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Philippines' war on drugs: detentions, legal cases surge
Kyodo News, Published on 14/05/2017
» FOCUS: The Philippine government's war on drugs, implemented starting nearly a year ago upon the assumption into power of President Rodrigo Duterte, has not only resulted in the deaths of thousands of defiant suspected drug personalities, but also left jails swelling with more inmates and more legal cases piling up, authorities recently said.
Japan to aid Manila 'war on drugs'
Kyodo News, Published on 13/01/2017
» MANILA - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged a 1 trillion yen ($8.7 billion) aid package, including government aid and private investment in infrastructural development in the Philippines over the next five years, as Japan moves to strengthen ties with a key nation in the Asia-Pacific region to counter China's growing maritime assertiveness and influence.
Murder case opened over poisoning at Japan hospital
Kyodo News, Published on 24/09/2016
» YOKOHAMA - An investigation is under way into the suspected murder of an 88-year-old man who died from poisoning at a Yokohama hospital earlier this week after a medical drip was administered, police said Saturday.
Japan's largest drugstore chooses Bangkok for international launch
Kyodo News, Published on 27/10/2015
» Japan's largest drugstore operator, Matsumotokiyoshi, will open a store in Bangkok this week, its first abroad, and a second by the end of the year, the head of the company's new Thai joint venture said Tuesday.
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.
In China, Myanmar drugs more popular than heroin
Kyodo News, Published on 25/06/2015
» BEIJING - Cheap and easy-to-manufacture synthetic drugs edged past heroin as the country's high of choice for the first time last year, China's drug control agency said Wednesday, a trend that comes as the country is increasingly seen as a worldwide supplier of the substances.