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India, Japan to hold inaugural “fighter exercise” between Air Forces of both countries
Tokyo: India and Japan on Thursday agreed to conduct the inaugural ‘fighter exercise’ between the Air Forces of both countries during bilateral talks with his Japanese counterpart Yasukazu Hamada in Tokyo on…
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Rajnath singh in Tokyo
Tokyo: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inspects a ceremonial guard of honour before his bilateral meeting with Minister of Defense of Japan Yasukazu Hamada, in Tokyo. (PTI Photo Tokyo: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh…
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Tokyo: Rajnath Singh pays tribute to Japan’s self defence forces personnel
Tokyo: Ahead of the 2+2 Ministerial meeting between India and Japan, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday paid tribute to Japan’s Self Defence Forces (SDF) personnel who laid down their lives in…
- Hyderabad
Japan-based Next Ventures India joins hands with IIT Hyderabad to boost entrepreneurship
Hyderabad: Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) and Beyond Next Ventures India Pvt Ltd (BNVI), Bangalore, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday announced a collaboration extending academia and industry cooperation. Beyond Next…
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Typhoon Hinnamnor re-approaches Japan’s Okinawa
Tokyo: Typhoon Hinnamnor is re-approaching Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa amid unstable atmospheric conditions that are expected to lead to heavy downpours in the country’s western and eastern regions, the weather agency…
- Automobile
Tesla quietly develops virtual power plant in Japan
Tokyo: Electric car maker Tesla is quietly developing a virtual power plant in Japan as it has revealed that since 2021, it has been quietly installing its Powerwall batteries at residences on…
- World
Shinzo Abe contributed to solidify Japan-India relationships: expert
Singapore: Shinzo Abe always gave “top priority” to strengthening Japan’s strategic ties with India and the late prime minister took landmark initiatives like signing the bilateral civil nuclear deal, a key trade…
- World
Japan reports covid spike, medical system overwhelmed
Tokyo: Amid a resurgence, Japan recorded more than 6 million new Covid-19 cases in the past month, with more than 200 daily deaths on nine of the 11 days, which has further…
- Kolkata
Netaji’s daughter says she’ll soon approach India, Japan for DNA test of ashes
Kolkata: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s daughter Anita Bose Pfaff said she will soon approach the Indian and the Japanese governments for a DNA test of the ashes at Tokyo’s Renkoji Temple. In an…
- World
Japan braces for more rain as typhoon Meari approaches
Tokyo: Japan’s weather agency said on Friday that more rain was expected in the prefectures of Aomori and Akita as typhoon Meari, the eighth of this season, was approaching the country. According…
- World
Japan marks 77th anniversary of Nagasaki atomic bombing
Tokyo: Japan on Tuesday commemorated the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki during the Second World War. The annual ceremony allowed for more people to attend, owing to the easing…
- World
Japan marks 77th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
Tokyo: Japan on Saturday marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima that took place in the final days of the Second World War. A moment of silence was observed at…
- World
Japan: 5.6-magnitude quake strikes Fukushima, no tsunami warning
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck off the coast of Fukushima prefecture in Japan on Thursday, the weather agency said, although no tsunami warning has been issued. According to…
- World
US: Nancy Pelosi begins Asia trip, no mention of Taiwan
Washington: Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi has embarked on a trip to Asia which will take her to Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan, her office said in a…
- World
Indonesia lifts restrictions on post-Fukushima food imports at Japan summit
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo held talks in Tokyo on Wednesday ahead of this year’s Group of 20 major economies’ summit in Bali in November…