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Published on 30/10/2016
» TOKYO - Traditionally seen as conductors of funerals or memorial services, some Buddhist monks in Japan are carving out a new niche as matchmakers for men and women looking for marriage partners.
Published on 02/04/2016
» TOKYO — The number of foreigners working in Japan is expected to top 1 million for the first time this year as the nation moves towards utilising their labour power more, especially in nursing care and housekeeping fields, government sources said Saturday.
Kyodo News, Published on 08/11/2015
» Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy could be set to pull in as much as 90% of votes in the country's first fully democratic general election in decades, according to an exit poll carried out by a local news organization on Sunday.
Kyodo News, Published on 08/11/2015
» People in Myanmar voted on Sunday in the country's first fully democratic election in decades, amid reports of voting irregularities, intimidation and problems with advance ballots.
Kyodo News, Published on 12/02/2015
» Tokyo's Shibuya ward plans to issue certificates recognising same-sex couples as being in "relationships equivalent to marriage," becoming the first local government in Japan to do so.