SINGAPORE, KOMPAS.com – Elaine Low (24), daughter of Low Tuck Kwong (62), number 3 richest people in Indonesia, gave assistance to tsunami victims of Japan’s for $ 1 million Singapore dollars, or about Rp. 7 million . The assistance was handed Elaine through the Japanese Embassy in Singapore and received […]
The lawyer for a Japanese woman who faces a mandatory death sentence for drug trafficking in Malaysia said Friday she is unlikely to escape a death sentence. As Mariko Takeuchi, 36, took the stand in her defense for the first time, her lawyer Sallehuddin Saidin told reporters and officials from the […]
The lawyer for a Japanese woman who faces a mandatory death sentence for drug trafficking in Malaysia said Friday she is unlikely to escape a death sentence. As Mariko Takeuchi, 36, took the stand in her defense for the first time, her lawyer Sallehuddin Saidin told reporters and officials from […]
Prime Minister Naoto Kan welcomed on Monday the U.S. announcement of the killing of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden as ‘‘remarkable progress’’ but said his death does not signal the end of the international community’s fight against terrorism.
TOKYO – Japanese workers entered the Fukushima No 1 power plant Thursday for the first time since the complex was damaged by the March 11 twin disasters of earthquake and tsunami, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) officials said. Special Coverage: Japan Nuke Crisis As part of efforts to install a cooling […]
Tokyo stocks rose sharply Monday, with the Nikkei index surpassing the 10,000 line for the first time since March 11, after news al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden had been killed.
A planned visit by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko to areas in Iwate Prefecture worst hit by the devastating March 11 earthquake and ensuing tsunami has been postponed to Friday due to bad weather in the areas, the Imperial Household Agency said Monday.