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Japan ministry admits altering documents in scandal dogging Abe
The original documents include the names of several politicians, which were deleted before being submitted to lawmakers, mass circulation Yomiuri Shimbun and other media report on Monday.
Human limbs found inside belly of Indonesia croc – police
'Inside the crocodile's stomach, we found the left arm and a leg that we believe belonged to the victim,' local police chief Teddy Ristiawan says
Huge floods sweep southern Japan, 2 dead, 20 missing
4th UPDATE Meteorologists warn of worse to come and soldiers and rescuers scramble to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people out of the path of landslides and the swirling torrents of muddy water
Japan warns tourists on Mount Aso after eruption
The government says there are no immediate reports of injuries or casualties from the eruption but the meteorological agency warns any tourists nearby to evacuate quickly
Asia-Pacific finance ministers vow to shun competitive devaluation
We will refrain from competitive devaluation and resist all forms of protectionism say APEC finance ministers in a statement
Japan to earmark $100B for Asian infrastructure: report
The sum is in line with the expected 100 billion capital of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank that Beijing and more than 50 founding member states are establishing
Shinzo Abe re-elected as Japanese prime minister
The powerful lower house votes for the 60 year old Abe with 328 votes against 73 for acting opposition leader Katsuya Okada An upper house poll officially confirms Abe s reappointment
Japan PM names five women to new cabinet
UPDATED Abe has repeatedly spoken of the need to get more women into the workforce to plug a growing gap in the labor market
Japan PM to reshuffle cabinet to re-energize economic agenda
The reshuffle will be the first major surgery Abe has performed since coming to power making the present cabinet one of the longest serving collectives since the end of World War II
London-based fashion website recalls radioactive belts
The belts made of leather and covered with metal studs tested positive for Cobalt 60
