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Japanese town installs barrier to block viral Mt Fuji photo spot
Kyodo News, Published on 21/05/2024
» KOFU, Japan: A Japanese town on Tuesday set up a large black screen to block a scenic view of Mt Fuji that saw a surge in tourists coming to photograph it after going viral online.
Quake death toll in Japan rises to 78
Kyodo News, Published on 04/01/2024
» KYODO - Search and rescue operations continued in Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan after it was struck by a powerful earthquake on New Year's Day, with the death toll rising to 78 and more than 50 people still unaccounted for as of Thursday morning.
Flying cars, next-gen EVs at Tokyo auto show
Kyodo News, Published on 25/10/2023
» KYODO - Next-generation electric vehicles (EVs), flying cars and futuristic robots went on display at the rebranded Tokyo auto show on Wednesday, as automakers joined hands with wide-ranging industries to shine a light on the future of transportation.
Takashimaya store to open in November
Kyodo News, Published on 07/09/2018
» Japanese department store operator Takashimaya Co will open its first outlet in Thailand in November as part of its long-term growth strategy to expand business in Asia.
Thousands more Filipinos flee as volcano fires ash 5km high
Kyodo News, Published on 24/01/2018
» MANILA: The number of people displaced by an erupting Philippine volcano soared to more than 61,000 by Wednesday, the Southeast Asian country's disaster agency said, as Mount Mayon ejected lava that produced an ash plume 5km high.
Airlines get 'Red Warning' over Bali volcano
Kyodo News, Published on 27/11/2017
» JAKARTA: The Mount Agung volcano on Bali erupted with greater force Sunday, prompting some airlines to cancel flights to and from the popular resort island and forcing an international airport on a nearby resort island to close, according to local officials.
Cambodia erects memorial for Khmer Rouge mass victims
Kyodo News, Published on 26/03/2015
» Cambodia erected Thursday a memorial for the victims of the Khmer Rouge, appeasing the anger of survivors who have been waiting for such move for more than three decades after the fall of the regime in 1979.
Narita airport to open 'capsule hotel'
Kyodo News, Published on 19/07/2014
» CHIBA — A "capsule hotel" targeting passengers of early-morning budget airline flights is scheduled to open Sunday at a car park building adjacent to Narita International Airport's Terminal 2.