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Kyodo News, Published on 26/07/2016
» SAGAMIHARA, JAPAN - Hatred appears to be what fuelled a young Japanese man who went on a stabbing rampage, killing 19 people Tuesday at a facility for the mentally disabled where he had been fired. Months earlier, he reportedly gave a letter to Parliament outlining the bloody plan.
Kyodo News, Published on 30/05/2016
» TOKYO - Japan has plans to export the country's nursing care system and profit from helping Asian countries such as China and Thailand cope with rapidly ageing populations, government sources said on Sunday.
Kyodo News, Published on 28/04/2016
» More than 1,000 seismic events had been recorded in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures by Thursday in the two weeks since a magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck southwestern Japan, while over 30,000 people remain evacuated from their homes.
Kyodo News, Published on 20/03/2016
» The 22 people recently banned from re-entering Japan after visiting North Korea include a rocket engine expert with a doctorate from the University of Tokyo, a Japanese government source said on Saturday.
Kyodo News, Published on 06/03/2016
» One in 29 babies born in Japan in 2014 had at least one non-Japanese parent, a Kyodo News analysis of government data found, increasing the need to provide language support to such families at schools and medical facilities.
Kyodo News, Published on 09/02/2016
» HONG KONG - Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in a tourist hotspot Monday night following a parade celebrating the Chinese New Year in Hong Kong.
Kyodo News, Published on 14/12/2015
» Myanmar's National League for Democracy, which scored a stunning victory in November's general election, carried out a litter collection drive over the weekend.
Kyodo News, Published on 21/11/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Saturday that his country will relax the conditions in carrying out its yen-loan scheme for emerging countries in Asia, as Japan seeks to boost its economy through infrastructure exports to the fast-growing region.
Kyodo News, Published on 22/10/2015
» A new Chinese-built bridge in Cambodia's capital opened for public use on Thursday, having taken about three years to complete at a cost of $27.5 million.
Kyodo News, Published on 21/09/2015
» Transport authorities on Monday welcomed the first two trains for the new Purple Line after they arrived at Laem Chabang port from Yokohama, Japan.