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Australia to mandate police access to encrypted messages
Kyodo News, Published on 14/07/2017
» SYDNEY -- The Australian government announced Friday it will introduce new laws that will compel social media companies like Google and Facebook help law enforcement access encrypted online messages from suspected terrorists and criminals.
Trump's claim Abe's wife cannot speak English generates buzz
Kyodo News, Published on 21/07/2017
» Whether or not Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife can speak English is making the rounds online after a New York Times report Wednesday quoted US President Donald Trump as claiming she cannot even say "hello”.
IMF keeps world growth forecast at 3.5%
Kyodo News, Published on 24/07/2017
» WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund maintained its world economic growth forecast at 3.5% this year and 3.6% next year, with upward revisions for Japan, China and other Asian emerging markets offsetting a downward projection for the United States.
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".
ANA, JAL seek to offer diverse in-flight meals
Kyodo News, Published on 27/07/2017
» TOKYO -- Major Japanese carriers All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines are offering more options for in-flight meals amid a rise in foreign passengers and fierce competition with low-cost carriers, the companies said.
Toyota, Mazda to form alliance for joint EV development
Kyodo News, Published on 04/08/2017
» TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp and Mazda Motor Corp are set to form a capital alliance to boost joint development of electric vehicles, sources close to the matter said Friday.
Typhoon heading for southwestern Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 04/08/2017
» TOKYO - A strong typhoon could make landfall in Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu by Sunday night, bringing heavy rain and gale-force winds, the weather agency said on Friday.
N.Korea, S.Korea foreign ministers chat briefly in Manila
Kyodo News, Published on 07/08/2017
» MANILA -- The foreign ministers of North and South Korea held a rare but very brief meeting over the weekend on the sidelines of regional talks in Manila, a government source said Monday, amid strained inter-Korean relations.
N.Korea pledges "righteous" action after new UN sanctions
Kyodo News, Published on 07/08/2017
» MANILA -- North Korea denounced Monday the latest UN sanctions imposed after its tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles last month and pledged to take "righteous action".
Xi calls for restraint in phone talks with Trump
Kyodo News, Published on 12/08/2017
» BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday called for restraint and stressed that the North Korea issue must be dealt with via peaceful means in a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump, official media said.