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CNN: Mysterious Korean ‘ghost ships’ found in Japan
Life & Style
December 2, 2015
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
Life & Style
November 30, 2015
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’
Business
November 16, 2015
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
Life & Style
November 6, 2015
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
November 2, 2015
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’
Life & Style
October 28, 2015
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
Egypt
October 22, 2015
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
October 21, 2015
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
October 15, 2015
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
October 13, 2015
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…