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Edible chopsticks to go on sale in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 08/07/2017
» KUMAMOTO, JAPAN - When you have finished your meal, you can eat your chopsticks.
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Hospital: Nobel Peace dissident Liu's condition 'critical'
Kyodo News, Published on 11/07/2017
» SHENYANG - Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo, who was diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer, is in "critical" condition, the hospital treating him said Monday.
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Japan aims to cut suicide rate by 30%
Kyodo News, Published on 25/07/2017
» The Japanese government on Tuesday approved a plan seeking a 30% reduction in the number of suicides over the next decade, saying the country's suicide level remains "critical".
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Surge in visitors to Japan attributed to S. Korean tourists
Published on 24/07/2017
» TOKYO - The surge of foreign visitors to Japan in the first half of this year to a record 13.76 million is primarily attributable to a rise in South Korean tourists, particularly those arriving on low-cost carriers.
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Japan begins enhanced fire ants probes
Published on 31/07/2017
» KOBE - Japan's Environment Ministry on Monday stepped up its investigations aimed at preventing the spread of fire ants, expanding the search areas and deploying traps to better detect the venomous insects.
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Bangladesh landslide death toll doubles to over 130
Kyodo News, Published on 14/06/2017
» DHAKA -- More than 130 people were killed in landslides triggered by torrential rain in Bangladesh on Tuesday, local media reported Wednesday as the death toll continues to rise.
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10 bypass Narita immigration by mistake
Kyodo News, Published on 19/06/2017
» TOKYO - Japanese budget airline Vanilla Air said Monday that 10 passengers on one of its flights from Hong Kong entered Japan without going through immigration due to misguidance at Narita Airport on Sunday night.
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Japan carrier forces wheelchair user to crawl up plane stairs
Published on 28/06/2017
» OSAKA - Japanese budget airline Vanilla Air has apologised to a wheelchair user after he crawled up boarding stairs in a dispute with a staffer at an airport in southern Japan.
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Japan job market at best level in 26 years
Kyodo News, Published on 28/04/2017
» TOKYO - Job availability improved in Japan in March to a level last seen more than 26 years ago, government data showed on Friday, with companies hunting for workers in a tight labour market.
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No. of children in Japan falls for 36th year to new record low
Published on 04/05/2017
» The number of children in Japan fell for the 36th straight year to another record low, the latest data showed Thursday, indicating efforts by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government have been inadequate to tackle the long-standing issue of a declining birthrate.
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