The US dollar, so long the mainstay and currency basis of Asian economies, is hurting – taking expats down with it. A new survey by ECA International, a human resources consultancy, shows that expats based in the major Asian centres are feeling the pinch as the declining dollar is making their daily expenses higher.
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Japanese police have released images of what they believe the wanted Tatsuya Ichihashi now looks like after he had plastic surgery to change his appearance to avoid capture.
Ichihashi is the wanted for the murder of expat Lindsay Ann Hawker, the teacher who was found in his Chiba apartment tied and naked in a bathtub filled [...]

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Japans Naruhito traveled to Brazil on Thursday to celebrate one hundred years of immigration between the two countries. The next in line for the Chrysanthemum Throne, Prince Naruhito will be in Brazil for 4 days in which he will stay in the countries largest city as well as visit other towns that have been common [...]

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With the amount of youth dwindling each year, Japan is looking to increase its immigrate population in order to offset their aging population. The increase raises their acceptable percentage to ten percent of their entire population to be immigrants. This new attempt to mitigate the fact that their entire population will drink by one third [...]

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Chihiro Inagawa who was one of the leaders of Japans 3rd biggest gang attempted to purchase a United States Visa for one million dollars. Inagawa was trying to receive the visa in order to get into the country and receive a liver transplant from UCLA Medical Center. While the medical center was willing to accept [...]

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