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Japan maglev train project being derailed by Shizuoka stalemate
Kyodo News, Published on 13/02/2024
» SHOZUOKA - The start date of the new high-speed maglev train that will run from Tokyo to Nagoya has become increasingly uncertain, as long-running environmental disputes with the Shizuoka prefectural government leave the project at a stalemate.
Alleged fraudsters detained in Cambodia to be extradited to Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 07/11/2023
» PHNOM PENH - Twenty-five Japanese nationals detained in September in Cambodia for allegedly running a phone scam operation out of an apartment in Phnom Penh will soon be extradited to Japan for arrest, investigative sources said Tuesday.
Laos hydropower plant begins operation
Kyodo News, Published on 09/09/2019
» A major hydropower plant built in Laos has started commercial operation.
Six-nation counterterrorism talks open
Kyodo News, Published on 29/07/2017
» MANADO, INDONESIA - A six-nation meeting on the threat posed by potential terrorists returning home from Middle East conflict zones opened Saturday, focusing on the situation in the southern Philippine city of Marawi, where Islamic State-inspired militants are battling government forces.
IMF keeps world growth forecast at 3.5%
Kyodo News, Published on 24/07/2017
» WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund maintained its world economic growth forecast at 3.5% this year and 3.6% next year, with upward revisions for Japan, China and other Asian emerging markets offsetting a downward projection for the United States.