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Japan, China, S. Korea target 30m visitors
Published on 12/04/2015
» TOKYO — Tourism ministers from Japan, China and South Korea agreed Sunday to boost visitor numbers between the three neighbors to 30 million people in 2020 from about 20 million in 2014.
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Bird flu outbreak hits zoo events linked to Year of Rooster in Japan
Published on 18/12/2016
» TOKYO - The recent outbreak of a highly virulent strain of bird flu in Japan has taken a toll on bird exhibits and events at zoos nationwide ahead of the Chinese zodiac Year of the Rooster in 2017, a survey by Kyodo News showed Sunday.
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Temples enter matchmaking business in marriage-shy Japan
Published on 30/10/2016
» TOKYO - Traditionally seen as conductors of funerals or memorial services, some Buddhist monks in Japan are carving out a new niche as matchmakers for men and women looking for marriage partners.
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Hatred behind Japan knife attacker's rampage
Kyodo News, Published on 26/07/2016
» SAGAMIHARA, JAPAN - Hatred appears to be what fuelled a young Japanese man who went on a stabbing rampage, killing 19 people Tuesday at a facility for the mentally disabled where he had been fired. Months earlier, he reportedly gave a letter to Parliament outlining the bloody plan.
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Vietnamese coral reefs suffer mass bleaching event
Kyodo News, Published on 18/06/2016
» HANOI - Unusually warm water has caused serious bleaching of coral reefs around Vietnam's Con Dao Islands, a popular diving and beach destination, affecting around a quarter of them, official media reported Friday.
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Japan's fertility rate inches up to 21-year high
Kyodo News, Published on 23/05/2016
» TOKYO — Japan's total fertility rate in 2015 rose 0.04 point from the previous year to a 21-year high of 1.46, aided by indications of economic recovery, the health ministry said on Monday.
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Carver of Buddha images takes to YouTube
Kyodo News, Published on 17/01/2016
» A young Japanese "busshi," or carver of wooden Buddha statues, has been posting videos of his work on YouTube, hoping to explain his craft to the world.
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Reports of voting irregularities in Myanmar
Kyodo News, Published on 08/11/2015
» People in Myanmar voted on Sunday in the country's first fully democratic election in decades, amid reports of voting irregularities, intimidation and problems with advance ballots.
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Myanmar: Exit poll puts support for NLD at 90%
Kyodo News, Published on 08/11/2015
» Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy could be set to pull in as much as 90% of votes in the country's first fully democratic general election in decades, according to an exit poll carried out by a local news organization on Sunday.
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Myanmar officials suggest poll postponement: Suu Kyi party
AFP, Published on 13/10/2015
» YANGON - Myanmar election authorities on Tuesday suggested postponing landmark November polls, a spokesman for Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party said, throwing doubt over the timing of the first credible elections in generations.
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