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Tourists to Japan hits record high
Kyodo News, Published on 23/07/2014
» TOKYO - The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in the first half of 2014 hit a record high of 6.26 million thanks to the yen's weakness and increased international flights at Tokyo's Haneda airport, a government body said Wednesday.
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Japan to mint Laos commemorative coin
Kyodo News, Published on 03/03/2015
» Japan will produce up to 10,000 silver coins for Laos’ central bank to commemorate the 60th anniversary this year of the establishment of diplomatic relations, the Finance Ministry and Japan Mint said Tuesday.
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Thai Buddhist temple to repay $20 mn in donation scandal
AFP, Published on 17/03/2015
» BANGKOK - A Buddhist temple at the heart of a bitter corruption scandal in Thailand Monday agreed to return donations worth around $20 million in a case that has prompted calls for greater scrutiny over religious institutions in the kingdom.
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Hun Sen seeks record for biggest rice cake
Published on 18/03/2015
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday that he is seeking a Guinness World Record for the nation with "the largest sticky rice cake," which will be displayed at the upcoming Cambodian New Year celebrations next month.
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US, Japan first ladies partner for girls' education
Kyodo News, Published on 19/03/2015
» US first lady Michelle Obama and her Japanese counterpart Akie Abe on Thursday announced a new partnership to help girls around the world to complete their education and fulfil their potential.
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US first lady arrives in Cambodia
Kyodo News, Published on 21/03/2015
» The United States first lady Michelle Obama arrived in Cambodia Friday for a three-day working visit.
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12 Japan World Heritage sites hit by oil-spraying vandals
Kyodo News, Published on 09/04/2015
» A dozen World Heritage sites and temples in Japan's ancient capitals of Kyoto and Nara have been vandalized recently in a similar manner, according to police.
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More Japan historical sites found vandalised
Published on 12/04/2015
» NARA, JAPAN - Two more temples and a shrine in Nara prefecture were reported on Saturday to have been vandalised, the latest in a string of incidents of religious and historical sites being marked up with an oily liquid.
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Nepal to reopen damaged heritage sites
Published on 28/05/2015
» KATHMANDU — Nepal has decided to reopen next month three world heritage sites that have been off-limits to tourists since last month's devastating earthquake, officials said.
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Nepal reopens World Heritage sites
Published on 16/06/2015
» BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL — Nepal has announced the reopening of Unesco World Heritage sites in Kathmandu Valley, seven weeks after a deadly quake that killed 8,787 people and damaged hundreds of cultural monuments and some key trekking trails in the country where tourism employs about a million people.
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