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Number of foreign visitors to Japan up 18.3%
Kyodo News, Published on 15/11/2017
» The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan this year totalled 23.79 million by the end of October, up 18.3% from a year earlier, the Japan Tourism Agency said Wednesday.
RCEP leaders hold first-ever summit
News, Kyodo News, Published on 15/11/2017
» MANILA: Leaders from 16 countries including China, India and Thailand began their first-ever summit yesterday to discuss an East Asian free trade deal that has been seen as a China-led rival to the Trans-Pacific Partnership that Japan has been trying to rejuvenate since the US withdrew earlier this year.
Record 24m foreigners visit Japan in 2017
Kyodo News, Published on 10/11/2017
» TOKYO: The number of foreign visitors to Japan this year has established a new record, exceeding the previous high of over 24 million logged last year, Japan's tourism minister said Friday.
Apec pre-summit talks stall on trade
Kyodo News, Published on 09/11/2017
» DANANG: Ministers from 21 Pacific Rim economies who were discussing free trade and regional economic cooperation failed Wednesday to agree on a joint statement and have decided to extend talks to Thursday, the Japanese government said.
Taiwanese, Japanese firms sign vacation rental tie-up pact
Kyodo News, Published on 31/10/2017
» TAIPEI: AsiaYo, Taiwan's largest vacation rental service, and Rakuten Lifull Stay signed a partnership agreement on Tuesday.
Asean defence ministers start two-day talks in Philippines
Kyodo News, Published on 23/10/2017
» CLARK, Philippines: Southeast Asian defence ministers began two-day talks in the Philippines on Monday, with combating terrorism high on the agenda.
Asean defence chiefs to discuss terrorism, N.Korea
Kyodo News, Published on 23/10/2017
» CLARK, Philippines: Southeast Asian defence ministers are expected to discuss terrorism, South China Sea territorial disputes, and North Korea missile and nuclear threats when they meet Monday in Pampanga province, north Manila, according to a meeting document.
Holiday period begins in China, 710m expected to travel
Published on 01/10/2017
» BEIJING: An estimated 710 million people are expected to take trips within or outside China during an eight-day holiday period which began on Sunday, according to the China National Tourism Administration.
Trump to visit 5 Asian nations, skip Thailand
Kyodo News, Published on 30/09/2017
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will travel to Asia, including Japan, South Korea and China, from Nov 3-14 as the United States steps up coordination with regional allies and partners in curbing the rising nuclear threat posed by North Korea, the White House said Friday.
S. Korea parliamentary panel passes 'comfort women' day bill
Kyodo News, Published on 27/09/2017
» SEOUL: A South Korean parliamentary committee on Wednesday passed a bill to designate Aug 14 as a day of tribute to former Korean "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime brothels.