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'Time runs away': Japan's city with a 2-hour cap on phone use
AFP, Published on 10/10/2025
» TOYOAKE (JAPAN) - Police won't be rounding up people glued to phones in Japan's Toyoake, but the mayor believes his two-hour limit can help residents find a healthier relationship with their screens.
Ding Liren becomes China's first world chess champion
AFP, Published on 01/05/2023
» PARIS - Ding Liren became China's first world chess champion on Sunday after a rapid-play tie-break victory over Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi in Kazakhstan.
1.5 million 'living as recluses' in Japan
AFP, Published on 05/04/2023
» TOKYO: Nearly 1.5 million working-age people in Japan are social recluses, according to a new government survey, with a fifth citing the Covid-19 pandemic as the main reason for their withdrawal.
Doll's world: 'Japan's Barbie' casts spell over grown-ups
AFP, Published on 01/03/2023
» TOKYO - With her wide eyes and demure smile, Licca-chan is known as "Japan's Barbie". And her appeal is spreading to all ages, with adults turning the doll into a social media superstar.
City of centenarians points the way for China's ageing future
AFP, Published on 12/05/2021
» RUGAO, China: Gu Bin leans over a desk as he carefully adds strokes to the Chinese character for "fortune", before signing off in a flourish with his age -- 104.
Ostapenko stuns Pliskova as Djokovic targets 70th win at Roland Garros
AFP, Published on 01/10/2020
» PARIS - Former champion Jelena Ostapenko swept second seed Karolina Pliskova out of Roland Garros on Thursday as Novak Djokovic set his sights on a 70th career win in the French capital.
Djokovic 'the snake' tackles Berankis 'the spearfisher' at Roland Garros
AFP, Published on 01/10/2020
» PARIS - Novak Djokovic, who was likened to a snake by his vanquished first round Roland Garros opponent, tackles spear-fishing fan Ricardas Berankis on Thursday for a place in the last 32.
Japanese 'gamer grandma' is YouTube idol at 90
AFP, Published on 07/06/2020
» TOKYO: Every day, 90-year-old Japanese grandma Hamako Mori flexes her fingers to keep them nimble. Not for knitting or needlepoint, but to keep them in shape for playing video games.
Isolation blues? Myanmar's ex-political prisoners share survival tips
AFP, Published on 06/04/2020
» YANGON: From meditation to memory games, former political prisoners in Myanmar are dishing out tips on surviving isolation in a pandemic as the country once severed from the world again closes its borders.
Hong Kong protests change city's dating rules
South China Morning Post, Published on 15/12/2019
» Unattached for more than two years, Joe, 30, was thrilled when he had a perfect first date in late August.