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Kyodo News, Published on 24/08/2018
» TOKYO: Typhoon Cimaron passed through western Japan to the Sea of Japan early Friday, leaving more than a dozen people injured and disrupting traffic before heading for the northern main island of Hokkaido.
Kyodo News, Published on 07/05/2018
» TOKYO: Women took to the streets on Monday to denounce Finance Minister Taro Aso over comments that seemed to make light of an alleged case of sexual harassment by the top bureaucrat at his ministry.
Kyodo News, Published on 27/04/2018
» SEOUL: Kim Jong Un on Friday became the first North Korean leader to cross the border with the South since the end of the Korean War, the latest in a series of remarkable developments emerging from his sudden embrace of diplomacy since the beginning of this year.
Kyodo News, Published on 13/02/2018
» BEIJING: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un voiced eagerness to improve inter-Korean ties further following the meeting between its senior officials and South Korea's president, official media said Tuesday, with the US hinting at the possibility of direct talks with Pyongyang.
Kyodo News, Published on 07/12/2017
» SEOUL: The United States flew a B-1B bomber over the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday amidst a combined air combat exercise being held this week with South Korea, the latter's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
Kyodo News, Published on 26/09/2017
» Heightened volcanic activity has forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes on an island in the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu, regional media reported Tuesday.
Kyodo News, Published on 04/09/2017
» South Korea's army and air force on Monday conducted a combined live-fire exercise in a show of force after North Korea conducted its sixth nuclear test a day earlier, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Kyodo News, Published on 12/08/2017
» Japan has deployed missile interceptor batteries along the path that North Korean ballistic missiles would travel if Pyongyang follows through on its threat to launch four toward the US Pacific territory of Guam.
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.
Kyodo News, Published on 08/05/2017
» KITAKYUSHU, JAPAN - Six people died in a fire overnight at an apartment building in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, in southwestern Japan, police said Monday.