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Heavy snowfall hits Japan, coldest day in much of country
Published on 15/01/2017
» TOKYO - Temperatures plunged to their lowest level so far this winter in many regions of Japan on Sunday, with heavy snowfall continuing to hit areas especially along the Sea of Japan coast.
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.
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.
Japan's annual road toll lowest since 1949
Kyodo News, Published on 04/01/2017
» TOKYO - Japan's traffic death toll fell below 4,000 last year for the first time in 67 years, due partly to improved vehicle safety, the National Police Agency said Wednesday.
Indonesia suspends military cooperation with Australia
Published on 04/01/2017
» JAKARTA - The Indonesian military has suspended all cooperation with Australia due to "technical matters," a military spokesman said Wednesday, following a local media report that some materials insulting Indonesia were found at an Australian military base.
Singapore demands China return impounded armoured cars
Published on 10/01/2017
» SINGAPORE (AP) - Singapore's defence minister said Monday that nine armoured personnel carriers that are being held in Hong Kong should be returned immediately under sovereign immunity laws.
Japan pulls ambassador over Korean 'comfort women' statue
Kyodo News, Published on 06/01/2017
» TOKYO - Japan has temporarily recalled its ambassador to Seoul Yasumasa Nagamine in response to the erection of a new "comfort women" statue in South Korea, the government's top spokesman said Friday.
South Korea urged to remove new 'comfort women' statue
Published on 08/01/2017
» TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged South Korea to remove a new statue dedicated to women forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels," as he called on Seoul to implement a bilateral agreement reached in 2015 which aimed to settle the thorny issue.
Japan commemorates 10th anniversary of cat stationmaster
Published on 09/01/2017
» WAKAYAMA, JAPAN - A Japanese railway operator has held an event to commemorate the 10th anniversary of a cat's appointment as a stationmaster, drawing more than 100 fans of the iconic mascot despite it having died more than a year ago.
Emperor, empress to visit Thailand
Published on 11/01/2017
» TOKYO - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko plan to visit Thailand and Vietnam "in the spring of this year," the government's top spokesman said Wednesday.