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Japan emperor to be addressed with 'emeritus'
Kyodo News, Published on 25/02/2019
» TOKYO: Japanese Emperor Akihito will be called "emperor emeritus" and Empress Michiko "empress emerita" following his abdication in April, the Imperial Household Agency said Monday.
Village restores Fukushima reputation with ice cream
Published on 24/02/2019
» FUKUSHIMA, Japan: A farming village in northeastern Japan that saw demand for its produce plunge after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis has found a way to spice up its image -- challenging people to try its soft-serve ice cream laced with locally grown ultra-hot peppers.
'Messi Jay' helps J-League's aim of SEA expansion
Published on 22/02/2019
» TOKYO: As the new season kicks off, the J-League is aiming to broaden its reach in Southeast Asia with help from one of its most popular international stars.
Abe nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Kyodo News, Published on 18/02/2019
» TOKYO: Japanese government officials confirmed Monday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after a request from Washington last year, a move that could spark controversy at home and abroad.
World's oldest man dies at 113 in Japan
Published on 20/01/2019
» KUSHIRO, Japan: Masazo Nonaka, a 113-year-old from Japan who was recognised by Guinness World Records last year as the world's oldest living man, died at his home Sunday, his family said.
Japan women's university blasts sex-listing by weekly
Published on 09/01/2019
» TOKYO: A women's university in Japan criticised a weekly magazine on Wednesday for publishing an article that ranks universities by the sexual availability of female students.
Japan approves steps to help make life easier for foreign workers
Kyodo News, Published on 25/12/2018
» TOKYO: Japan approved Tuesday a set of measures to ensure that foreign workers entering the country under its new visa system, including those from Thailand, enjoy proper working conditions and access to broad support in their daily lives.
Japan to withdraw from IWC to resume whaling
Kyodo News, Published on 20/12/2018
» TOKYO: Japan has decided to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission in a bid to resume commercial whaling for the first time in about 30 years, government sources said Thursday.
1st Thai-made satellite successfully enters orbit
Kyodo News, Published on 18/12/2018
» Thailand's first indigenous satellite that was launched on a US rocket earlier this month has successfully entered orbit, a Thai university announced Tuesday.
Chinese protester arrested after lighting fire at Japan shrine
Published on 12/12/2018
» TOKYO: A Chinese man from Hong Kong set on fire a makeshift memorial tablet in an act of protest on Wednesday morning at the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo and was arrested by police for trespassing, according to police and an activist group.