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Japan Post mulls drone delivery service
Published on 04/09/2017
» TOKYO - Japan Post Co said on Monday it is considering using drones to move packages between post offices, possibly from next year, amid an increasing shortage of delivery workers.
Major Japanese firms shutdown by torrential rain
Kyodo News, Published on 06/07/2017
» TOKYO - Major Japanese companies were forced to suspend or delay operations in southwestern Japan on Thursday as torrential rain continued to devastate the area.
Tender for Singapore-Malaysia rail due in late 2018
Kyodo News, Published on 05/07/2017
» SINGAPORE - Singapore and Malaysia aim to award the tender for the development of a high-speed rail linking them in December next year, according to company officials who attended an industry briefing organised by authorities from the two countries on Wednesday.
Dementia insurance launched in greying Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 02/07/2017
» Insurance policies covering various expenses relating to dementia have been launched in Japan as more people are suffering from the illness in the rapidly greying country.
Japan carrier forces wheelchair user to crawl up plane stairs
Published on 28/06/2017
» OSAKA - Japanese budget airline Vanilla Air has apologised to a wheelchair user after he crawled up boarding stairs in a dispute with a staffer at an airport in southern Japan.
Air bag maker Takata files for bankruptcy protection
Kyodo News, Published on 26/06/2017
» TOKYO - Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp, which has a factory in Thailand, said on Monday it has filed for bankruptcy protection.
10 bypass Narita immigration by mistake
Kyodo News, Published on 19/06/2017
» TOKYO - Japanese budget airline Vanilla Air said Monday that 10 passengers on one of its flights from Hong Kong entered Japan without going through immigration due to misguidance at Narita Airport on Sunday night.
Malaysian police enter NK embassy: local paper
Kyodo News, Published on 26/03/2017
» Malaysian police on Sunday entered the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur in connection with last month's murder of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, according to China Press, a Malaysian Chinese-language newspaper.
Man dies as snow continues in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 11/02/2017
» TOTTORI, JAPAN - Heavy snowfall continued in a wide area along the Sea of Japan coast Saturday, contributing to the death of a man and stranding around 30 passengers on a train overnight.
Door opens for foreign domestics in Japan
Published on 05/02/2017
» YOKOHAMA - The door has opened for the first foreign housekeepers to be hired under a Japanese government policy aimed at helping professional women re-enter the workforce after having children.