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Angry single men stage anti-Christmas rally in Tokyo
World
December 19, 2015
Angry single men stage anti-Christmas rally in Tokyo
Anti-Christmas protesters calling themselves "Losers with Women" marched through Tokyo's streets Saturday, bashing the upcoming holiday as a capitalist ploy…
CNN: Japanese authorities make another grim ‘ghost ship’ discovery
Middle East
December 7, 2015
CNN: Japanese authorities make another grim ‘ghost ship’ discovery
Four bodies have been found inside a capsized boat discovered floating off the north coast of Japan's main Honshu island…
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,…