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Scores feared buried alive after new Japan quake
Kyodo News, Published on 16/04/2016
» KUMAMOTO, JAPAN — Scores of people were feared buried alive on Saturday after two powerful earthquakes hit southern Japan a day apart, killing at least 35 people, and as a forecast storm threatened more devastating landslides.
Japan scraps Covid border controls in hopes of reviving tourism boom
Kyodo News, Published on 11/10/2022
» Japan removed on Tuesday its cap on daily arrivals and its ban on individual, non-prearranged trips as it seeks to revive the country's struggling inbound tourism sector by easing its Covid-19 border controls.
Japan to ask foreign tourists to wear masks, take out insurance
Kyodo News, Published on 07/06/2022
» TOKYO: The Japanese government said Tuesday it will ask foreign tourists to wear face masks and take out insurance to cover medical expenses in the event they contract Covid-19 as Japan restarts accepting visitors in stages later this week.
Japan to begin easing travel restrictions
Kyodo News, Published on 15/06/2020
» Japan will ease travel restrictions imposed to keep the novel coronavirus pandemic in check, starting with flights to Vietnam on a limited basis later this month, government sources said Monday.
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.
N.Korean leader orders demolition of S.Korean-built resorts
Kyodo News, Published on 23/10/2019
» BEIJING: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the removal of "unpleasant-looking" hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions built by South Korea at the North's Mt Kumgang resort area, state-run media reported on Wednesday.
High-speed train hits truck on crossing in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 05/09/2019
» YOKOHAMA, Japan: A man died and more than 30 people were injured when a high-speed train hit a truck and derailed in Yokohama on Thursday, police and rescuers from the city near Tokyo said.
Hotel Nikko to open in EEC
Kyodo News, Published on 30/08/2019
» Japanese hotel chain Hotel Okura Co plans to open a luxury hotel under its Nikko Hotels International brand at an industrial zone in Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor in the first half of 2021.
Japan ruling parties agree on casino bill
Kyodo News, Published on 03/04/2018
» TOKYO: Japan's ruling parties reached a consensus Tuesday on a bill that will pave the way for casino gambling in the country, with people living in Japan to be charged 6,000 yen ($57) in entrance fees while foreign visitors can enter for free.
Number of foreign visitors to Japan up 18.3%
Kyodo News, Published on 15/11/2017
» The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan this year totalled 23.79 million by the end of October, up 18.3% from a year earlier, the Japan Tourism Agency said Wednesday.