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Suspects flee with likely haul of B85m in robbery in Tokyo's Ueno
Kyodo News, Published on 30/01/2026
» A group believed to be made up of three suspects robbed a group of five men on a street in Tokyo's Ueno district on Thursday night, taking and fleeing with luggage containing some 420 million yen (85 million baht), investigative sources said.
China renews call to avoid traveling to Japan after robbery in Tokyo
Kyodo News, Published on 30/01/2026
» The Chinese embassy in Tokyo on Friday renewed its advice for Chinese citizens to avoid travelling to Japan after a hefty cash robbery took place on the streets of the Japanese capital the day before.
US formally withdraws from Paris climate accord
Kyodo News, Published on 27/01/2026
» The United States on Tuesday formally withdrew from the Paris climate accord, the key international framework for combating global warming, in line with President Donald Trump's declaration a year ago.
20 trapped in Tokyo Skytree elevator for 5 hours, tower to close for Monday
Kyodo News, Published on 23/02/2026
» Twenty people were trapped inside an elevator at Tokyo Skytree tower from Sunday night for more than five hours, the operator said, adding that the facility, which is Japan's tallest broadcasting tower and a popular tourist spot, will be closed throughout Monday for safety checks.
Strong quake in Japan near Fukushima causes blackout, derailment
Bloomberg News, Kyodo News, Published on 17/03/2022
» TOKYO: A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck northern Japan near Fukushima prefecture late on Wednesday, killing four and injuring dozens of people, as well as derailing a bullet train and disrupting power.
About 50 people hurt in stampede in South Korea
Reuters, Kyodo News, Published on 29/10/2022
» SEOUL: Dozens of people were injured in a stampede in Seoul as a huge crowd poured into a central district of the South Korean capital for Halloween festivities late on Saturday, according to a news agency.
Man gets death for Japan animation fire that killed 36
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/01/2024
» KYOTO - A Japanese district court sentenced a man to death for setting a fire that killed 36 people at Kyoto Animation studios in 2019 in one of the country's biggest mass-murder cases in recent history, Kyodo News and local media said.
Seoul blasts Japan's quarantine decision
Bloomberg and Kyodo News, Published on 06/03/2020
» South Korea threatened retaliation against Japan for what it called an "irrational and excessive" request for its citizens to voluntarily quarantine themselves, as Tokyo's outbreak-control measures renewed tensions between the neighbours.
Singapore to ban on all short-term visitors in new virus measures
Reuters and Kyodo News, Published on 22/03/2020
» SINGAPORE: Singapore will not allow any short-term visitors to transit or enter the city-state in its latest measures to fight the spread of the coronavirus and to conserve healthcare resources for its citizens.
Games to start on July 23 next year
Sports, Kyodo News and AFP, Published on 31/03/2020
» TOKYO: The Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed due to the global coronavirus pandemic, will be held from July 23-Aug 8 in 2021, the Games' organising committee said yesterday.