Japan braces for more heavy snow after 800 cars stranded during a 6-kilometre-long traffic jam
The warning comes a day after nearly 800 vehicles were trapped for hours on a highway in central Japan.
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Putin willing to visit Pyongyang at early date, North Korea says, as Russia gives ‘deep thanks’ for support
The North Korean government “warmly welcomes President Putin to visit Pyongyang and is ready to greet the Korean people’s closest friend with the greatest sincerity”, KCNA said.
Vietnamese trainees told to undergo contraception to work in Japan, survey shows
The Japanese government is considering scrapping the current technical internship programme for foreigners, which began in 1993 to transfer knowledge and skills to developing countries. It plans to create a new programme taking into account the problems and rights violations observed under the current system, including issues such as unpaid wages and harassment.