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Japan’s longest-serving PM Shinzo Abe shows no life signs after being shot
Tokyo: Shinzo Abe, who was Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister, collapsed and showed no life signs after he was shot at while addressing a crowd in Nara prefecture on Friday, state media said…
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Japan: Former PM Shinzo Abe reportedly shot at, suspect in custody
Tokyo: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe collapsed as he was addressing a crowd in Nara prefecture on Friday after apparently being shot at, state broadcaster NHK said, adding that police has taken…
- World
COVID-19 cases surpass 45,000 in Japan, doubling from last week
Tokyo: Newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan nearly doubled compared to a week earlier to more than 45,000 on Wednesday, surpassing the 40,000 mark for the first time since May 18 amid…
- India
India, Japan hold talks to strengthen cybersecurity
New Delhi: India and Japan discussed cybersecurity cooperation during the fourth India-Japan Cyber Dialogue on Thursday. The two sides discussed the important areas of bilateral cyber cooperation and reviewed the progress made…
- World
Japanese man on a night out loses USB stick with entire city’s personal details
Osaka: A worker in Japan could be nursing a protracted hangover after he lost a USB memory stick following a night out with colleagues as it contained the personal details of nearly…
- Sports
India lose to Japan 90-85 in U16 Asian Basketball Championships
Mumbai: Indian cagers put up a brilliant fight against a strong Japan team but lost out on a chance of qualifying for the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022, suffering a narrow…
- Science
Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe finds amino acids in asteroid samples
Tokyo: Japan’s Hayabusa2 space mission, which brought to Earth samples from an asteroid in late 2020, has found more than 20 types of amino acids in it, according to Japanese space agency…
- Sports
Asia Cup 2022: India beat Japan 1-0 to claim bronze medal
Jakarta: Indian men’s hockey team claimed the bronze medal in the Hero Asia Cup 2022 after picking a 1-0 win over Japan at the GBK Sports Complex Hockey Stadium here on Wednesday.…
- Sports
Asia Cup 2022: India edge Japan 2-1 in first Super 4s match
Jakarta: India pulled off a stunning 2-1 win in the Asia Cup 2022 Super 4s match against Japan at the GBK Sports Complex Hockey Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia on Saturday. Manjeet (8′),…
- India
Japan: Modi meets industry leaders, invites their investments
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Tokyo on Monday on a two-day visit, met three important business leaders of Japan and invited them to invest in India. Shortly after…
- World
Japan: PM Modi on 2-day visit for Quad summit, bilateral meetings
Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday arrived in Japan on a two-day visit to attend a summit of the Quad leaders which is aimed at further bolstering cooperation among the member nations…
- World
5.8-magnitude quake jolts Japan, no tsunami warning
Tokyo: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 on Sunday struck off Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture, but no tsunami warning was issued, According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor occurred at…
- Technology
New Sony PlayStation 5 model spotted in Japan
Tokyo: A new Sony PlayStation 5 (PS5) console has been reportedly spotted in Japan ahead of scheduled updates to the current PS5 hardware. According to GizmoChina, the new hardware is going through…
- Andhra Pradesh
Chariot-like structure washes ashore in Andhra
Visakhapatnam: A gold-coloured chariot-like structure washed ashore in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district apparently due to turbulence in Bay of Bengal under the impact of cyclonic storm ‘Asani’. The mysterious chariot washed ashore…
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Japan’s nuke water dumping to endanger marine life: Activist
Seoul: Japan’s plan to dump radioactive waste water from its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean will endanger marine life and contaminate the waters, a South Korean green…