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Tokyo's Haneda airport to undergo large-scale renovation
Published on 27/11/2016
» TOKYO - Tokyo's Haneda airport will undergo a large-scale renovation in response to an expected surge in flight numbers ahead of Tokyo's hosting of the Olympics and Paralympics in the summer of 2020, officials at the Transport Ministry said.
Huge sinkhole disrupts Fukuoka, linked to subway work
Kyodo News, Published on 08/11/2016
» A huge sinkhole opened up beneath a major road in downtown Fukuoka on Tuesday morning, disrupting traffic, power supply and banking systems, with local authorities evacuating nearby areas for fear of more cave-ins.
Philippines releases 17 Vietnamese fishermen in goodwill gesture
Published on 02/11/2016
» MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte led the send-off of 17 Vietnamese fishermen caught nearly two months ago off Luzon Island on Wednesday, recalling his commitment to work on their release during his visit in Vietnam in late September as a gesture of goodwill.
Temples enter matchmaking business in marriage-shy Japan
Published on 30/10/2016
» TOKYO - Traditionally seen as conductors of funerals or memorial services, some Buddhist monks in Japan are carving out a new niche as matchmakers for men and women looking for marriage partners.
Blackout temporarily hits parts of Tokyo due to cable fire
Published on 12/10/2016
» TOKYO - A temporary blackout occurred in some areas of Tokyo following a fire involving underground power cables Wednesday afternoon, affecting ministry buildings and disrupting train operation, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) said.
Snake found inside bullet train in Japan
Published on 26/09/2016
» SHIZUOKA, JAPAN - A snake was found near a passenger seat of a bullet train bound for Hiroshima from Tokyo Monday morning, prompting the train to make a brief emergency stop in Shizuoka prefecture.
Tokyo trials lower flagfall for taxis
Kyodo News, Published on 05/08/2016
» TOKYO - The transport ministry said on Friday it started allowing taxi services to charge a lower, minimum fare of 410 yen (about 140 baht) on a trial basis at four locations in Tokyo.
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.
Dollar falls below 100 yen on Brexit fears
Kyodo News, Published on 24/06/2016
» TOKYO - The US dollar dropped below the 100 yen line for the first time since November of 2013 on Thursday, after local media reported results so far have shown the Leave vote leading in the British referendum on its EU membership.
1,000 quakes recorded in Japan in 2 weeks
Kyodo News, Published on 28/04/2016
» More than 1,000 seismic events had been recorded in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures by Thursday in the two weeks since a magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck southwestern Japan, while over 30,000 people remain evacuated from their homes.