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Official: Move of Japan fish market could have been better
Oct 16, 2018
A top market official is acknowledging the recent move of Japan's main fish market from Tsukiji to a site found contaminated by arsenic could have been better handled
Apparent white tiger attack kills keeper at Japan zoo
Oct 9, 2018
Japanese police investigate the death of a zookeeper in an apparent attack by a white tiger
Financial Times says Hong Kong denied editor's visa renewal
Oct 5, 2018
The Financial Times says Hong Kong has denied a visa renewal for its Asia editor
Famed Tsukiji fish market uneasy over move to new site
Oct 5, 2018
Move of Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market fans unease over new site's safety and worries tourists won't visit
Nintendo wins damage suit against Tokyo go-kart business
Sep 28, 2018
Nintendo says it has won a damage lawsuit against a Tokyo business that has been renting carts for people to ride around in Super Mario costumes
Hong Kong opens high-speed rail link with mainland China
Sep 22, 2018
Hong Kong has opened a new high-speed rail link to inland China that will vastly decrease travel times but which also raises concerns about Beijing's creeping influence over the semi-autonomous Chinese region
Doctor gets life term in Hong Kong over yoga ball killings
Sep 20, 2018
Doctor convicted of killing his wife and daughter by placing yoga ball leaking carbon monoxide in their car sentenced to life in prison in Hong Kong
Mangkhut weakens to tropical storm after plowing into China
Sep 17, 2018
Mangkhut has weakened from a typhoon to a tropical storm as it moves deeper into southern China, leaving death and destruction from Hong Kong to the Philippines
The Latest: Typhoon death toll now 69 in Philippines, China
Sep 17, 2018
Philippine and Chinese authorities say the death toll from a typhoon has risen to at least 69 with dozens missing
Tokyo chief opens replacement for city's iconic fish market
Sep 13, 2018
The Tokyo governor has led an opening ceremony for the city's new fish market, trying to assuage worries about contamination at the site that delayed the move for two years