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13 dead, about 100 hurt in IS-claimed terror attacks in Spain
Kyodo News, Published on 18/08/2017
» A van ploughed through a crowd of pedestrians Thursday in the centre of Barcelona, leaving at least 13 people dead and around 100 injured in an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group, local authorities said.
Outcry follows N.Korea's missile launch over Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 29/08/2017
» TOKYO -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile early Tuesday that flew over Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido before falling into the Pacific Ocean in defiance of international sanctions and criticism of Pyongyang's continued nuclear and missile development.
30,000 elderly drivers in Japan may have dementia
Kyodo News, Published on 02/11/2017
» TOKYO: The results of stricter screenings of drivers aged 75 or older in Japan showed that about 30,000 of them may be suffering dementia, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
TPP leaders 'to seek accord without US'
Kyodo News, Published on 10/11/2017
» DANANG: The leaders of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal will try to clinch a clear agreement Friday to implement it without the US, Japanese officials said.
China, Asean agree to 10-year China Sea protection pact
Kyodo News, Published on 14/11/2017
» MANILA: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China set a 10-year period through 2027 to protect the coasts and marine resources in the South China Sea while trying to settle lingering disputes over territories there, a document issued Monday night by their country leaders said.
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.
Nikkei closes at 26-year high
Kyodo News, Published on 23/01/2018
» TOKYO: The Nikkei stock index ended above the 24,000 line Tuesday for the first time in more than 26 years as investors were relieved by the end of the US government shutdown and the Bank of Japan's decision to continue aggressive monetary easing.
1 dead, 11 hurt as volcano erupts near resort in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 23/01/2018
» MAEBASHI, Japan: A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member died and 11 other people were injured as a volcano erupted Tuesday morning near a ski resort in eastern Japan, spewing cinders and possibly causing an avalanche, the government and local authorities said.
Police: Kim Jong Nam met American days before murder
Kyodo News, Published on 29/01/2018
» SHAH ALAM, Malaysia: A police investigator on Monday confirmed in court that Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, met a suspected US intelligence agent in the northern Malaysian island resort of Langkawi just days before his mysterious demise.
Powerful typhoon on course to hit western Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 23/08/2018
» TOKYO: A powerful typhoon is expected to cross western Japan from the Pacific coast northward on Thursday night, bringing downpours to a region already reeling from last month's deadly flooding and landslides.