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Weeklong Japan megaquake alert ends
Kyodo News, Published on 15/08/2024
» KYODO - A weeklong government call for increased preparedness based on an advisory over a potential megaquake along the Pacific coast officially ended 5pm on Thursday, after no new major seismic activity was confirmed around the Nankai Trough.
Japan, Asean to boost security ties amid China rise
Kyodo News, Published on 26/07/2024
» VIENTIANE - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa agreed with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Friday to deepen security and economic cooperation, with China attempting to bolster its clout in nearby waters through a military buildup.
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.
N. Korea seems to restart reactor operations, says IAEA
Kyodo News, Published on 30/08/2021
» North Korea seems to have resumed operations of its main nuclear reactor in Yongbyon, the UN atomic agency has said, as the country's denuclearisation talks with the United States have been stalled for about two years.
Tokyo logs record 5,042 Covid cases
Kyodo News, Published on 05/08/2021
» Daily coronavirus cases confirmed in Tokyo reached a record 5,042 on Thursday, topping the 5,000 mark for the first time, the metropolitan government said, as a resurgence of the virus places a strain on the medical system in Japan.
Indonesia's Covid-19 death toll surpasses 100,000
Kyodo News, Published on 04/08/2021
» Indonesia's Covid-19 death toll has passed the 100,000 mark, according to government data released Wednesday.
Tokyo to be under state of emergency during Olympics
Kyodo News, Published on 08/07/2021
» Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's government decided Thursday to place Tokyo under a fresh Covid-19 state of emergency for the duration of the Olympics in an effort to curb a recent surge in infections.
Abe lifts emergency in Osaka, nearby areas
Kyodo News, Published on 21/05/2020
» TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday lifted the state of emergency in the western Japanese prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo, as the spread of the novel coronavirus has slowed enough to justify the gradual easing of curbs on economic activity.
Japan to lift emergency outside Tokyo, Osaka
Kyodo News, Published on 14/05/2020
» Japan will lift a state of emergency for 39 of the country's 47 prefectures ahead its planned expiration at the end of the month, as the spread of the novel coronavirus in these areas has been kept in check, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday.
Malaysia cuts key interest rate to 10-year low
Kyodo News, Published on 05/05/2020
» Malaysia's central bank on Tuesday cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.5 percentage point to 2% as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to plunge the country into a recession.