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'It hurts my heart': Japan's Kanto massacre, 100 years on
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» TOKYO - This week Japan marks 100 years since the Great Kanto Earthquake that killed 105,000 people. Less well known is the subsequent massacre of thousands of ethnic Koreans that haunts the community to this day.
Abe Shinzo, it seems we hardly knew you
News, Koichi Hamada, Published on 10/07/2023
» A year has passed since former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo was assassinated by a gunman during a campaign rally in Nara on July 8, 2022. Much like the assassination of US President John F Kennedy in Dallas in 1963, Abe's murder marked a watershed moment in Japan's history.
Making Japan productive again
Asia focus, Published on 11/04/2022
» When I was teaching at the University of Tokyo in the 1970s, my daily commute lasted three and a half hours. But, one day, it threatened to last twice as long: with labour strikes having shut down public transport, my only option was a much longer route using private trains and subways.
Kishida denies Japan will soon resume tourist entry amid pandemic
Published on 10/04/2022
» TOKYO: Japan has no plan for now to resume the entry of foreign tourists to the country, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday, as it has been bracing for a possible resurgence of the coronavirus.
B1 trillion to beat Omicron
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/12/2021
» The government will inject around one trillion baht into the economy next year to cushion against any volatility that may be caused by the Omicron variant of Covid-19, Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said on Thursday.
Tokyo to build on Thai ties
News, Published on 03/12/2021
» Yuriko Koike, Tokyo's first woman governor, wants Thais to see a "new" version of Japan's capital once it is ready to receive visitors, forging more people-to-people ties between the two countries.
Tokyo to build on Thai ties
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 02/12/2021
» Yuriko Koike, Tokyo's first woman governor, wants Thais to see a "new" version of Japan's capital city, once it is ready to receive visitors, forging people-to-people ties between both countries.
Seminar to explore Omicron challenges
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/11/2021
» The Covid-19 variant, Omicron, is posing a new threat to the economy. It is time to explore how we can adapt to the threat of further Covid-19 disruption, and the hope for the future as we enter the new year.
Pageantry sets Games into motion
Sports, Published on 25/08/2021
» TOKYO: The Tokyo Paralympics started on Tuesday night following a one-year postponement at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic remains a major concern in the city holding the world's largest sporting event for people with disabilities.
Little fanfare as Tokyo enters Olympic countdown
AFP, Published on 16/07/2021
» TOKYO - Tokyo entered the final Olympic countdown on Friday, but there was little fanfare with just one week until the opening ceremony, as virus infections surge in the Japanese capital.