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6.1 magnitude quake rocks central Philippines A 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked the central Philippines on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, though there were no reports of casualties or significant damage. The s [1]

AFP The Philippines evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and confirmed at least three deaths on Friday as it faced yet another tropical storm, days after it was battered by deadly Super Typhoon Ragasa. [2]

HACHIJO, Japan -- I am driving a rental scooter along Tokyo Prefectural Route 216, brandishing a license plate that reads Shinagawa-ku, a ward in the southeast of the Japanese capital. With that, the connection to city life ends. [3]

TOKYO -- On a recent weekend here, a downtown drugstore was jammed with foreign and local customers shopping for mascara, lotion and other beauty products. [4]

From the window of his second-floor office in downtown Hiroshima, Kengo Nakamoto has a view of the spot that put his city’s fashion-retail sector on the map. [5]

Peter Ehrström has been interested in urban development. He wrote about the district of Brändö in Vaasa, and its development from industrial to university. He has a clear view of the planned Hamnvägen. The road is needed. (translated from sv) [6]

TOKYO -- Nomura Real Estate Holdings will launch a 350 billion yen ($3.41 billion) redevelopment project in Tokyo's Hamamatsucho district, close to a station for magnetic-levitation bullet train service slated to launch in a decade or so. [7]

GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia -- It is mostly cranes, earthmovers and rubble now, but the Penang Industrial Technology Park at Batu Kawan, on the northwest coast of peninsular Malaysia, will eventually become the region's next high-tech hub, if the enthusias... [8]

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[1] MM thedailystar.net · 85% match

6.1 magnitude quake rocks central Philippines

6.1 magnitude quake rocks central Philippines A 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked the central Philippines on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, though there were no reports of casualties or significant damage. The s

[2] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-09-27 · 40% match

400,000 evacuated, 3 dead as fresh storm batters Philippines

AFP The Philippines evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and confirmed at least three deaths on Friday as it faced yet another tropical storm, days after it was battered by deadly Super Typhoon Ragasa.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-03-02 · 32% match

Hachijojima, Japan's hidden botanical gem

HACHIJO, Japan -- I am driving a rental scooter along Tokyo Prefectural Route 216, brandishing a license plate that reads Shinagawa-ku, a ward in the southeast of the Japanese capital. With that, the connection to city life ends.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-11-15 · 31% match

Move over big brands, Japanese makeup sees indie boom

TOKYO -- On a recent weekend here, a downtown drugstore was jammed with foreign and local customers shopping for mascara, lotion and other beauty products.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-09-30 · 31% match

Home sweet Hiroshima: fertile ground for Japanese entrepreneurs

From the window of his second-floor office in downtown Hiroshima, Kengo Nakamoto has a view of the spot that put his city’s fashion-retail sector on the map.

[6] FI yle.fi · 2023-06-06 · 31% match translated from sv

Onödigt att ställa stad mot landsbygd – hela regionen gynnas av Hamnvägen, säger forskare

Peter Ehrström has been interested in urban development. He wrote about the district of Brändö in Vaasa, and its development from industrial to university. He has a clear view of the planned Hamnvägen. The road is needed.

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[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-08-09 · 30% match

Nomura Real Estate to redevelop central Tokyo

TOKYO -- Nomura Real Estate Holdings will launch a 350 billion yen ($3.41 billion) redevelopment project in Tokyo's Hamamatsucho district, close to a station for magnetic-levitation bullet train service slated to launch in a decade or so.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-07-15 · 30% match

Styling itself as the 'Silicon Valley of the East'

GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia -- It is mostly cranes, earthmovers and rubble now, but the Penang Industrial Technology Park at Batu Kawan, on the northwest coast of peninsular Malaysia, will eventually become the region's next high-tech hub, if the enthusias

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