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ANA, JAL seek to offer diverse in-flight meals
Kyodo News, Published on 27/07/2017
» TOKYO -- Major Japanese carriers All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines are offering more options for in-flight meals amid a rise in foreign passengers and fierce competition with low-cost carriers, the companies said.
52 dead, 37 missing in Nepal floods, landslides since Friday night
Kyodo News, Published on 13/08/2017
» The death toll in rain-induced disasters since Friday night in Nepal's southern flatlands has risen to 52 with 37 people missing, the Home Ministry said Sunday.
Japan's 2016 current account surplus largest in 9 years
Kyodo News, Published on 11/05/2017
» Japan posted a current account surplus of 20.20 trillion yen ($177 billion) in fiscal 2016, the largest since fiscal 2007, as imports fell more than exports on declining crude oil prices, government data showed Thursday.
Cambodian man killed by wild elephant
Kyodo News, Published on 09/06/2017
» PHNOM PENH - A Cambodian man was stamped and killed by a wild elephant Thursday in a forest near the Vietnam border and about 400km northeast of Phnom Penh.
Japanese tourists flock to long-disputed Cambodian border temple
Kyodo News, Published on 06/04/2017
» PREAH VIHEAR - The ancient cliff-top temple that Cambodia and Thailand have fought over for more than a century has proved to be an unlikely hit with Japanese tourists.
Indonesia sees rise in arrivals
Business, Kyodo News, Published on 22/02/2017
» JAKARTA: Foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia rose 10.7% to 11.52 million people last year but those from some countries, including Japan, decreased due to concerns over terrorism as well as prevailing economic conditions, according to official data.
Trial of Erawan suspects begins as translator appointed
Kyodo News, Published on 15/11/2016
» The trial of two men accused of involvement in a bomb attack which killed 20 people in Bangkok last year began on Tuesday, following months of delays as the court searched for an interpreter for the defendants.
Japan to test biometric payments for tourists
Kyodo News, Published on 28/09/2016
» TOKYO - Japan will begin a trial cashless payment service using biometric technology for foreign tourists from Oct 1, the Japanese economy ministry said on Wednesday.
Alcohol to be exempt from liquor tax for tourists in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 21/08/2016
» The Japan Tourism Agency plans to exempt domestically produced alcoholic drinks such as sake from the liquor tax for foreign tourists as part of efforts to boost regional economies, agency officials said on Saturday.
Tokyo trials lower flagfall for taxis
Kyodo News, Published on 05/08/2016
» TOKYO - The transport ministry said on Friday it started allowing taxi services to charge a lower, minimum fare of 410 yen (about 140 baht) on a trial basis at four locations in Tokyo.