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Fast & precarious
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 06/09/2018
» My heart was filled with excitement as the door of the gondola lift closed and the cable car was slowly leaving the station, taking me, my friend Kent and our downhill bikes up the slope to the trailheads 1,780m above sea level. We had planned this trip for more than half-a-year, and it's happening. A few minutes from now, we would be riding the famous trails of Fujimi, in one of Japan's largest bike parks.
US joins Japan quake relief
Published on 18/04/2016
» MINAMIASO, Japan - Eleven people remained missing early Monday in southern Japan from two powerful earthquakes that killed at least 41 people, as the US military announced it was preparing to join relief efforts and Toyota said it would suspend nearly all of its vehicle production in Japan.
Mitsubishi says metal debris likely rocket part, not MH370
Associated Press, Published on 25/01/2016
» TOKYO -- A Japanese rocket maker says a large piece of metal that washed up on a beach in Thailand is likely part of a rocket launched by Japan, not a missing Malaysian plane.
After decade of disasters, UN downsizing Asian operations
Published on 30/06/2015
» The United Nations is downsizing its humanitarian staff in some Asian countries where governments have stepped up with funds and manpower after a decade of massive floods, storms and earthquakes.
Offshore quake rattles Tokyo
Published on 30/05/2015
» TOKYO — A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Japanese coast on Saturday, geologists said, shaking buildings in Tokyo and setting off car alarms.
Thousands flee as typhoon hits north Philippines
AFP, Published on 11/05/2015
» MANILA - Typhoon Noul slammed into the northern tip of the Philippines Sunday, triggering warnings of possible flash floods, landslides and storm surges and prompting almost 3,000 people to flee their homes.
Philippines braces for typhoon
Published on 09/05/2015
» MANILA — A strong typhoon was headed to the northern Philippines on Saturday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people living on the slopes of a volcano that exploded earlier in the week, the weather bureau said.
The Raelians are coming
Spectrum, Published on 23/02/2014
» The world’s largest UFO cult has landed in Cambodia and wants to establish an embassy.
Tsunami threat not over, experts warn
Lamphai Intathep, Published on 12/04/2012
» The government should stay alert for the possibility of another major earthquake and potential tsunami for at least another two days following Wednesday's huge quake and aftershocks off northern Sumatra, experts said on Thursday.