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MALAYSIA

BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2017
Animation studio behind 'Pokemon' TV show to open first overseas base in Malaysia
Animation powerhouse OLM Inc. is planning to set up an animation studio in Malaysia, to attract local talent and cater to demand for creative work in the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 23, 2017
'Arabization' of Malaysian religion, culture comes under spotlight
Malaysia's growing ties to Saudi Arabia — and its puritan Salafi-Wahhabi Islamic doctrines — are coming under new scrutiny as concerns grow over an erosion of traditional religious practices and culture in the multiethnic nation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 18, 2017
Honda marks 5 million unit milestone for motorcycle output in Malaysia
Honda Motor Co. has surpassed 5 million units in cumulative motorcycle production in Malaysia in its 60th year of business there, and aims to further boost sales by promoting environmentally friendly models.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2017
Malaysia's second-home program losing its allure with Japanese after 3/11
Fewer Japanese are migrating to Malaysia under the Southeast Asian nation's second-home scheme now that Japan has made progress recovering from the 2011 mega-quake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2017
Hitachi sees growth of internet of things in Malaysia and the rest of Southeast Asia
Hitachi Ltd. is promoting internet-of-things technology in Malaysia to prepare for the dawn of Industry 4.0 in Southeast Asia.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 4, 2017
Japanese food company Toho buys firms in Singapore and Malaysia
Food product wholesaler and retailer Toho Co. has bought two Southeast Asian firms, one in Singapore and the other in Malaysia, to expand its business overseas in pursuit of medium- to long-term growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 30, 2017
Japanese retailer Isetan pursues fusion with Malaysian culture at Kuala Lumpur branch
The Kuala Lumpur branch of Isetan, a Japanese retail outlet specializing in lifestyle products and services, is fusing its brand with local styles after celebrating its first anniversary in October.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2017
Abe seeks Malaysia's support to fast-track TPP
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday sought Malaysia's cooperation to get the 11-member Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact up and running, excluding the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2017
Suspending parts of TPP may save pact without renegotiation: Malaysia
A blockbuster Pacific trade pact thrown into doubt by Donald Trump could be salvaged by suspending parts of the deal in order to get the 11 remaining nations to sign on, according to Malaysian Trade Minister Mustapa Mohamed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 24, 2017
Chaotic scenes as suspects wheeled around airport where Kim Jong Nam was killed
Handcuffed, wearing bulletproof vests and under heavily armed guard, the two women accused of murdering the half-brother of North Korea's leader were pushed around a Malaysian airport in wheelchairs on Tuesday during a court visit to the crime scene.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2017
Malaysia on track to invite bids for high-speed rail project, likely by year-end
Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai on Thursday affirmed that plans are on track to call for a tender for a high-speed rail project linking Singapore with Kuala Lumpur by the end of this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 12, 2017
Murdered North Korean Kim Jong Nam had $100,000 in backpack, police witness says
The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was carrying $100,000 in cash in his backpack at the time of his murder, the police officer investigating the case told a Malaysian court on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 11, 2017
Airport CCTV spots co-defendant in Kim Jong Nam assassination 'practicing' wiping stranger's face days earlier
Footage from an airport security camera showed Vietnamese defendant Doan Thi Huong "practicing" wiping the face of a stranger two days before she allegedly took part in the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un using a similar technique, police told a Malaysian court...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 17, 2017
Seven youths arrested over deadly fire at religious school in Malaysia
Malaysian police said Saturday they have arrested seven people age 11 to 18 in connection with a recent fire at a religious school that killed 23 people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 11, 2017
Malay woman to be Singapore president, puts minority representation on agenda
There are no Muslim Malays in the top echelons of Singapore's army, and few among the senior ranks of its judiciary, but a member of its poorest ethnic minority is set to become the first woman president of the city-state this week.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 8, 2017
Fuji Xerox teams with NGO to distribute English workbooks to disadvantaged children in Asia
Fuji Xerox Co.'s Malaysian arm has partnered with a local nongovernmental organization to promote an education outreach program in impoverished communities in the country, as well as elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region.
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2017
Japan consortium pioneers electric bus system in Malaysia
An experimental electric bus system has been introduced in Malaysia's administrative capital to reduce carbon emissions, in a demonstration project sponsored by a Japanese consortium of public and private partners.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2017
Export demand for Fukushima produce grows in Malaysia, signaling subsiding food safety fears
Fukushima Prefecture aims to export 100 tons of rice and 15 tons of peaches to Malaysia by next year, its governor said Wednesday, evidence of fading concern over the safety of food products from the site of the 2011 nuclear disaster.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 22, 2017
U.S. destroyer collision exposes 40-year Singapore-Malaysia sea dispute
A collision between a U.S. warship and an oil tanker near the Straits of Malacca on Monday has shone a light on a territorial dispute that has simmered between neighbours Singapore and Malaysia for nearly 40 years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 17, 2017
Aussie agencies, with help of satellite drift data, pinpoint 'most-likely' location of MH370
New evidence released by Australian government agencies on Wednesday may have narrowed the location of missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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