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30,000 elderly drivers in Japan may have dementia
Kyodo News, Published on 02/11/2017
» TOKYO: The results of stricter screenings of drivers aged 75 or older in Japan showed that about 30,000 of them may be suffering dementia, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
China claims it released bookseller abducted from Pattaya
Kyodo News, Published on 25/10/2017
» HONG KONG: Sweden said Tuesday it has been notified by Chinese authorities of the release of detained Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai, a naturalised Swedish citizen who went missing two years ago.
Seven hurt after elderly driver hits pedestrians in Tokyo
Kyodo News, Published on 20/10/2017
» A car rammed into pedestrians in western Tokyo on Friday, injuring seven people including a two-year-old boy, leading to the 85-year-old driver being arrested at the scene, police and rescue workers said.
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.
Money transfer trail leads to Bangkok bombing suspects
Kyodo News, Published on 11/09/2015
» Money totalling 1.4 million baht was transferred between February 2014 and March 2015 to suspects and other people believed to be connected to last month's deadly bomb attack in Bangkok, Anti-Money Laundering Office chief Seehanat Prayoonrat said on Friday.
AirAsia scraps fuel surcharge
Kyodo News, Published on 26/01/2015
» Malaysia's budget airline AirAsia Group announced that it is abolishing its fuel surcharge effective today for all group airlines following the drop in global crude oil prices.
Tourists to Japan hits record high
Kyodo News, Published on 23/07/2014
» TOKYO - The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in the first half of 2014 hit a record high of 6.26 million thanks to the yen's weakness and increased international flights at Tokyo's Haneda airport, a government body said Wednesday.