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Philippine airport cop held for smuggling rare animals INTERNATIONAL

Philippine airport cop held for smuggling rare animals

Authorities at the Philippines' main airport have taken possession of 47 rare animals or birds which an airport policeman was allegedly trying to smuggle to Japan ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Former S. Korea PM gets suspended jail term for corruption INTERNATIONAL

Former S. Korea PM gets suspended jail term for corruption

Former South Korean prime minister Lee Wan-Koo was handed an eight-month suspended jail sentence on Friday following his conviction on corruption charges.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Japan orders military to prepare to destroy N. Korea missile INTERNATIONAL

Japan orders military to prepare to destroy N. Korea missile

Defence Minister Gen Nakatani issued the order, the Nikkei daily and Kyodo News reported, after reports of suspicious activity at Pyongyang's main satellite complex fuelled speculation a launch could come as early as next week.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Tough test for Japan against old foe Iraq CULTURE

Tough test for Japan against old foe Iraq

Makoto Teguramori is hoping his Japan side can finally overcome Iraq today and advance to the final of the AFC U-23 Championship having lost twice to the West Asian nation over the last two years in continental competition.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Japan harbour Olympic hopes after victory over Iran CULTURE

Japan harbour Olympic hopes after victory over Iran

Japan coach Makoto Teguramori is hoping his team’s current good mood can carry them into the final of the AFC U23 Championship and to a place at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro later this year.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indonesia kicks off construction of first bullet train INTERNATIONAL

Indonesia kicks off construction of first bullet train

Indonesian President Joko Widodo broke ground Thursday on the country's first ever bullet train line, heralding the project as a symbol of ‘major cooperation’ with China.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
14 dead after Japan ski bus hurtles off mountain road INTERNATIONAL

14 dead after Japan ski bus hurtles off mountain road

Fourteen people were killed and dozens injured when their bus plunged off a mountain road in Japan on its way to a ski resort, in the country's worst such accident for 25 years.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
North Korea ‘successfully’ conducts nuclear test INTERNATIONAL

North Korea ‘successfully’ conducts nuclear test

North Korea said it had successfully conducted a test of a miniaturised hydrogen nuclear device, marking a significant advance in the isolated state's strike capabilities and raising alarm bells in Japan and South Korea.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Korean ‘comfort women’ protest agreement stuck with Japan govt INTERNATIONAL

Korean ‘comfort women’ protest agreement stuck with Japan govt

Former “comfort women” and hundreds of supporters protested yesterday against South Korea’s agreement with Japan on war-time sex slavery, as Seoul faces an uphill battle to sell it to the public.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
S Korea, Japan agree on ‘comfort women’ INTERNATIONAL

S Korea, Japan agree on ‘comfort women’

South Korea and Japan reached a landmark agreement yesterday to resolve the issue of “comfort women”, as those who were forced to work in Japan’s wartime brothels were euphemistically known, which has long plagued ties between the neighbours.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China fines seven foreign shippers for 'price-fixing' INTERNATIONAL

China fines seven foreign shippers for 'price-fixing'

China on Monday fined seven foreign shippers including three Japanese firms a combined 407 million yuan ($63 million) for price-fixing in the latest case involving government scrutiny of overseas companies.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Tokyo Olympics to boost GDP: Bank of Japan INTERNATIONAL

Tokyo Olympics to boost GDP: Bank of Japan

Tokyo's 2020 Summer Olympics could boost the economy by as much as one percent with construction and tourism helping to fuel growth, the Bank of Japan said Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016