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TPP free trade signatories agree not to renegotiate
Published on 12/09/2016
» TOKYO - The 12 countries that signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact earlier this year agreed on Monday they will not renegotiate the deal, Japanese TPP minister Nobuteru Ishihara said.
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OECD upgrades global economic outlook in 2017
Kyodo News, Published on 28/11/2016
» TOKYO - The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Monday upgraded its global economic outlook for 2017, as growth will be supported by fiscal stimulus despite weak trade and investment.
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Nintendo to launch Switch game console on March 3
Kyodo News, Published on 13/01/2017
» TOKYO - Nintendo Co said Friday it will launch its new Switch game console on March 3 in Japan and markets across the world, and revealed details such as price and the lineup of game titles.
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Toxins found at new Tokyo fish market site
Kyodo News, Published on 14/01/2017
» TOKYO: An amount of benzene 79 times the minimum allowed by the government was detected among other toxic chemicals in groundwater samples from Tokyo's Toyosu area where the famous Tsukiji fish market is planned to be relocated, officials in the Tokyo metropolitan government said Saturday.
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High-tech Japanese toilets to be more foreigner friendly
Published on 19/01/2017
» TOKYO - As more foreigners choose Japan as a holiday destination, the country's toilet manufacturers have joined forces to simplify the sometimes complicated business of washing and drying Japanese style.
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Malaysia urges Trump not to cut US regional presence
Published on 23/01/2017
» SINGAPORE - Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein on Monday urged US President Donald Trump not to reduce US commitments in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Malaysia arrests 4 linked to Philippines IS cell
Kyodo News, Published on 24/01/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian police said Monday they have arrested four people including three foreigners over links to a new Islamic State cell on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao.
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Dogs, owners travel together on special Japan Airlines tour
Kyodo News, Published on 27/01/2017
» CHIBA, Japan - Pet dogs and their owners departed together in the passenger cabin of a Boeing 737 from Narita airport near Tokyo on Friday on a special three-day domestic tour, Japan Airlines said.
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Door opens for foreign domestics in Japan
Published on 05/02/2017
» YOKOHAMA - The door has opened for the first foreign housekeepers to be hired under a Japanese government policy aimed at helping professional women re-enter the workforce after having children.
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Sapporo snow festival features Trump sculpture among others
Published on 06/02/2017
» TOKYO - The annual Sapporo Snow Festival began on Monday in the Hokkaido capital, featuring 200 sculptures made from snow and ice, including one of new US President Donald Trump.
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