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Japan approves steps to help make life easier for foreign workers
Kyodo News, Published on 25/12/2018
» TOKYO: Japan approved Tuesday a set of measures to ensure that foreign workers entering the country under its new visa system, including those from Thailand, enjoy proper working conditions and access to broad support in their daily lives.
Hawaii reinstates Cold War attack warning system
Kyodo News, Published on 02/12/2017
» Hawaii started monthly trials of an attack warning system Friday, in the first such test in the state since the end of the Cold War, days after North Korea's latest missile launch.
6.1 earthquake off southern New Zealand
Kyodo News, Published on 20/09/2017
» An undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck almost 600 kilometers southwest of New Zealand's South Island on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
Outcry follows N.Korea's missile launch over Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 29/08/2017
» TOKYO -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile early Tuesday that flew over Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido before falling into the Pacific Ocean in defiance of international sanctions and criticism of Pyongyang's continued nuclear and missile development.
Large earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea
Kyodo News, Published on 13/07/2017
» A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of a Papua New Guinean island on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Japan's Kyushu on alert for more rain; death toll rises to 7
Kyodo News, Published on 07/07/2017
» The death toll from flooding and mudslides caused by severe downpours on Japan's southwestern main island Kyushu rose to seven Friday, as heavy rain continued in parts of the region.
10 bypass Narita immigration by mistake
Kyodo News, Published on 19/06/2017
» TOKYO - Japanese budget airline Vanilla Air said Monday that 10 passengers on one of its flights from Hong Kong entered Japan without going through immigration due to misguidance at Narita Airport on Sunday night.