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Earthquakes up to 5.9 magnitude jolts Japanese islands
Tokyo: Earthquakes with a preliminary magnitude of up to 5.9 struck Japanese islands, including Kozushima, according to the weather agency. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Sunday, the temblor, measuring…
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G7 finance ministers to vow support for Ukraine
Niigata: Financial leaders of the Group of Seven advanced economies are discussing ways to support Ukraine and pressure Russia to end the war as they meet in Japan starting on Thursday. Ukraine’s…
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 jolts Japan
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 struck Japan’s southern Chiba prefecture on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. According to the weather agency, the quake occurred in southern Chiba…
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Quake-hit Japan braces for more aftershocks, rain
Tokyo: Japan’s central prefecture of Ishikawa on Saturday remained on high alert for aftershocks and rain after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck the area, leaving one dead and 22 others injured. The Japan…
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China opposed to NATO’s ‘eastward foray’
Beijing: China on Thursday called for “high vigilance” by countries in the region following a media report that NATO was planning to open an office in Japan to hold consultations with allies…
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Evacuation orders lifted for parts of village near Japan’s Fukushima nuke plant
Tokyo: The Japanese government on Monday lifted an evacuation order for parts of Iitate village near the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The move means there are no entry restrictions currently…
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Japanese firm carrying UAE’s Rashid Rover loses contact with spacecraft
Washington: A Japanese lunar lander, carrying a rover developed in the United Arab Emirates, attempted to find its footing on the moon’s surface on Tuesday, and potentially mark the world’s first lunar…
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Stalin to visit Japan, Singapore, and UK to attract investments
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will be visiting Japan, Singapore, and the UK on a week-long tour after May 20, to attract investments as a prelude to the Global Investors…
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Video: Smoke bomb hurled at Japanese PM Fumio Kishida
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday escaped unhurt after a smoke bomb was hurled at him ahead of his scheduled speech at the Saikazaki Port in Wakayama prefecture, local media…
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Japan’s population drops below 125 mn, down for 12th year
Tokyo: The population of Japan dropped to 124.95 million in 2022, marking the 12th consecutive year of decline, latest government data revealed on Wednesday. As of October 1 last year, the total…
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40% of Japan nursery schools fail to meet enrollment quota
Tokyo: At least 40 per cent of nursery schools in Japan failed to meet their April 2023 enrollment quota, due partly to a shrinking demand for childcare as a result of the…
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Half of unmarried people under 30 in Japan don’t want kids: Survey
Tokyo: Nearly half of unmarried people under 30 in Japan said they do not want children in a recent survey by a pharmaceutical firm, citing reasons including economic concerns and the burden…
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‘Don’t help a villain’, China urges Japan not to back US tech restriction
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Sunday urged his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi not to “help a villain do evil” by backing the US tech restrictions against Beijing as the two…
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Japan PM Kishida’s visit to Ukraine overshadows Xi’s talks with Putin, upsets China
Beijing: China on Tuesday hit out at Japan after its Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit to Ukraine and overshadowed Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir…
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Narendra Modi with Japan PM Fumio Kishida
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Japanese PM Fumio Kishida at Buddha Jayanti Park, in New Delhi, Monday, March 20, 2023. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Japanese…