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India improves global passport rank, now stands at 83rd position
New Delhi: The Indian passport now ranks at 83rd position on the Henley Passport Index, climbing seven places from the 90th rank last year, the London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm,…
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Japan approves new restrictions for areas hard hit by COVID-19
Tokyo: Japan approved new restrictions on Friday to curb a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the three most affected southwestern regions of Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima. Given the sudden surge in…
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Boeing wins contract to develop systems for Japan’s F-15 fleet: Pentagon
Washington: Boeing has won a more than USD 470 million US Air Force contract to develop new systems for Japan’s fleet of upgraded F-15 Eagle Super Interceptors, the Department of Defense said…
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Japan won’t send government delegation to Beijing Olympics
Tokyo: Japan announced Friday it won’t send a delegation of ministers to represent the government at the Beijing Games but three Olympic officials will attend, a mixed response to a US-led move…
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Japan to allocate 109 mn USD in aid to Afghanistan, neighbouring countries
Tokyo: Japan will allocate about 109 million US dollars from the country’s supplementary budget to assist Afghanistan and its neighbouring countries to address the humanitarian crisis in the region, the Japanese Foreign…
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Osaka arson suspect identified, all buildings to be checked
Tokyo: Japanese police on Sunday identified a 61-year-old man as a prime suspect behind a fire that engulfed a mental clinic in an eight-story building where he was a patient, killing 24…
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More than 20 feared dead in building fire in Osaka
Tokyo: More than 20 people were feared dead after a fire broke out Friday in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials said, and police were investigating arson as…
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Japan confirms 8 more cases of new COVID-19 variant
Tokyo: Health officials in Japan have confirmed eight more cases of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, bringing the country’s total to 12, the government said Friday. The eight tested positive…
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TSMC begins pilot production of 3nm chips
Taipei: The world’s largest contract manufacturer for chips, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has begun pilot production of 3-nanometer chips, and expects to be producing them in volume at the end of…
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Japan to tighten travel curbs for Africa arrivals over new Covid variant
Tokyo: Japan will tighten restrictions on travellers from six African countries after the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant in South Africa, the government’s top spokesman said on Friday. Starting Saturday, travellers…
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Japan to approve $314bn supplementary budget for stimulus package
Tokyo: Japan’s cabinet is set to approve a record 36 trillion yen ($314 billion) supplementary budget for fiscal 2021 on Friday to fund the government’s latest economic stimulus. The first extra budget…
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Know the most popular password in India
New Delhi: In India, the most popular password is “password” and not “123456” as has been widely speculated. Interestingly, Japan is the only other country that had the same top password as…
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Japan’s former princess leaves for US with commoner husband
Tokyo: A Japanese princess who gave up her royal status to marry her commoner college sweetheart left for New York on Sunday, as the couple pursued happiness as newlyweds and left behind…
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Japan adding more hospital beds in plan for next virus surge
Tokyo: The Japanese government’s preparations for the next virus surge include adding thousands of more hospital beds to avoid a situation like last summer when COVID-19 patients were forced to stay home,…
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TSMC, Sony partner for new $7 bn chip factory in Japan
Beijing: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is teaming up with Sony on its new $7 billion chip factory in Japan, the companies have announced jointly. According to The Verge, the new plant,…
