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Japan earthquake toll spikes to 94, with 250 missing persons
Tokyo: The death toll has risen to 94, with the number of people unaccounted for reaching nearly 250 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa earlier this week after a series of…
- World
Japan earthquake toll climbs to 64 as aftershocks continue
Tokyo: Amid continued aftershocks and reports of additional damages, the death toll due to a series of powerful earthquakes that struck the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa earlier this week, increased to…
- Tollywood News
‘Grateful’: Jr NTR returns to Hyderabad from quake-hit Japan
Mumbai: On his return from Japan, NTR Jr expressed his concern over the country being hit by an earthquake around the same time. NTR Jr, who spent the last week in Japan,…
- World
Japan quake toll reaches 30, search on for survivors
At least 30 people have died after a series of powerful earthquakes, with the major one measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale, hit central Japan and the surrounding areas, with rescue teams…
- World
Japan: Indian Embassy issues emergency numbers for citizens amid tsunami warnings
New Delhi: The Indian Embassy in Japan on Monday set up an emergency control room for its citizens and said that it is in the touch with concerned authorities in the wake…
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Video: Major tsunami warning issued in Japan after 7.6 magnitude quake
Tokyo: A series of strong earthquakes with major ones measured at up to 7.6 magnitude struck the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Monday, with tsunami warnings issued, according to the Japan…
- India
Air India borrows USD 120 mn from Japan’s SMBC to buy Airbus plane
Mumbai: Japanese lender SMBC on Wednesday said the Tata Group-owned Air India has borrowed USD 120 million from it for purchasing a wide-body aircraft from Airbus. The transaction has partly financed Air…
- Technology
Japan aims to make 1st-ever moon landing on January 20
Tokyo: The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) is expected to make the first-ever landing on the lunar surface on January 20. If successful, Japan will become…
- World
5 bodies found underwater in search for missing US Osprey crew in Japan
Tokyo: In search for the US military Osprey aircraft that crashed last week in the waters off southwestern Japan, the bodies of five missing crew members were found to be located underwater,…
- World
Japan confirms season’s 4th bird flu outbreak
Tokyo: Japan has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, local media reported. The Kagoshima prefectural government said that work to…
- Business
Japan rolls out trial sales of ‘morning-after’ Contraceptive Pills: Report
Tokyo: Japan on Tuesday started the trial of over-the-counter sales of morning-after contraceptive pills, according to a media report. The emergency contraception drugs, available without a doctor’s prescription, will be now sold…
- Middle East
Japan to provide humanitarian aid worth USD 65 million to Palestine
Amid Israel’s ongoing military offensive in the Gaza Strip, Japanese foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa announced that they would provide 65 million dollars in additional humanitarian aid to Palestinians. The announcement was made…