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TOKYO: The decomposed bodies of two men, possibly North Korean fishermen, have been found on a beach in central Japan, alongside the wreckage of a boat. The discovery comes just days after a group of eight fishermen, who claimed to be from North Korea, washed up on Japan’s northern coast. BEIJING: China must keep up efforts to “revolutionise” its toilets until the task was completed, Chinese President Xi Jinping said, amid efforts to boost the domestic tourist industry and improve the quality of life. Mr Xi launched the “toilet revolution” in 2015 as part of a drive to improve standards of domestic tourism in China. “The toilet issue is no small thing, it’s an important aspect of building civilised cities and countryside,” he said. BUENOS AIRES: Searchers for an Argentine submarine missing since November 15 battled galeforce South Atlantic winds while a navy spokesman held out hope that the 44 crew members may still be alive. The ARA had only a seven- day supply of air when it reported its last position. Relatives of the crew focused on the possibility that the submarine may have refilled its oxygen tanks at some point after its disappearance. WELLINGTON: A New Zealand scientist has warned that a previously dormant fault could generate “megathrust” earthquakes of up to magnitude 9.0 in the Pacific country and trigger massive tsunamis. “We need to think Japan 2011 basically, because if our whole plate boundary ruptured it would be a magnitude- 9 earthquake,” geologist Ursula Cochran said.