Kyodo to launch redesigned English website Friday

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TOKYO, Sept. 2 Kyodo -
Kyodo News will launch a redesigned website for its English-language service
Friday afternoon as part of efforts to strengthen its multilingual and
multimedia services.
The new site, with a more user-friendly interface and bigger photos plus
slideshow function, will offer a wide range of subscription options.
These include membership giving access to all stories, membership for selected
news categories and membership for archive search services. On the existing
site, only full membership for corporate clients is available.
In the near future, the new site will also offer subscription options to
individual customers.
The English-language service of Kyodo News covers developments around the globe
24 hours a day, with a particular focus on Japan and the Asia-Pacific region.
It transmits over 200 news stories daily, on topics ranging from politics and
the economy to crime and accidents, science and sports.
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2010-09-02 23:01:14