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2002 Bali attack ex-convict now brews coffee to rebuild life
Kyodo News, Published on 05/09/2025
» EAST JAVA — When bomb maker Umar Patek, convicted in the 2002 Bali attacks in Indonesia that killed 202 people, launched an original coffee brand in June, a crowd turned out to support him.
JAL flights delayed after another pilot drinking incident
Kyodo News, Published on 03/09/2025
» KYODO — Three recent Japan Airlines Co flights from Hawaii to Japan were delayed, two by around 18 hours, after a pilot in command was found to have drunk alcohol, the carrier said Wednesday, the latest in a series of similar scandals to plague the airline.
Deer population in Nara Park hits record high, visitor injuries increase
Kyodo News, Published on 03/09/2025
» NARA — A deer preservation group in western Japan revealed Wednesday that the deer population in Nara Park, a popular tourist site, has increased for four consecutive years, reaching a record-high 1,465.
2 Japanese men arrested for producing child pornography in Myanmar, Laos
Kyodo News, Published on 29/08/2025
» KYODO — Two Japanese men were arrested Wednesday in separate cases for allegedly producing child pornography in Myanmar and Laos, police said.
Food delivery robot eyed for labour-challenged Japan market
Kyodo News, Published on 27/08/2025
» KYODO — Swiss robotics company RIVR says talks about possibly deploying its four-legged robot in Japan have also advanced with SoftBank Robotics, a company under the Japanese conglomerate led by Masayoshi Son.
Trump-Putin summit ends without deal on Ukraine cease-fire
Kyodo News, Published on 16/08/2025
» ANCHORAGE — United States President Donald Trump ended a summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday without a deal on a cease-fire in the yearslong war between Ukraine and Russia.
Slogans urge Tibetans to assimilate under Chinese rule
Kyodo News, Published on 13/08/2025
» NYINGCHI — As the plane touches down at the airport in Nyingchi, in China's remote eastern Tibetan Autonomous Region, the slogan "Long live ethnic unity!" can be seen written in massive Chinese characters along the base of a nearby mountain.
Japan police release first-ever data on accidents involving foreign drivers
Kyodo News, Published on 09/08/2025
» KYODO — Japan's National Police Agency has released data on traffic accidents resulting in deaths or serious injuries caused by foreign drivers for the first time, soon after saying rules for converting overseas licences to Japanese ones would be tightened.
No tsunami threat to Japan after huge volcanic eruption in Indonesia’
Kyodo News, Published on 02/08/2025
» KYODO — Japan's weather agency said there is no tsunami threat to the country following a huge volcanic eruption on the Indonesian island of Flores on Saturday.
Japan cleared of all tsunami advisories after quake off Russia coast
Kyodo News, Published on 31/07/2025
» KYODO — The Japan Meteorological Agency on Thursday lifted the last remaining tsunami advisories issued after a 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula the previous day.