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Kyodo News, Published on 16/04/2016
» KUMAMOTO, JAPAN — Scores of people were feared buried alive on Saturday after two powerful earthquakes hit southern Japan a day apart, killing at least 35 people, and as a forecast storm threatened more devastating landslides.
Kyodo News, Published on 21/11/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Saturday that his country will relax the conditions in carrying out its yen-loan scheme for emerging countries in Asia, as Japan seeks to boost its economy through infrastructure exports to the fast-growing region.
Published on 17/10/2015
» TOKYO — Japanese workers are increasingly being urged to move up their working hours as employers seek to improve efficiency, cut overtime pay and promote a healthier lifestyle for employees.
Published on 16/09/2015
» SAPPORO - A shinkansen bullet train line will open on March 26, 2016 linking the northern main island of Hokkaido with Tokyo and other stations on the Honshu mainland, railway operators said Wednesday.
Published on 15/09/2015
» TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Tuesday that his country will extend 100 billion yen ($835 million) in loans for Vietnam to boost the Southeast Asian economy's infrastructural development, as Tokyo and Hanoi aim to strengthen ties on the economic and security fronts.
Published on 11/08/2015
» WAKAYAMA, JAPAN — A local Japanese railway, which mourned the death in June of a cat credited with rescuing it from financial difficulties by serving as a stationmaster, appointed another cat as its successor Tuesday, hoping the feline legacy will continue attracting passengers.
Kyodo News, Published on 09/08/2015
» Singapore celebrates its 50th year of independence with a big bash on Sunday, staging its largest-ever National Day parade and a cornucopia of activities that aim to serve as a reminder of how a tiny city state with almost no resources has come a long way to become what it is today.
Kyodo News, Published on 11/07/2015
» Five people died and 56 were injured in a fire that broke out Friday morning at a factory of a subsidiary of Japanese cosmetics maker Mandom Corp in the outskirts of Jakarta, the Japanese company said.
Published on 04/07/2015
» TOKYO - Japan pledged on Saturday to give fresh aid worth 750 billion yen (205 billion baht) in official development assistance to five Southeast Asian countries along the Mekong River over the next three years to boost the region's development.
AFP, Published on 23/06/2015
» MANILA - The Philippine capital's decrepit train network will start issuing certificates of delay to tens of thousands who are late for work because of daily breakdowns, the government said Tuesday.