Japan
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Japan power company seeks to raise household electricity prices by 30%
Tokyo: The Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (TEPCO) said that it has applied to the government to raise its regulated electricity rates for households by around 30 percent from June in…
- World
Japan braces for heavy snow, blizzard
Tokyo: Japanese weather officials warned on Monday that the coldest air mass of the season is likely to lead to heavy snow blanketing wide swathes of Japan from Tuesday. The Japan Meteorological…
- World
Japan’s plan to dump Fukushima radioactive water into sea to start this yr
Tokyo: The Japanese government on Friday said a controversial plan to release radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean will start in the spring or summer.…
- World
COVID-19: Japan reports all-time high 489 deaths in single day
Tokyo: As it appears that the current global Covid wave is somewhat weakening, Japan on Thursday reported 489 Covid-related deaths on a single day, another record high for a country that is…
- Telangana
Telangana: Govt announces training programme for nursing jobs in Japan
Hyderabad: Telangana Overseas Manpower Company Limited (TOMCOM), a registered recruitment agency under the Department of Labour, Employment Training and Factories, Government of Telangana, is organizing a special program to train and recruit…
- Business
Japan charges Apple with $98 mn for overlooking abuses of rules
Tokyo: Apple’s Japan unit has been charged $98 million in additional taxes by the authorities in Tokyo for overlooking abuses of rules covering duty-free purchases, the media reported. Bulk purchases of iPhones…
- Opinions
Japan announces big military push
After Germany, Japan becomes the second country to overhaul its military in the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war and increasing Chinese belligerence. It seems as if the war indirectly and the Chinese…
- World
Japan hit by record snowfall
Tokyo: A strong winter pressure pattern has brought record snowfall to Japan’s northeastern Tohoku region , with weather officials urging caution for the possible impacts on public transport and power outages. The…
- Technology
Tim Cook visits Sony’s cutting-edge facility in Japan
Tokyo: Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday visited tech giant Sony’s cutting-edge facility in Japan. Taking to Twitter, Cook said: “We’ve been partnering with Sony for over a decade to create the…
- World
PM Rishi Sunak launches new UK-Italy-Japan joint fighter jet project
London: The UK will work with Italy and Japan on the next generation of combat air fighter jets through an “unprecedented” international aerospace coalition, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Friday.…
- World
UK, Italy, Japan team up for new fighter jet
London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to announce a collaboration between Britain, Italy and Japan to develop a new fighter jet that uses artificial intelligence (AI). According to Sunak, the…
- Sports
Tulsidas Balaram: Footballer from Secunderabad who helped India defeat Japan and Korea
Way back in the 1950s a group of youths were playing football in a lower division league match on one of the grounds that were scattered around the Secunderabad cantonment area in…
- Middle East
FIFA WC 2022: Japanese players clean dressing room, leave message in Arabic
Once again, Japanese players and fans make headlines for their utmost respect and tidiness at FIFA World Cup’s Qatar stadium, after Japan’s historically second victory in the first round, over its Spanish…
- World
Japan’s nursery school teachers arrested over abuse of infants
Tokyo: Three female teachers, who previously worked at a nursery school in the central Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka, were arrested on Sunday for repeatedly abusing infants in their care, local media reported.…