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Japanese job-matching company focuses on SE Asian students
Kyodo News, Published on 20/10/2016
» TOKYO - A job-matching company is pairing students from Southeast Asian nations, especially Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, with Japanese employers via an online service.
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.
Japan's Kinki University ditches saucy name
Published on 01/04/2016
» OSAKA — In a move aimed at sparing its students and faculty embarrassment, a Japanese private university on Friday ditched its distracting former English name for a more benign moniker.
Number of child pornography victims hits record high in Japan
Published on 24/03/2016
» TOKYO — The number of children under 18 who have become victims of child pornography in Japan rose to a record-high 905 in 2015, up 159 from the year before, a police report showed Thursday.
Hun Sen reveals plan to reshuffle cabinet next month
Published on 17/03/2016
» PHNOM PENH — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen revealed Thursday he has submitted a proposal to the National Assembly seeking to reshuffle some of his ministers including Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, who has been in the position since the 1990s.
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.
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.
Japanese cartoon Doraemon to run on British TV
Published on 14/08/2015
» TOKYO — The popular Japanese cartoon programme Doraemon will be shown in Britain from next Monday, making it the 38th country or region to run the animated series, TV Asahi Corp 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.
30,000 attend funeral for Cambodia ruling party chief
Kyodo News, Published on 19/06/2015
» Cambodia on Friday held a cremation ceremony for veteran political figure Chea Sim, which was attended by more than 30,000 people.