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Fire at Buddhist temple kills 5 in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 20/02/2026
» YAMAGUCHI — A fire broke out early Friday at a Buddhist temple in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi, killing five people, local authorities said.
Dalai Lama wins Grammy award for best audio book, angering China
Kyodo News, Published on 02/02/2026
» LOS ANGELES — The Dalai Lama on Sunday won a Grammy award for best audio book, narration and storytelling recording, triggering backlash from China, which views him as a separatist seeking to split Tibet from the country.
Latest high-tech Japanese toilets can check health via stool analysis
Kyodo News, Published on 19/01/2026
» KYODO — Famous for their innovative products, Japanese toilet makers have introduced new stool analysis technology to their products in a bid to attract health-conscious buyers.
Singapore trying to improve conditions for low-paid migrants
Kyodo News, Published on 09/01/2026
» SINGAPORE — The life of a migrant worker in Singapore is bittersweet.
Over 145 nations set to exempt US firms from global minimum tax deal
Kyodo News, Published on 06/01/2026
» WASHINGTON — US multinational companies will be excluded from a global minimum corporate tax rate set in 2021 under a deal agreed by more than 145 countries and regions, the US Treasury Department reported on Monday.
Jakarta ranks world's largest city as Tokyo slips to 3rd
Kyodo News, Published on 01/01/2026
» KYODO — Jakarta ranked as the world's largest city with 41.9 million inhabitants followed by Dhaka, while Tokyo slipped to third against the backdrop of population growth in the developing nations and Japan's greying society, a recent United Nations (UN) report on urbanisation prospects shows.
Hong Kong high-rise fire death toll rises to 55, about 200 unaccounted for
Kyodo News, Published on 27/11/2025
» HONG KONG — The death toll from a massive fire in a high-rise residential complex in Hong Kong has risen to 55, with about 70 people hospitalised and some 200 still unaccounted for more than a day later, local authorities said Thursday.