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Singapore's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) looks set to be cut by 1% to 2% yearly if the demographic downtrend for its labor force continues unabated.

The duo, 12 year old Danial Feroz and 13 year old Tan Yu Hen, will attend the Yuhua Albirex Football Academy (Yafa) training tour from Sept 2-10 to train at Albirex's parent club in Niigata, Japan. Their trip, worth $3,000, is sponsored by the Albirex Sports Development Fund, an initiative from the club to develop sports in Singapore. Both teens are secondary students, and they will spend the week in Niigata to experience the football training there and experience first hand the Japanese culture.

Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has called a ballistic missile test conducted by North Korea a "reckless provocation".

During a recent holiday to Osaka, I saw a lovely girl in school girl attire with blue pleated skirt and necktie standing at a run-down corner of Namba district. She caught my attention immediately. She was so kawaii and pretty. I saw a couple of men try to chat her up but leave after a few words with her.

28 year-old Shidee Abdul Wahab was jailed 5 weeks in the courts yesterday for attacking a group of Japanese men near Cuppage Plaza.

A Japanese girl band has been featured in one of the latest viral videos to help encourage Japanese tourists to visit Singapore.

A netizen spotted this familiar local delicacy in a premium shopping outlet in Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan. Feeling hungry, he decided to take a closer look at the prices, but was shocked to discover that a simple plate of chicken rice would set him back by at least S$10!

5 Singaporean men have reportedly been offered employment with a Japanese Adult Video (JAV) producer, Tokyo Dreams (夢精スタジオ), after passing an audition set in Geylang. News reports about the lucky 5 were posted simultaneously on newly established news websites Is This Legit, Press Union, Foreign Journal and Sunday Register.

Ties between Singapore and Malaysia are set to become testy as China attempts to drive a wedge between the 2 neighbors with its actions in trade and defence. According to The Malaysian Insight, China has promised loans for the RM55 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) that would link Port Klang to Kuantan and provide a rail bridge for goods from the Strait of Malacca to the South China Sea, effectively bypassing Singapore's busy sea port.

When you first step in to IPPUDO you are greeted by the lively staff, i noticed the classy decor and artwork made by ramen spoons, as we were being seated the staff set up a foldable box for us to put our belongings in, i thought it was a nifty extra service and appreciated it.