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Japanese C2C marketplace Mercari to double workforce in India
New Delhi: Japanese C2C marketplace Mercari on Monday announced the opening of its new office for their Global Center of Excellence (GCoE) in Bengaluru and is taking strategic steps to expand its…
- World
Japan postpones launch of rocket carrying lunar lander
Tokyo: An H2A rocket carrying a probe intended to attempt the country’s first lunar landing was scheduled to be launched from Japan, on Monday morning, however, the mission was postponed due to…
- Middle East
Dubai Municipality explores best practices in sewage, rainwater management in Japan
Abu Dhabi: Dawoud Al Hajri, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, alongside a delegation from the Municipality’s executive and administrative department, explored best practices in sewage and rainwater treatment in Japan, during their visit…
- Telangana
Telangana: TOMCOM to hold enrolment drive at Mahbubnagar on Aug 26
Hyderabad: The Telangana Overseas Manpower Company Limited (TOMCOM) will be conducting an enrolment drive at colleges in Mahbubnagar on August 26. TOMCOM is organizing a program to train and recruit qualified nursing…
- World
Typhoon Lan makes landfall in Japan
Tokyo: Lan, the seventh typhoon of this season, made landfall in western Japan on Tuesday with gusts and heavy rainfall, disrupting transport services for travelers from both home and abroad during the…
- World
Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 jolts Japan
Tokyo: A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Hokkaido in Japan on Friday, German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake’s epicentre was 46 km (28.58 miles) below the Earth’s surface, GFZ added…
- World
Japan mulls Fukushima wastewater release between late Aug, early Sep
Tokyo: Japan is mulling discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea between late August and early September, local media reported on Monday. The Japanese…
- World
Miracle man of Japan who survived both atom bombs in close proximity
During the Second World War, the USA detonated two atomic bombs in Japan. On August 6th, 1945, Hiroshima became the first city in the history of the human race to experience the…
- World
Japanese population falls in all 47 regions for first time
Tokyo: The population of Japanese nationals totaled 122,423,038 across the country in 2022, down by 801,000, marking the biggest drop and the first time all 47 of the country’s prefectures have seen…
- World
Japan braces for wave of food price hikes
Tokyo: A new survey released on Wednesday revealed that over 30,000 food and beverage items were subject to price increases in Japan this year as businesses continue to pass on their higher…
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Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2023
Bay of Bengal: Seventh edition of the Japan India Maritime Exercise 2023 JIMEX 23 hosted by the Indian Navy concludes with a customary steam past, in the Bay of Bengal. (PTI Photo)…
- Middle East
Dubai helps Japan to seize USD 310 million of drugs shipment
Abu Dhabi: Dubai Customs has assisted Japanese customs authorities in intercepting a significant quantity of illicit drugs. Up to 700 kilogrammes of “methamphetamine” powder, valued at approximately USD 310 million, were concealed…
- World
1 fatality, 2 missing in Japan due to heavy downpours
Tokyo: Heavy rain pounded Japan‘s southwestern region of Kyushu and Yamaguchi Prefecture, causing one fatality and leaving two others missing, local media reported. A man found inside a washed-away car in Yamaguchi…
- Technology
Japanese govt aims to break Apple, Google app store monopolies
Tokyo: Japan has joined the list of countries determined to break Apple and Google’s monopoly on the app stores on their respective mobile operating systems. Recently, the Japanese government held its seventh…
- World
Allergy season drags Japan’s economy of USD 2.74 bn in spending: Report
Tokyo: Japan’s hay fever season this year stood to suppress consumer spending by 383.1 billion yen ($2.70 billion), local media reported. Higher pollen levels would push down real household spending by 383.1…