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Thai stars among best in Japan
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 26/04/2020
» Thailand internationals Chanathip Songkrasin and Theerathon Bunmathan have been named in a J-League team of foreign stars picked by the Japanese media.
Japan MPs pass record coronavirus budget
AFP, Published on 10/06/2020
» TOKYO: Japan's powerful lower house of parliament approved an emergency budget worth nearly $300 billion Wednesday, doubling the scale of measures to pep up the world's third-biggest economy after the coronavirus tipped it into recession.
A tour of Japan at home
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 17/06/2020
» Located in Japan's Chiba Prefecture, Sawara is a beautiful small town, only 70km away from the capital Tokyo. The town is renowned for its historical architecture from the Edo Period (1603–1868) and two traditional festivals -- the Sawara Hina Festival and Sawara Grand festival. Recently, scenic views of the town in photographs on facebook.com/wonder.sawara -- created to promote the town of Sawara among Thai tourists -- caught the eye of watercolourist Chatchai Thammaphirome, aka AnimaToey, and inspired him to paint.
Mysterious 'UFO' captures imaginations in Japan
AFP, Published on 18/06/2020
» TOKYO: It's hardly the stuff of little green men, but a mysterious balloon-like object seen floating across the skies of northern Japan has captured national attention, even prompting questions to the government.
Japan to ease entry for Thais
Published on 18/06/2020
» TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said the country would ease entry restrictions for people coming from Thailand, Australia, New Zealand and Vietnam, provided they can prove they are free from the novel coronavirus.
Japan to ease entry for Thais
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/06/2020
» TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said the country would ease entry restrictions for people coming from Thailand, Australia, New Zealand and Vietnam, provided they can prove they are free from the novel coronavirus.
Fan-free baseball opens in Japan
Published on 19/06/2020
» TOKYO: Opening Day at the 55,000-person capacity Tokyo Dome, home of Japan’s most successful and popular baseball team the Yomiuri Giants, is usually a raucous, festive affair but this year the season began on Friday in almost total silence.
Japan begins charging for plastic bags
AFP, Published on 02/07/2020
» TOKYO - Retailers in Japan began charging for plastic bags on Wednesday, a move aimed at curbing Japanese consumers' love for packaging and finally bringing the country in line with other major economies.
Dozens feared dead in Japan floods
AFP, Published on 06/07/2020
» TOKYO: Rescue workers on Monday combed through the wreckage of houses shattered by deadly floods and landslides in a desperate search for survivors as the death toll rose and more torrential rain loomed.
Japan and judo - an unbreakable bond
AFP, Published on 16/07/2020
» TOKYO - When the Tokyo Olympics eventually open a year late, one of the hottest tickets in town will be for judo. Invented in Japan and first introduced at Tokyo 1964, judo is coming home.