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Kyodo News, Published on 18/02/2019
» TOKYO: Japanese government officials confirmed Monday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after a request from Washington last year, a move that could spark controversy at home and abroad.
Kyodo News, Published on 20/12/2018
» TOKYO: Japan has decided to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission in a bid to resume commercial whaling for the first time in about 30 years, government sources said Thursday.
Kyodo News, Published on 28/03/2018
» North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised Chinese President Xi Jinping that Pyongyang will move forward with denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula, Xinhua News Agency said Wednesday after Kim visited Beijing on his first foreign trip as leader of the reclusive state.
Kyodo News, Published on 07/02/2018
» A Japanese man who fathered at least a dozen babies using Thai surrogate mothers appeared in court via video conference Tuesday, testifying in a case in which he is suing for paternal rights.
Kyodo News, Published on 21/01/2018
» KABUL: At least five civilians were killed and six others wounded at a hotel in the Afghan capital Kabul that was stormed by an armed group Saturday night, the Afghan Interior Ministry said Sunday.
Kyodo News, Published on 31/12/2017
» A 49-year-old Japanese chef in the Indonesian capital has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with two underage girls, local media reported Sunday.
Kyodo News, Published on 20/12/2017
» An Australian man charged with allegedly trying to sell North Korean missile parts and "technical expertise" on the black market appeared in court on Wednesday.
Kyodo News, Published on 20/12/2017
» TOKYO: Sanfrecce Hiroshima have acquired Thailand international forward Teerasil Dangda on loan from Thai side Muangthong United, the J-League club announced Tuesday.
Kyodo News, Published on 14/12/2017
» Several people were injured late Wednesday when a small plane carrying 22 passengers and three crew members crashed in central Canada, local media said.
Kyodo News, Published on 09/12/2017
» YANGON: Myanmar has formed an advisory body including foreign and local experts to implement recommendations on the country's conflict-riddled Rakhine State by a commission headed by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, according to an announcement published Saturday in state media.