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Powerful typhoon pounds southern Japan; thousands evacuated
World | Sep 18, 2022, 12:04 PM ISTIn the hard-hit Kagoshima prefecture, more than 9,000 residents took shelter at evacuation centres on Sunday. In the neighbouring Miyazaki prefecture, another 4,700 people were evacuated.
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Japan new study shows how to put a crying baby to sleep
Trending | Sep 16, 2022, 01:00 PM ISTParents go through a hard time putting their infants to sleep. A new study in Japan has found an effective way to solve this problem. All the new parents, check out.
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Shinzo Abe assassination: Murder suspect says life destroyed by mother's religion
World | Aug 26, 2022, 12:45 PM ISTTokyo: More than 7,000 people have signed a petition requesting prosecutorial leniency for Yamagami, who told police that he killed Abe, one of Japan's most powerful and divisive politicians, because of his ties to an unnamed religious group widely believed to be the Unification Church.
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Japan police chief to resign over former PM Shinzo Abe shooting death
World | Aug 25, 2022, 12:23 PM ISTThe alleged gunman, Tetsuya Yamagami, was arrested at the scene and is currently under mental evaluation until late November.
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Shinzo Abe state funeral: PM Modi likely to visit Japan later next month
India | Aug 24, 2022, 01:34 PM ISTShinzo Abe state funeral: Abe was attacked on July 8 in the Japanese city of Nara during a campaign speech. He passed away after his condition became critical while on his way to the hospital.
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Japan PM Fumio Kishida tests positive for Covid, to remain in isolation
World | Aug 21, 2022, 07:15 PM ISTJapan PM tests Covid positive: Kishida won’t go in person to a conference on African development later this month in Tunisia but will participate online.
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US, Australia, Japan urge China to immediately cease military exercises
World | Aug 07, 2022, 06:58 AM ISTChina military exercises: Diplomats from Australia, Japan, US highlighted that their trilateral partnership rests on the unshakable foundation of shared interests and values.
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Japan has approved Covaxin booster dose for travellers: Bharat Biotech
India | Aug 05, 2022, 10:56 PM ISTIn April this year, the Japanese government announced including Covaxin in its list of recognized vaccines to further facilitate travel from India.
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China summons European diplomats over statement on Taiwan
World | Aug 05, 2022, 11:49 AM ISTFive of the missiles fired by China landed in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone off Hateruma, an island far south of Japan's main islands, Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi reported.
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Five Chinese missiles land in Japan's exclusive economic zone
World | Aug 04, 2022, 11:44 PM ISTChina's missiles landed off Hateruma, an outer island quite far from the main islands of Japan, he said.
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Japan: Volcanic eruption in Sakurajima triggers evacuation, alert raised to level 5 | VIDEO
World | Jul 25, 2022, 06:44 AM ISTJapan volcano eruption: Footage on Japan’s NHK public television showed orange flames flashing near the crater and dark smoke of ash billowing from the mountaintop high up into the night sky.
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India plans to change envoy to THESE nations? Check Details
India | Jul 12, 2022, 10:56 PM ISTIndian Ambassador to Kuwait Sibi George is likely to be appointed as the new envoy to Japan, considered another key position as cooperation between the two countries has assumed greater significance in the last few years.
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Shinzo Abe assassination: Shooter checked YouTube on how to make firearms; tested weapon in car
World | Jul 11, 2022, 01:24 PM ISTTetsuya Yamagami, a 41-year-old resident of Nara City, in western Japan shot Abe while he was delivering a campaign speech on Friday.
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Shinzo Abe's assassination haunts Japan with questions on handmade guns
World | Jul 10, 2022, 04:48 PM ISTHandmade guns are practically impossible to trace, making investigations difficult. Such weapons are rarely used in Japan, where most attacks involve stabbings or dousing a place with gasoline and setting it ablaze.
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OPINION | How India lost a great friend with the death of Shinzo Abe
India | Jul 09, 2022, 02:43 PM ISTThe assassin stood metres behind Abe, took aim with his hand-made gun, made of two pipes and a board, and two bullets hit the Japanese leader on his neck and chest. Abe passed away six hours after the attack due to huge blood loss.
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PM Modi pens heartfelt note for 'friend' Shinzo Abe, says 'will cherish all memorable interactions'
India | Jul 08, 2022, 11:33 PM ISTPM Modi wrote in his letter how The Quad, the ASEAN-led forums, the Indo Pacific Oceans Initiative, the Asia-Africa Growth Corridor and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure all benefited from the late Japanese PM's contributions.
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Shinzo Abe isn't the first Japanese leader to be shot | List of all key leaders who were attacked
World | Jul 08, 2022, 05:00 PM ISTAbe, 67, was shot from behind minutes after he began his speech ahead of the weekend's Upper House elections in one of the world's safest nations that has some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere, according to Kyodo News.
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Shinzo Abe, Japan's former Prime Minister, succumbs to gun shot injuries
World | Jul 08, 2022, 04:28 PM ISTShinzo Abe Death News: Shinzo Abe served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020. He was the longest-serving Prime Minister in Japanese history.
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Shinzo Abe: A timeline of the career of Japan's longest serving Prime Minister | DETAILS
World | Jul 08, 2022, 02:12 PM ISTShinzo Abe shooting: Former Japan PM is born in Tokyo, the son of Shintaro Abe, who served as Japan’s foreign minister, and grandson of Nobusuke Kishi, a former prime minister.
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Shinzo Abe assassinated: Japan has strictest gun control laws in the world
World | Jul 08, 2022, 03:44 PM ISTShinzo Abe shot at: The gun attack on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has come as a big shock as Japan has the strictest gun control laws.