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'Cherry blossom front' begins tour in Japan
Published on 19/03/2016
» TOKYO — The annual "cherry blossom front" began its journey on Saturday as this spring's first blooming of the "Somei Yoshino" variety was reported in parts of Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Japan humanoid robot to offer tailored services at retail shops
Published on 08/03/2016
» TOKYO — The humanoid robot Pepper will start offering tailored customer services at retail shops in Japan by using online data analysis.
Japan, US mull financial sanctions on North Korea
Kyodo News, Published on 07/02/2016
» TOKYO - Japan, the United States and South Korea are considering slapping financial sanctions on North Korea for conducting a fourth nuclear test last month, diplomatic sources said on Saturday.
Axe falls on Mahathir's son after fallout with Najib
Published on 03/02/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR — A son of former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad was ousted from his post as chief minister of the northern state of Kedah on Wednesday, a victim of his father's campaign to overthrow current Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.
Indonesia's high-speed railway project breaks ground
Published on 21/01/2016
» JAKARTA — Construction of Indonesia's first high-speed railway network, connecting the capital and the West Java provincial capital of Bandung and funded by an Indonesia-China consortium, kicked off on Thursday.
At least 2m personal data sets feared leaked in Japan
Published on 03/01/2016
» TOKYO — At least 2.07 million personal data sets were leaked or feared leaked from 140 companies and bodies in Japan that said in 2015 they have come under cyberattacks, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.
Cambodia inaugurates 6th Chinese-built hydropower plant
Kyodo News, Published on 24/12/2015
» Cambodia has inaugurated its sixth Chinese-built hydropower plant, bringing the country's total power supplies by dams of up to 927 megawatts.
Thailand, Japan agree to fight terrorism after Paris attacks
Kyodo News, Published on 16/11/2015
» Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai and his Japanese counterpart agreed Monday to cooperate with the international community to combat terrorism in the wake of deadly attacks in Paris on Friday, as well as a bombing in Bangkok in August.
Japanese events held in Bangkok
Kyodo News, Published on 08/11/2015
» Events to promote Japanese culture and tourism took place this weekend in various parts of Bangkok, with an eye on boosting Thai people's interest in Japan and luring tourists from Thailand.
Japan promotes high-speed rail in Malaysia
Published on 06/11/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Japan's Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Keiichi Ishii has pitched his country's shinkansen bullet train system in his meeting with Malaysian regulators in Kuala Lumpur.