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CNN: Mysterious Korean ‘ghost ships’ found in Japan
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CNN: Mysterious Korean ‘ghost ships’ found in Japan

Tests are being carried out on decomposed bodies found aboard so-called "ghost ships" that have entered Japanese waters in the…
Top 10 countries avoid that Christmas celebrations
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Top 10 countries avoid that Christmas celebrations

For those who don't celebrate Christmas, be it for religious, personal or ideological reasons, and are looking to escape the…
Japan relapses into recession in July-September, a blow to ‘Abenomics’
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Japan relapses into recession in July-September, a blow to ‘Abenomics’

Japan slipped into its fourth technical recession in five years between July and September - spotlighting how the government's "Abenomics"…
Tokyo issues Japan’s first same-sex partner certificates
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Tokyo issues Japan’s first same-sex partner certificates

Two Tokyo districts issued Japan's first certificates officially recognizing same-sex partnerships on Thursday, a major step forward for gay couples…
South Korea, Japan hold long-awaited summit
World

South Korea, Japan hold long-awaited summit

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye was to hold her first summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday after…
George Town honored alongside Transylvania in Lonely Planet’s ‘Best of 2016’
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George Town honored alongside Transylvania in Lonely Planet’s ‘Best of 2016’

On October 29, Lonely Planet will publish its "Best of 2016", a compilation of travel destinations that will attract a…
PM approves dispatch of 120 artifacts to Japan
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PM approves dispatch of 120 artifacts to Japan

Prime Minister Sherif Ismail approved the dispatch of 120 artifacts to Japan, which will be put on display in an…
Japan export growth slows sharply, raising fears of recession
Business

Japan export growth slows sharply, raising fears of recession

Japan's annual export growth slowed to a crawl in September as shrinking sales to China hurt the volume of shipments,…
Antiquities minister inaugurates Tokyo’s pharaoh exhibition
Archaeology

Antiquities minister inaugurates Tokyo’s pharaoh exhibition

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty will head the opening ceremony on Thursday evening for an exhibition in Japan of Pharaoh antiquities…
Growing Japan row over US air base presents election risk for PM Abe
World

Growing Japan row over US air base presents election risk for PM Abe

A row between Tokyo and Japan's Okinawa over a contentious US air base deepened on Tuesday when Okinawa's governor revoked…
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