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1,000 quakes recorded in Japan in 2 weeks
Kyodo News, Published on 28/04/2016
» More than 1,000 seismic events had been recorded in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures by Thursday in the two weeks since a magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck southwestern Japan, while over 30,000 people remain evacuated from their homes.
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Tokyo's Haneda airport to undergo large-scale renovation
Published on 27/11/2016
» TOKYO - Tokyo's Haneda airport will undergo a large-scale renovation in response to an expected surge in flight numbers ahead of Tokyo's hosting of the Olympics and Paralympics in the summer of 2020, officials at the Transport Ministry said.
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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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Blackout temporarily hits parts of Tokyo due to cable fire
Published on 12/10/2016
» TOKYO - A temporary blackout occurred in some areas of Tokyo following a fire involving underground power cables Wednesday afternoon, affecting ministry buildings and disrupting train operation, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) said.
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5.3-magnitude quake hits Hokkaido
Kyodo News, Published on 16/06/2016
» A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 struck Hokkaido and other parts of northern Japan on Thursday, but no major damage or injuries were immediately reported and no tsunami warning was issued.
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Kumamon product sales top 100bn yen for first time
Published on 03/03/2016
» KUMAMOTO, JAPAN — Sales of products featuring Kumamoto prefecture's popular Kumamon black bear mascot surpassed 100 billion yen (31 billion baht) in 2015 for the first time, the prefectural government said.
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1 in 29 babies born in Japan had non-Japanese parent
Kyodo News, Published on 06/03/2016
» One in 29 babies born in Japan in 2014 had at least one non-Japanese parent, a Kyodo News analysis of government data found, increasing the need to provide language support to such families at schools and medical facilities.
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Foreign tourist spending in Japan to set new record
Published on 12/01/2016
» TOKYO — Foreign travellers spent an estimated around 3.5 trillion yen (1,090 billion baht) in Japan last year, the tourism minister said Tuesday, suggesting the figure is certain to shatter the previous high of about 2.03 trillion yen recorded in 2014.
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Singapore to scan fingerprints of all visitors from June
Published on 27/01/2016
» SINGAPORE — Singapore will scan and record the fingerprints of all visitors to the city-state from June this year, in a move aimed at beefing up security amid a rise in the perceived threat of terror attacks in Southeast Asia, a minister told parliament on Wednesday.
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Taiwan quake toll hits 24, over 120 missing
Kyodo News, Published on 07/02/2016
» The death toll from a powerful earthquake that caused buildings to collapse in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan early Saturday rose to 24 people on Sunday, with emergency response officials also saying as many as 120 may still be trapped under rubble.
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