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Powerful typhoon on course to hit western Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 23/08/2018
» TOKYO: A powerful typhoon is expected to cross western Japan from the Pacific coast northward on Thursday night, bringing downpours to a region already reeling from last month's deadly flooding and landslides.
Nikkei closes at 26-year high
Kyodo News, Published on 23/01/2018
» TOKYO: The Nikkei stock index ended above the 24,000 line Tuesday for the first time in more than 26 years as investors were relieved by the end of the US government shutdown and the Bank of Japan's decision to continue aggressive monetary easing.
US government shuts down
Associated Press, Published on 20/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: The federal government shut down at the stroke of midnight Friday, halting all but the most essential operations and marring the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration in a striking display of Washington dysfunction.
Pope stuns Chile with victim-blaming comment
Published on 19/01/2018
» SANTIAGO: Pope Francis has accused victims of Chile's most notorious paedophile of slander, an astonishing end to a visit meant to help heal the wounds of a sex abuse scandal that has cost the Catholic Church its credibility in the country.
US Congress struggles to avoid financial shutdown
Associated Press, Published on 19/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday he's confident that his GOP-controlled chamber will pass a stopgap government-wide funding bill, even as growing opposition from Senate Democrats made prospects in that chamber increasingly dicey.
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.
Japan set to allow emperor to abdicate
Kyodo News, Published on 19/05/2017
» The Japanese Cabinet on Friday approved a bill to allow Emperor Akihito to hand over the Chrysanthemum throne to Crown Prince Naruhito in what would be Japan's first abdication in roughly 200 years.
Singapore the model for Japan's casino gamble
Published on 18/12/2016
» SINGAPORE: Despite being one of the world's top casino gambling destinations, Singapore is still just a shadow of Macau or Las Vegas, with just two casinos tucked away in sprawling resort facilities that beckon visitors with other delights besides betting.