Tag: Tokyo

G-7 sends stern message to China about its aggressive presence in South-China Sea

PM Modi to also meet Ukraine president Zelenskyy G-7 countries has sent a stern message to China that they are concerned about China’s aggressive presence in the South China Sea. They have also said that they will keep raising their voice about the human rights concerns in Tibet and Xinjiang province. The concern is primarily...

May 20, 2023

Why better Tokyo-Seoul ties are such a big deal

Both states face common threats emanating from North Korea, China and Russia - each of which seek to change the security architecture and rules-based order that was put in place by the United States and its allies after World War II.

May 14, 2023

Odisha CM meets Nippon Steel President in Tokyo to discuss Kendrapara project

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on the first day of his Japan visit on Wednesday, met Nippon Steel Corporation President Eiji Hashimoto in Tokyo and discussed the company's plan to build one of the world's largest steel plants in his state along with ArcelorMittal.

April 5, 2023

Odisha CM to woo Japanese investors during week-long trip

V K Pandian, Secretary to CM and Vineel Krishna, Special secretary, will also accompany the Chief Minister during the Japan tour.

April 3, 2023

Jack Ma hiding in Tokyo amid China’s crackdown on tech firms: Report

Jack Ma, the founder of the e-commerce giant Alibaba who until the tech clampdown was China's richest person, has rarely been seen in public since criticising the attitude of Chinese regulators towards tech companies at a summit in Shanghai two years ago, said the Guardian report.

November 30, 2022

Japan urges residents to take shelter as North Korea fires missile

According to Kyodo News, early Tuesday, the government issued an alert urging residents in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido and the country's northeastern prefecture of Aomori to stay inside buildings.

October 4, 2022

PM Modi extends heartfelt condolences to his “dear friend Abe San”

Japan PM Kishida thanked PM Modi for attending the funeral of Abe and said that PM Modi, along with PM Abe strengthened India-Japan ties.

September 27, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in Tokyo

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will deliver a commemorative speech followed by addresses from other high-level delegates.

September 27, 2022

PM Modi arrives in Tokyo to attend former premier Shinzo Abe’s state funeral

Japan has imposed tight security measures in the capital city Tokyo as it prepares to host foreign dignitaries for the state funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which will be attended by several foreign dignitaries.

September 27, 2022

Rajnath Singh reaches Tokyo for India-Japan 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue

Singh along with External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will participate in the 2nd India-Japan 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in Tokyo on Thursday.

September 7, 2022

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, EAM Jaishankar to visit Tokyo for India-Japan 2+2 Ministerial Meeting tomorrow

Rajnath Singh will meet his Japanese counterpart Yasukazu Hamada, while Jaishankar will meet Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi during the visit (September 7-10).

September 6, 2022

Vital inputs

Of utmost significance in the policy recommendations made by various expert committees given the specialisations of those staffing them, is that the changes suggested are usually incremental and gradual.

August 2, 2022

CWG Day 2: India eyes gold in weightlifting, athletics, & gymnastics

The women's hockey team will play in its second group-stage match, as the badminton and table tennis teams try to advance into the knockout rounds with a 5-0 victory over Pakistan.

July 30, 2022

Shinzo Abe’s body arrives in Tokyo, funeral on Tuesday

The Japanese PM also requested everyone to not speculate about any political ramifications at the time.

July 9, 2022

Brazil stars Richarlison and Vinicius Jr fight during training; Neymar intervenes

The two players almost came to blows ahead of their side's friendly with Japan, which is to be played on Monday. Experienced internationals Neymar and Dani Alves were among the players to rush over and quash the disagreement, and it's unclear what triggered the incident, reports Sky Sports.

June 6, 2022

Omicron can survive 8 days on plastic, 21 hours on skin: Study

The survival of Alpha (19.6 hours) and Beta (19.1 hours) was found to be similar.

January 25, 2022

Tokyo’s Covid alert raised to 2nd highest level

The move by the local Tokyo government follows the city logging more than 2,000 Covid-19 cases a day earlier.

January 13, 2022