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Boxing: Noknoi beaten in Ioka's record-matching title win
Kyodo News, Published on 24/04/2017
» OSAKA - Japan's Kazuto Ioka defended his WBA bantamweight crown for the fifth time on Sunday, winning a unanimous decision over Noknoi Sitthiprasert of Thailand.
Japan sets 'telework' day to promote work-style change
Kyodo News, Published on 18/04/2017
» TOKYO - Japan has designated July 24, the opening day of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, as "the day of telework" to encourage people to work at home and ease traffic congestion in and around the capital during the games, the government said Tuesday.
Japanese whalers return from Antarctic with 333 minke
Kyodo News, Published on 31/03/2017
» SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Three Japanese whaling vessels returned to the southwestern Japan port of Shimonoseki on Friday after catching 333 minke whales in the Antarctic Ocean as planned, the Fisheries Agency said.
World Cup Qualifier: Japan thrash plucky Thailand
Kyodo News, Published on 28/03/2017
» Saitama - Yuya Kubo struck again and had a pair of assists as Japan defeated Thailand 4-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.
N Korea missile launch flops
Kyodo News, Published on 23/03/2017
» TOKYO/SEOUL - North Korea failed in its attempt to launch a missile on Wednesday morning, the US military said, amid heightened tensions in the Asia-Pacific region following Pyongyang's test-firing of ballistic missiles earlier this month.
Japan parliament proposes one-off abdication law
Kyodo News, Published on 20/03/2017
» TOKYO - Senior lawmakers on Friday presented Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a Diet proposal calling on the government to prepare one-off legislation to enable 83-year-old Emperor Akihito to abdicate.
UN holds emergency talks on N.Korea
Kyodo News, Published on 09/03/2017
» The UN Security Council on Wednesday convened an emergency meeting to address North Korea's latest test-firing of ballistic missiles in violation of UN resolutions.
N.Korea holds all Malaysians 'until murder issue settled'
Kyodo News, Published on 07/03/2017
» BEIJING - Pyongyang said Tuesday it has temporarily prohibited all Malaysians from leaving North Korea until the issue of the death of one of its citizens in Kuala Lumpur last month is settled in a fair manner.
Japan's emperor meets families of WWII occupiers in Vietnam
Kyodo News, Published on 03/03/2017
» HANOI - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko met Thursday in Hanoi with Vietnamese family members of Japanese soldiers deployed in Southeast Asia during World War II.
Malaysia emerging as top user of Japanese cosmetics
Kyodo News, Published on 24/02/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Users of Japanese cosmetic products in Malaysia are expected to surpass those in Thailand and Singapore to become their top consumers in Asia, according to industry officials.