Tag: Japan
Japan will have new emperor in 2019
Japan is planning for Emperor Akihito to retire and be replaced by his eldest son on January 1, 2019, reports said , as the...
90,000 more birds culled in Japan for avian flu
Japan began killing some 90,000 chickens today to contain another outbreak of a highly contagious strain of avian flu, officials said.
The new drive means...
Japan cabinet okays biggest defence budget
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet today approved Japan's biggest annual defence budget in the face of North Korea's nuclear and missile threats and a...
Peace Treaty Summit: Japan and Russia strike economic deals
TOKYO: Japan and Russia on Friday struck economic deals to build confidence towards a peace treaty to formally end World War II that has...
‘India will not become a ‘pawn’ for Japan’
India will not become a "pawn" for Japan to contain China, a Chinese state-run media today said, accusing Japan of exploiting Sino-India disputes for...
Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Japan: USGS
TOKYO: A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
The quake,...
India, Japan sign pivotal civil nuclear deal
India and Japan signed a landmark civil nuclear cooperation deal after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart Shinzo Abe, a move...
PM Narendra Modi goes on a three-day visit to Japan
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today embarked on a three-day visit to Japan during which the two countries are expected to sign a civil...
Civil nuclear cooperation agreement likely to be signed by India, Japan
NEW DELHI: India and Japan are likely to sign a civil nuclear cooperation agreement during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Japan next...
US military base in southern Japan goes into a brief lockdown
Tokyo: A US military base in southern Japan went into a brief lockdown today following reports of gunshots, but declared "all clear" after finding no...