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Singaporeans call for Changi airport to be renamed
Published on 09/04/2015
» SINGAPORE — Nearly 12,500 people have signed an online petition calling on the Singapore government to rename Changi airport after Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew who died last month, the organiser of the petition said this week.
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.
China, Japan duel for Indonesia's high-speed rail
Kyodo News, Published on 30/03/2015
» The Indonesian government will decide this year whether it will go on with a plan to build a high-speed railway system in the country, with China and Japan set to compete with each other to get the project, a senior Indonesian government official said Monday.
Japan, Laos set to upgrade political, economic ties
Kyodo News, Published on 06/03/2015
» TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Lao counterpart Thongsing Thammavong began talks Friday with the expectation of affirming closer political and economic ties, especially as Laos prepares to assume the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2016.
Narita airport website hacked
Kyodo News, Published on 05/03/2015
» CHIBA, JAPAN — The operator of Narita airport said Thursday that its websites were hacked and people who accessed them earlier this week were redirected to another website and are at risk of computer virus infection.
Landing fees cut at Narita airport
Published on 26/02/2015
» CHIBA — The operator of Narita airport said Thursday it will cut landing fees for new international and domestic flights for two years from April in a bid to compete better with airports in other parts of Asia.
Foreign eco-activist arrested in P'Penh
Kyodo News, Published on 23/02/2015
» A foreign environmental activist critical of the government was arrested Monday for overstaying his visa, a local rights group and police sources said.
Japan firms to run Mandalay airport
Kyodo News, Published on 17/11/2014
» A consortium of Mitsubishi Corp and a Japan Airlines Co affiliate has signed a concession agreement with the Myanmar government to operate the country's second-largest airport, Mandalay International Airport, for 30 years, a statement from the consortium said Monday.
Japan airports' Wi-Fi allows snooping
Kyodo News, Published on 26/08/2014
» TOKYO - Users of free wireless Internet connections at Japan's Narita, Kansai and Kobe airports are vulnerable to electronic eavesdropping of their e-mail and web browsing, a study by an information and communications specialist showed Tuesday.
Tourists to Japan hits record high
Kyodo News, Published on 23/07/2014
» TOKYO - The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in the first half of 2014 hit a record high of 6.26 million thanks to the yen's weakness and increased international flights at Tokyo's Haneda airport, a government body said Wednesday.