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9 killed, 860 hurt in magnitude 6.5 quake in southern Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 15/04/2016
» Nine people died and 860 others were injured after a powerful earthquake jolted southwestern Japan on Thursday night, local police said Friday as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged the government's best efforts in rescue and relief work.
Japanese destroyers make port call in Vietnam
Published on 12/04/2016
» CAM RANH, VIETNAM — Two vessels belonging to Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force (MSDF) made a port call Tuesday at Vietnam's strategic point of Cam Ranh Bay facing the South China Sea.
Japan to have record 1m foreign workers this year
Published on 02/04/2016
» TOKYO — The number of foreigners working in Japan is expected to top 1 million for the first time this year as the nation moves towards utilising their labour power more, especially in nursing care and housekeeping fields, government sources said Saturday.
Japan's Kinki University ditches saucy name
Published on 01/04/2016
» OSAKA — In a move aimed at sparing its students and faculty embarrassment, a Japanese private university on Friday ditched its distracting former English name for a more benign moniker.
Fast lane immigration service to start at Narita, Kansai airports
Published on 29/03/2016
» CHIBA — Japan's first fast lane immigration service will start on Wednesday at key international airports near Tokyo and Osaka in a bid to speed up procedures for certain foreign visitors, airport operators said.
Fed up with tourists, owner cuts down famous Hokkaido tree
Published on 25/03/2016
» A poplar tree that became a famous tourist attraction in Biei, Hokkaido, was cut down in late February by its exasperated owner, who had grown sick of unwelcome visitors trampling his farm fields.
Number of child pornography victims hits record high in Japan
Published on 24/03/2016
» TOKYO — The number of children under 18 who have become victims of child pornography in Japan rose to a record-high 905 in 2015, up 159 from the year before, a police report showed Thursday.
China Railway plans regional HQ in Malaysia
Published on 22/03/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR — China Railway Group (CREC) has announced it plans to open a US$2 billion regional centre in a transport hub in Kuala Lumpur that it hopes will give it an edge over rivals for a coveted contract for a high-speed rail linking the Malaysian capital and Singapore.
North Korea fires 5 missiles from east coast
Kyodo News, Published on 21/03/2016
» TOKYO — North Korea on Tuesday fired five missiles from its east coast, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Koreans banned from re-entering Japan
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.