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Japanese PM Kishida replaces four Cabinet ministers linked to 'slush funds' scandal
World | Dec 14, 2023, 09:24 PM ISTDozens of LDP lawmakers are suspected of systematically failing to report about 500 million yen ($3.53 million) in funds in possible violation of campaign and election laws. The accused belong to the LDP's biggest and most powerful Seiwa-kai faction, led by the slain former PM Shinzo Abe.
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Quad summit to be held in India next year postponed, dates yet to be finalised: Sources
World | Dec 12, 2023, 07:48 PM ISTThe Quad is a grouping of countries driven by shared interests and values and interested in strengthening a rules-based order in the strategically important Indo-Pacific region. This year's summit was held in Japan's Hiroshima in May, attended by PM Narendra Modi.
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Japan PM Kishida to face no-confidence vote tomorrow in wake of 'slush fund' allegations
World | Dec 11, 2023, 11:59 AM ISTAccording to an earlier report by Japan Times, the main Opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan was hesitating over whether to submit a no-confidence motion against Kishida's Cabinet.
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India seeks to settle WTO import duty dispute with EU through free trade talks: Official
World | Dec 10, 2023, 03:36 PM ISTAs part of the discussion, the EU has sought duty concessions from India on these goods as it was violative of the global trade norms, but India has stated that it would be again a breach of WTO rules if the concessions be extended only to the EU.
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Japan: Thousands of dead fish wash ashore on Hakodate beach, residents puzzled | WATCH
Trending | Dec 09, 2023, 02:39 PM ISTTakashi Fujioka, a researcher at Hakodate Fisheries Research Institute, said that the fish were probably chased by predators and were exhausted due to lack of oxygen. He said that they may have also suddenly entered cold waters during their migration.
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US Osprey military aircraft with eight crew members crashes near Japan's Yakushima island: Report
World | Nov 29, 2023, 02:29 PM ISTThe details about what happened to the Osprey and to the people onboard were not immediately known, according to the Japan Coast Guard. It received an emergency call from a fishing boat off Yakushima island.
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North Korea claims successful launch of spy satellite into orbit despite resistance from US, South
World | Nov 22, 2023, 11:36 AM ISTThe North's space agency said that its new “Chollima-1” carrier rocket accurately placed the Malligyong-1 satellite into orbit on Tuesday night, about 12 minutes after liftoff from the country's main launch centre.
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North Korea, in its third attempt, aims to launch spy satellite between November 22-30
World | Nov 21, 2023, 08:56 PM ISTNotably, North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong Un is eager to operate spy satellites to deal with what it calls escalating US-led military threats. But its two previous attempts to place a spy satellite into orbit earlier this year ended in failure due to technical issues.
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Japan’s Daisaku Ikeda dies at 95: Who was he? Know everything about him
World | Nov 18, 2023, 06:44 PM ISTAccording to Soka Gakkai, a Japanese Buddhist organisation, Ikeda died on November 15 at his home in the national capital, Tokyo. However, the organisation made it public on Saturday (November 18). He died “from natural causes".
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US announces to make B61 Gravity Bomb which will be 24 times more powerful than dropped on Japan
World | Oct 31, 2023, 03:13 PM ISTThe United States said it will pursue a modern variant of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb, designated the B61-13, pending Congressional authorisation and appropriation.
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India to surpass Japan to become second largest economy in Asia by 2030, says S&P Global
Business | Oct 24, 2023, 08:34 PM ISTIndian economy: The digital transformation of India that is currently underway is expected to accelerate the growth of e-commerce, changing the retail consumer market landscape over the next decade.
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Japan: Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 occurs near Honshu island
World | Oct 06, 2023, 11:41 AM ISTJapan had issued a tsunami advisory on Thursday following a strong earthquake of 6.6 magnitude near its outlying islands in the Pacific Ocean. No damage has been reported.
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Tsunami alert! Japan issues advisory following strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hits Pacific Ocean
World | Oct 05, 2023, 11:00 AM ISTThe advisory, the second-lowest of a four-stage warning system, asks people on islands in the Izu chain, which stretches south from the Tokyo region on the main Japanese island of Honshu, to stay away from coasts and river mouths.
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Gandhi Jayanti: Countries including US, UK and France pay tributes on Bapu's 154th birth anniversary
World | Oct 02, 2023, 09:14 PM ISTMahatma Gandhi has become a global peace icon after his influential contribution in India's independence movement. Leaders of many countries have lauded his virtues of non-violence and peace.
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Jaishankar meets QUAD ministers in New York, discuss ways to bolster strategic ties
World | Sep 22, 2023, 08:09 PM ISTNotably, Jaishankar on Friday began a nine-day visit to the US, primarily to attend the annual session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York and to host a special event on Global South.
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North Korea launches nuclear submarine to counter naval power of US, Asian allies as tensions rise
World | Sep 08, 2023, 01:33 PM ISTThe vessel is named 'Hero Kim Kun Ok' and is designed to launch tactical nuclear weapons from underwater, as part of efforts for North Korea's nuclear-armed navy.
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Japan successfully launches rocket carrying lunar lander 'SLIM' into space: Know all about it
World | Sep 07, 2023, 10:10 AM ISTIn collaboration with NASA, JAXA will examine the brightness and strength of light at various wavelengths as well as the temperatures and forms of objects in space.
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Japan PM eats 'safe and delicious' fish from Fukushima amid row over radioactive water discharge
World | Aug 30, 2023, 11:36 PM ISTJapanese PM Fumio Kishida and three of his Cabinet ministers ate sashimi of flounder, octopus and sea bass that were caught at the Fukushima coast after the radioactive water was released.
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Japan PM urges Beijing to call on Chinese citizens to stop harassment after Fukushima water release
World | Aug 28, 2023, 11:15 PM ISTFollowing harassment and violent protests, Japan's Foreign Ministry has also issued an advisory for its citizens in China urging them of exercising caution and not to talk loudly in Japanese in public.
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Why Japan started releasing contaminated water of Fukushima nuclear plant into Pacific? DEETS INSIDE
Explainers | Aug 28, 2023, 02:20 PM ISTTsunami waves knocked out the Fukushima nuclear power plant’s backup electricity supply and caused meltdowns in three of its reactors. The event is regarded as one of the worst nuclear accidents in history.