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Japan bullet trains halted for 5 hours due to power outage
Published on 30/06/2016
» OSAKA - Shinkansen bullet train services in western Japan were suspended for more than five hours from the first train of the day due to a power outage Thursday morning, affecting around 21,400 people, a railway operator said.
Japan asks 6 embassies to help repatriate illegal residents
Kyodo News, Published on 29/06/2016
» Japanese immigration authorities have asked the embassies of five Asian countries, including Thailand, plus Taiwan to help with the voluntary repatriation of their nationals who are living illegally in Japan, Justice Ministry sources said Wednesday.
JAL pilot arrested for hitting policeman, flight cancelled
Published on 28/06/2016
» TOKYO - A Japan Airlines co-pilot was arrested Monday for hitting a policeman in central Japan, resulting in cancellation of a morning flight he was due to board the following day, the airline said.
Brexit fallout worries Asian leaders
Kyodo News, Published on 25/06/2016
» Asia-Pacific governments have voiced concerns over the economic fallout from Britain's decision to leave the European Union, which has set off uncertainty and turbulence in global markets.
5.3-magnitude quake hits Hokkaido
Kyodo News, Published on 16/06/2016
» A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 struck Hokkaido and other parts of northern Japan on Thursday, but no major damage or injuries were immediately reported and no tsunami warning was issued.
Pakistan project gets first ADB, AIIB co-financing scheme
Published on 10/06/2016
» MANILA - The Asian Development Bank and the newly established Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are embarking on their first co-financing scheme, with the former approving on Friday a $100 million loan for a highway construction project in Pakistan.
String of likely Japan bear attacks claims fourth victim
Kyodo News, Published on 10/06/2016
» AKITA - The corpse of a person who appeared to have been attacked by a bear was found in a forest in Akita Prefecture in northern Japan on Friday, police said, possibly the fourth victim in a string of bear attacks in the area.
Japan to export nursing care to Asian nations
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.
Japan's fertility rate inches up to 21-year high
Kyodo News, Published on 23/05/2016
» TOKYO — Japan's total fertility rate in 2015 rose 0.04 point from the previous year to a 21-year high of 1.46, aided by indications of economic recovery, the health ministry said on Monday.
B453m stolen from 1,400 convenience store ATMs across Japan
Published on 22/05/2016
» TOKYO -- A total of 1.4 billion yen (453 million baht) in cash has been stolen from some 1,400 automated teller machines in convenience stores across Japan in the space of two hours earlier this month, investigative sources said Sunday.