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N. Korea's new foreign minister heads to Laos
Kyodo News, Published on 23/07/2016
» VIENTIANE/PYONGYANG - North Korea's new foreign minister on Saturday left for Laos to make his overseas debut at a major security forum, at a time of high tensions over Pyongyang's series of weapons tests.
26 dead after fire on Chinese bus in Taiwan
Kyodo News, Published on 19/07/2016
» A fire that engulfed a tour bus in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, on Tuesday left 26 people dead, including three children aged between 12 and 13, local authorities said.
Scores feared buried alive after new Japan quake
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.
4 hurt as smoke fills cabin on Japan Airlines flight
Kyodo News, Published on 23/02/2016
» Smoke filled the cabin of a Japan Airlines Co plane bound for Fukuoka on Tuesday afternoon before takeoff at Chitose airport in Hokkaido, forcing the evacuation of 159 passengers and six crew members.
White smoggy Christmas
Kyodo News, Published on 26/12/2015
» BEIJING - China's capital city was blanketed by some of its worst smog of the year on Friday, forcing major roads to close due to poor visibility and prompting netizens to quip that Santa Claus would have a hard time finding his way around town to deliver Christmas presents.
3 killed as small plane crashes into homes in Tokyo suburbs
Kyodo News, Published on 26/07/2015
» A small private aircraft crashed into homes in Chofu in the suburbs of Tokyo on Sunday morning, killing three people and injuring five others, police said.
Japan smartphone app to keep tourists safe
Kyodo News, Published on 12/07/2015
» TOKYO — A new smartphone application produced by a Japanese insurance company will help guide people to safety in three foreign languages during natural disasters in Japan, company officials.
Prosecutors won't indict ex-Toyota exec Hamp for drug import
Kyodo News, Published on 07/07/2015
» TOKYO — Prosecutors will not indict former Toyota Motor Corp executive Julie Hamp who was arrested on suspicion of illegally importing a narcotic painkiller to Japan last month, investigative sources said Tuesday.
5.5 quake shakes Tokyo, Narita airport
Kyodo News, Published on 25/05/2015
» An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 struck the Kanto region in eastern Japan on Monday afternoon, but there were no immediate reports of damage and injuries and no tsunami warning.
Tokyo's Narita airport opens budget-airline terminal
Kyodo News, Published on 08/04/2015
» Narita International Airport, Japan's largest international gateway, opened a new terminal for budget airlines Wednesday in a bid to court a growing number of low-cost carriers for domestic and short-haul international flights.