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Australia to mandate police access to encrypted messages
Kyodo News, Published on 14/07/2017
» SYDNEY -- The Australian government announced Friday it will introduce new laws that will compel social media companies like Google and Facebook help law enforcement access encrypted online messages from suspected terrorists and criminals.
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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.
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Japan perseveres six years after quake, nuclear disaster
Kyodo News, Published on 11/03/2017
» More than 120,000 people remain displaced after fleeing their hometowns in the three northeastern prefectures hardest-hit by the massive earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear meltdown, as Japan marked the sixth anniversary of the natural disaster on Saturday.
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South Korea culls 30m poultry to contain bird flu
Published on 03/01/2017
» SEOUL - South Korea has culled some 30.03 million chickens and other birds so far to contain the country's worst bird flu outbreak, officials said on Tuesday, with prices of eggs skyrocketing amid a shortage of supply.
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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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Japan to urge US to lead free trade after Trump inauguration
Kyodo News, Published on 21/01/2017
» Japan will continue to push the United States to join it in taking the lead in advancing free trade globally, officials and lawmakers said Saturday, after Donald Trump announced the country will begin withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership following his swearing in as president.
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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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100 nations to join new regime to fight tax avoidance
Published on 30/06/2016
» KYOTO - The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on Thursday around 100 countries are likely to join global efforts to fight corporate tax avoidance amid growing public concern following revelations contained in the so-called Panama Papers.
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