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Japanese cafe giving joy to elderly dementia-sufferers and families
Kyodo News, Published on 28/09/2022
» A coffee shop in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi has begun catering to elderly people with dementia, creating a welcoming community between customers, their caretakers and the children given a chance to wait on them.
No cakewalk seen for Prayut in next election
Kyodo News, Published on 23/12/2021
» Politicians are gearing up for a possible general election next year, even though Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha insists his military-backed coalition government will complete its four-year term in 2023.
Japan to celebrate accession in October 2019
Kyodo News, Published on 30/03/2018
» TOKYO: The government decided Friday to stage a ceremony in October next year to mark Crown Prince Naruhito's accession to the throne, but said female imperial family members will not attend one of the key enthronement rituals.
Cabinet approves high-speed train project linking 3 main airports
Kyodo News, Published on 27/03/2018
» The Cabinet on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for a 200-billion-baht high-speed train network connecting three international airports.
1 dead, 11 hurt as volcano erupts near resort in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 23/01/2018
» MAEBASHI, Japan: A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member died and 11 other people were injured as a volcano erupted Tuesday morning near a ski resort in eastern Japan, spewing cinders and possibly causing an avalanche, the government and local authorities 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.
N. Korea claims just-tested ICBM can hit entire US
Kyodo News, Published on 29/11/2017
» North Korea claimed Wednesday it has successfully test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile that is capable of hitting anywhere in the United States with a nuclear warhead.
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.
13 dead, about 100 hurt in IS-claimed terror attacks in Spain
Kyodo News, Published on 18/08/2017
» A van ploughed through a crowd of pedestrians Thursday in the centre of Barcelona, leaving at least 13 people dead and around 100 injured in an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group, local authorities said.
Trump's claim Abe's wife cannot speak English generates buzz
Kyodo News, Published on 21/07/2017
» Whether or not Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife can speak English is making the rounds online after a New York Times report Wednesday quoted US President Donald Trump as claiming she cannot even say "hello”.