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US to reconsider Pacific trade agenda next week
Kyodo News, Published on 13/06/2015
» Washington — The US House of Representatives decided Friday to carry over deliberations on a bill that is crucial to concluding a sweeping Pacific free trade deal to next week after endorsing only part of it.
Smartphones hack Japanese cars
Kyodo News, Published on 15/12/2015
» Japanese cars could be hacked and remote-controlled through smartphones if they were equipped with devices connected to the Internet, according to an experiment conducted by an associate professor at Hiroshima City University's Graduate School of Information Sciences.
A-bomb survivors group struggle to continue efforts 60 years on
News, Kyodo News, Published on 05/08/2016
» While Barack Obama's historic visit to Hiroshima as the first sitting US president in May highlighted again the need to eliminate nuclear weapons, Japan's major anti-nuclear group, which has led the movement for 60 years at home and abroad, sees a rocky road ahead as its membership declines with the passing of atomic bomb survivors.
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.
Military officer found dead inside Philippine compound
Kyodo News, Published on 26/09/2017
» MANILA: A military officer in President Rodrigo Duterte's personal protection team was found dead Tuesday morning at the president's official residence, the head of the security team said.
Indonesian man rescued from human trafficking in Africa
Kyodo News, Published on 08/03/2018
» JAKARTA: The Indonesian government and a migrant labour union have managed to rescue a young Indonesian man who was trafficked to Africa to work on a Chinese fishing boat, with as many as 29 others possibly still be in danger, officials said Thursday.
15 years after tsunami, painful memories endure
Kyodo News, Published on 23/12/2019
» PHUKET: Although 15 years have passed since the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami that claimed almost a quarter of a million lives, memories of that day still haunt many people on Thailand's Andaman Coast who were touched by the tragedy.
Japan warns Line over insufficient data protection
Kyodo News, Published on 26/04/2021
» The Japanese government on Monday ordered messaging app provider Line Corp to take measures to properly protect customers' information after such data were found accessible by a Chinese affiliate without user consent.