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China's 2016 foreign trade down for second year
Kyodo News, Published on 13/01/2017
» BEIJING - China's total value of exports and imports in 2016 fell for the second straight year, official data showed Friday, in the latest sign that growth of the world's second-largest economy is moderating.
Japan to aid Manila 'war on drugs'
Kyodo News, Published on 13/01/2017
» MANILA - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged a 1 trillion yen ($8.7 billion) aid package, including government aid and private investment in infrastructural development in the Philippines over the next five years, as Japan moves to strengthen ties with a key nation in the Asia-Pacific region to counter China's growing maritime assertiveness and influence.
Japan drone delivers soup to surfers in test flight
Published on 12/01/2017
» FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN - A drone successfully delivered a bottle of hot soup to surfers in Japan on Thursday in a test of an unmanned flying vehicle traveling a preset route of more than 10 kilometres.
Emperor, empress to visit Thailand
Published on 11/01/2017
» TOKYO - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko plan to visit Thailand and Vietnam "in the spring of this year," the government's top spokesman said Wednesday.
Singapore demands China return impounded armoured cars
Published on 10/01/2017
» SINGAPORE (AP) - Singapore's defence minister said Monday that nine armoured personnel carriers that are being held in Hong Kong should be returned immediately under sovereign immunity laws.
Japan commemorates 10th anniversary of cat stationmaster
Published on 09/01/2017
» WAKAYAMA, JAPAN - A Japanese railway operator has held an event to commemorate the 10th anniversary of a cat's appointment as a stationmaster, drawing more than 100 fans of the iconic mascot despite it having died more than a year ago.
South Korea urged to remove new 'comfort women' statue
Published on 08/01/2017
» TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged South Korea to remove a new statue dedicated to women forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels," as he called on Seoul to implement a bilateral agreement reached in 2015 which aimed to settle the thorny issue.
Japan pulls ambassador over Korean 'comfort women' statue
Kyodo News, Published on 06/01/2017
» TOKYO - Japan has temporarily recalled its ambassador to Seoul Yasumasa Nagamine in response to the erection of a new "comfort women" statue in South Korea, the government's top spokesman said Friday.
Indonesia suspends military cooperation with Australia
Published on 04/01/2017
» JAKARTA - The Indonesian military has suspended all cooperation with Australia due to "technical matters," a military spokesman said Wednesday, following a local media report that some materials insulting Indonesia were found at an Australian military base.
Japan's annual road toll lowest since 1949
Kyodo News, Published on 04/01/2017
» TOKYO - Japan's traffic death toll fell below 4,000 last year for the first time in 67 years, due partly to improved vehicle safety, the National Police Agency said Wednesday.