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Train firms, utilities seek sites be made Pokemon-free
Kyodo News, Published on 26/07/2016
» TOKYO - Railway companies and nuclear power plant operators in Japan asked the provider of the popular "Pokemon Go" smartphone game on Tuesday to make sure the game's virtual characters do not appear in areas they think are inappropriate or dangerous to play.
$360m Chinese-funded sugar mill opens in Cambodia
Kyodo News, Published on 19/04/2016
» A US$360 million, China-invested sugar production factory began operating Tuesday in Cambodia's northern province of Preah Vihear.
Comfort women statue protests
Kyodo News, Published on 27/12/2015
» SEOUL - The South Korean government lodged a protest with Japan on Saturday over Japanese media reports that say Seoul is considering relocating a statue of a girl symbolising the issue of so-called comfort women from in front of the Japanese Embassy in the South Korean capital.
Hun Sen warns of war if opposition party rules Cambodia
Kyodo News, Published on 19/10/2015
» Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen warned Monday that a "new war" would erupt if an opposition party gets a chance to rule the country.
Singapore at crossroads as it marks 50th anniversary
Kyodo News, Published on 09/08/2015
» Singapore celebrates its 50th year of independence with a big bash on Sunday, staging its largest-ever National Day parade and a cornucopia of activities that aim to serve as a reminder of how a tiny city state with almost no resources has come a long way to become what it is today.
Japan manufacturers' sentiment flat
Kyodo News, Published on 01/04/2015
» Business sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers was unchanged in March from three months earlier and is expected to worsen, the Bank of Japan's Tankan survey showed Wednesday, reflecting their cautiousness despite earnings recovery amid a weaker yen and falling oil prices.
Tokyo ward to certify same-sex couples
Kyodo News, Published on 12/02/2015
» Tokyo's Shibuya ward plans to issue certificates recognising same-sex couples as being in "relationships equivalent to marriage," becoming the first local government in Japan to do so.
Letters sought for Japan quake victims
Kyodo News, Published on 09/12/2014
» Hoping to ring in a brighter New Year’s, a group based in western Japan is calling on people from Thailand and other countries to send heartening — or genki — letters to people in the northeastern Tohoku region still suffering from the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami.