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IOC, Tokyo target soaring 2020 Games costs INTERNATIONAL

IOC, Tokyo target soaring 2020 Games costs

The International Olympic Committee chief and Tokyo's governor on Tuesday agreed to work together on cutting skyrocketing costs for the 2020 Games, as reports said ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatargas delivers 2,500 LNG cargoes to Japanese customers ARABIA

Qatargas delivers 2,500 LNG cargoes to Japanese customers

Qatargas has “successfully” delivered more than 2,500 LNG cargoes to its Japanese customers, company chairman Saad Sherida al-Kaabi has said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Al-Kaabi to lead high-level QP delegation to Japan ECONOMY

Al-Kaabi to lead high-level QP delegation to Japan

A high-level delegation of Qatar Petroleum, led by its president and chief executive Saad Sherida al-Kaabi, will have talks with Japanese energy companies as part of the country's efforts to enhance cooperation and business relations.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Powerful typhoon Chaba barrels towards Japan INTERNATIONAL

Powerful typhoon Chaba barrels towards Japan

Storm and heavy rain warnings were issued on Wednesday as powerful typhoon Chaba barrelled towards Japan, after lashing the southern coast of South Korea with winds that triggered flash floods and left at least two dead.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar hails Japan move on multiple entry visa ARABIA

Qatar hails Japan move on multiple entry visa

Qatar welcomed Japan’s decision to grant multiple entry visas to holders of Qatari passports, calling it a major step to promote interaction between the peoples of the two countries.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Toyota unveils robot baby to tug at maternal instinct INTERNATIONAL

Toyota unveils robot baby to tug at maternal instinct

Toyota Motor Corp on Monday unveiled a doe-eyed palm-sized robot, dubbed Kirobo Mini, designed as a synthetic baby companion in Japan, where plummeting birth rates have left many women childless.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Politicians wear 'pregnancy' vests to urge men to help at home INTERNATIONAL

Politicians wear 'pregnancy' vests to urge men to help at home

In Japan, where women do five times as much housework as men, three male politicians have donned "pregnancy" vests in a campaign urging men to help out more at home.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ancient Roman coins unearthed at Japan castle INTERNATIONAL

Ancient Roman coins unearthed at Japan castle

Japanese archaeologists said Wednesday they have for the first time unearthed ancient Roman coins at the ruins of an old castle.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
'Snake on a train' halts Japan bullet express INTERNATIONAL

'Snake on a train' halts Japan bullet express

A Japanese bullet train was forced to make an emergency stop on Monday after a snake was found slithering between the seats, local media reported.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
'Living fossil' crabs mysteriously dying in Japan INTERNATIONAL

'Living fossil' crabs mysteriously dying in Japan

Hundreds of horseshoe crabs -- known as ‘living fossils’ as they are among the earth's oldest creatures -- have washed ashore dead in southern Japan ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
North Korea 'ready for another nuclear test any time' INTERNATIONAL

North Korea 'ready for another nuclear test any time'

North Korea is ready to conduct an additional nuclear test at any time, South Korea's Defence Ministry said on Monday, three days after the reclusive North's fifth test drew widespread condemnation.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Climate change 'spells worse typhoons for Asia' INTERNATIONAL

Climate change 'spells worse typhoons for Asia'

China, Taiwan, Japan and the Koreas will experience more violent typhoons under climate change, said researchers on Monday, presenting evidence for a recent rise in storm intensity caused by ocean warming.

4:45 AM November 25 2016