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Major Japan quake kills six, triggers tsunami waves
AFP, Published on 02/01/2024
» KANAZAWA (JAPAN) - At least six people died in a major earthquake that struck central Japan on New Year's Day, triggering tsunami waves over a metre high, damaging homes and sparking a major fire that wreaked destruction overnight, authorities said Tuesday.
Major Japan quake kills four, triggers tsunami waves
AFP, Published on 02/01/2024
» TOKYO - At least four people have been confirmed dead after a major earthquake struck central Japan on Monday, triggering tsunami waves over a metre high, damaging homes and sparking a major blaze.
At least 6 die as earthquake, tsunamis strike Japan
Published on 01/01/2024
» TOKYO: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast Monday, with a large tsunami warning issued for the central prefecture of Ishikawa, authorities said.
'Like a saviour': Japanese women fall prey to host clubs
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» TOKYO - Growing up, Mirai Kisaragi fled her abusive parents, survived homelessness and contemplated suicide. At 18, she met her "saviour" at one of Tokyo's hundreds of host clubs, where men entertain women.
PM hails 'heart-to-heart partnership' with Japan
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 18/12/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin hailed his trip to Japan as a success, saying Japan is Thailand's close friend with a "heart-to-heart partnership" forged among the peoples of both countries.
Srettha urges Japanese firms to make quick decisions
Published on 16/12/2023
» TOKYO - Japanese companies in Thailand should make quick decisions in their business operations at a time when Chinese companies are increasing their market share, says Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
Japan and Malaysia sign $2.8m maritime security assistance deal
Reuters, Published on 16/12/2023
» TOKYO - Japan and Malaysia signed a security assistance deal on Saturday including a grant of ¥400 million (US$2.8 million) to boost Malaysia's maritime security, as Asian nations seek to counter an increasingly assertive China.
Three Japanese ministers resign over kickbacks scandal
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» TOKYO - Three Japanese government ministers tendered their resignations on Thursday over a major corruption scandal in the ruling party.
Srettha heads to Japan summit
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 14/12/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will attend the Asean-Japan Commemorative Summit from Thursday until next Monday in Japan where he will also promote EVs and the land bridge megaproject, said government spokesman Chai Wacharonke.
Behind US-China smiles, Taiwan face-off risks peril
News, Peter Apps, Published on 28/11/2023
» When John F Kennedy became US president in January 1961, he was determined to meet his Soviet counterpart, Nikita Khrushchev, directly. It was better, he told advisers, "to meet at the summit rather than the brink".