01/2018
» BEIJING: Lashing winds, high waves and toxic gases are hindering dozens of rescue boats struggling to locate missing sailors from a stricken oil tanker in the East China Sea and to extinguish a fire that has burned for the past three days on the ship.
Number of foreign visitors to Japan up 18.3%
Kyodo News, Published on 15/11/2017
» The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan this year totalled 23.79 million by the end of October, up 18.3% from a year earlier, the Japan Tourism Agency said Wednesday.
Over 20 detained foreigners on hunger strike in Tokyo
Published on 12/05/2017
» TOKYO - More than 20 foreigners being detained at an immigration facility in Tokyo have been on hunger strike since earlier this week, protesting against Japanese immigration policy, support groups and officials said on Friday.