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Sun, September 22, 2019 | 17:20

$3.1 million: Giant tuna auctioned off at record high price in Japan [PHOTOS]

Bidding stopped at a whopping 333.6 million yen for the enormous 278-kilogramme (612-pound) fish - an endangered species - that was caught off Japan's northern coast.

Bidding stopped at a whopping 333.6 million yen for the enormous 278-kilogramme (612-pound) fish - an endangered species - that was caught off Japan's northern coast.

2019-01-06 14:23

Leaving Japan? New 'departure tax' starts on Jan. 7

Travelers leaving Japan will have to pay 1,000 yen ($9) departure tax from Jan. 7.The tax applies to all oversea travelers regardless of nationalities and aged two years or older. The tax will be included in the fares, which will be passed on to the government.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-01-04 15:29

China lands probe on far side of moon: state TV

A Chinese lunar rover landed on the far side of the moon on Thursday, in a global first that boosts Beijing's ambitions to become a space superpower. The Chang'e-4 probe touched down and sent a photo of the so-called "dark side" of the moon to the Queqiao satellite, which will relay communications to controllers on Earth, state broadcaster CCTV said.

2019-01-03 14:28

Cult follower rams van into Tokyo crowd 'in retaliation'

A suspected member of a Japanese cult rammed his vehicle into pedestrians in central Tokyo on New Year's Day, injuring eight people, in what he said was “retaliation.” According to local media Tuesday, police have arrested Kazuhiro Kusakabe, 21, on charges of attacking a random crowd on Takeshita Street with his vehicle, “with an intention to kill.”

Jung Min-ho | 2019-01-02 17:04

President Tsai says Taiwanese want to maintain self-rule

Taiwan's leader said Tuesday the people of the island want to maintain self-rule despite recent electoral gains by the Beijing-friendly opposition party. Taiwanese officials should not enter into any secret dialogue with China, President Tsai Ing-wen warned in a New Year's speech.

2019-01-01 13:35

Japan announces IWC withdrawal, will resume commercial whaling

Japan is withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission and will resume commercial whaling next year, a government spokesman said Wednesday, in a move expected to spark international criticism. "We have decided to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission in order to resume commercial whaling in July next year," top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga told rep...

2018-12-26 11:43

Tsunami kills at least 222 in Indonesia, injures hundreds [VIDEO]

A tsunami killed at least 222 people and injured hundreds on the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra following an underwater landslide believed caused by the erupting Anak Krakatau volcano, officials and media said on Sunday. Hundreds of homes and other buildings were "heavily damaged" when the tsunami struck, almost without warning, along the rim of the Sunda Strait late ...

2018-12-23 10:54

Japan to resume commercial whaling next year: reports

Japan will withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) by the end of December, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday, citing unnamed government sources. The move comes months after the IWC voted down Japan's bid to resume commercial whaling.

Park Si-soo | 2018-12-20 14:26

Leopard kills meditating monk in India

A Buddhist monk has been killed by a leopard while meditating in a protected forest for the big cats, the fifth such attack in the area this month, Indian police said Thursday. Rahul Walke Bodhi was seated beneath a tree in Ramdegi forest in western India for morning prayers on Tuesday when the leopard pounced. The 35-year-old monk was fatally injured, police in Maharashtra s...

2018-12-14 09:52

Missing Canadians raise stakes in China-US-Canada dispute

The apparent detentions of two Canadian men in China this week have raised the stakes in a three-way international dispute with the United States.

2018-12-13 16:45

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