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30 Sep
The University of Tokyo has selected Fujigaki Yuko as its next president, making her the first woman to lead the institution in the nearly 150 years since its founding. Fujigaki, 64, is from Tokyo and graduated...
30 Sep
Fears that advanced AI could wipe out humanity have dominated global headlines, but in Japan the technology is being used for a sweeter purpose -- developing never-before-seen convenience store desserts. Japanese...
30 Sep
Members of animal welfare group Humane World for Animals Korea rescue dozens of dogs from a dog meat farm in Gangjin County, South Korea. The NGO says is its last such operation before the country's dog meat...
30 Sep
Tokyo has logged 34 straight days of rain, marking the longest streak on record, Japan's weather agency said on Tuesday. Central Tokyo had been soaked by 629 millimetres of rain in September through to Monday...
30 Sep
All 19 trekkers and porters stranded in the Kalindi Pass area in Uttarakhand of India have been successfully rescued by the State Disaster Response Force. Medical examinations found all of them to be in normal...
29 Sep
A festival honoring combs and hair ornaments for their service has taken place at a shrine in the city of Kyoto, Japan. Organizers, including local beauticians, hold the Comb Festival, or Kushi Matsuri, every year...
29 Sep
The Public Procurement Service of the Republic of Korea (ROK) announced on Monday that it will extend until the end of the year its market stabilization measures for goods affected by high oil prices, the country...
29 Sep
Chile would establish a commercial maritime route between Punta Arenas and the Falkland Islands, with the Chilean shipping company Easter Island set to operate the service. A delegation of nearly 40 business and...
29 Sep
The Chinese government has released details of its recent trade talks with the United States. It says the trade truce between the two countries would be extended by two months. This confirms what the US side has...
29 Sep
Thai Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul convened an urgent high-level meeting at Government House to address widespread flooding across the capital, designating the Governor of Bangkok as the...

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