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Moon in N.Korea to boost waning de-nuke hopes
Kyodo News, Published on 18/09/2018
» SEOUL/PYONGYANG: South Korean President Moon Jae In was warmly welcomed Tuesday as he became the country's third president to visit Pyongyang, amid drastic changes in the situation surrounding efforts to denuclearise North Korea since the beginning of this year.
'Strongest typhoon in 25 year' aims at Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 04/09/2018
» TOKYO: A powerful typhoon is headed towards Japan's southern Pacific coast and is likely to rip through western Japan on Tuesday, with the national weather agency warning it may be the strongest typhoon to make landfall in 25 years.
Typhoon heads for Hokkaido
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.
Powerful typhoon on course to hit western Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 23/08/2018
» TOKYO: A powerful typhoon is expected to cross western Japan from the Pacific coast northward on Thursday night, bringing downpours to a region already reeling from last month's deadly flooding and landslides.
Aeon, honestbee tie up for online shopping in Malaysia
Kyodo News, Published on 26/01/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Japanese retail giant Aeon Co has started delivering groceries in Malaysia in partnership with honestbee, an Asian online delivery service provider, to meet growing demand for shopping via the internet.
Volcanic tremors hinder search after deadly eruption in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 24/01/2018
» Volcanic tremors forced police and firefighters to suspend search operations on Wednesday at a ski resort near a volcano in eastern Japan that erupted the day before, officials said.
Japan's emperor to abdicate on April 30, 2019
Kyodo News, Published on 01/12/2017
» TOKYO: A special panel to discuss key issues regarding the Japanese imperial family decided Friday to set the date for Emperor Akihito's abdication as April 30, 2019, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, paving the way for the nation's first imperial succession from a living emperor in about 200 years.
Japan braces for powerful typhoon ahead of polls
Kyodo News, Published on 21/10/2017
» TOKYO: A large, powerful typhoon is approaching the Japanese archipelago, the weather agency said Saturday, with stormy conditions predicted across wide areas of the country's Pacific coast, potentially affecting turnout for the following day's general election.
China raises bullet train speed limit back to 350kph
Kyodo News, Published on 21/09/2017
» The maximum speed of trains running on China's high-speed rail line between Beijing and Shanghai was on Thursday restored to 350 kilometres per hour, local media reported.
Typhoon heading for southwestern Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 04/08/2017
» TOKYO - A strong typhoon could make landfall in Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu by Sunday night, bringing heavy rain and gale-force winds, the weather agency said on Friday.