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Killing stone that 'trapped demon for 1000 years' splits open in Japan, fear grips locals
Trending | Mar 09, 2022, 02:05 PM ISTAs per Japanese mythology, the 'killing stone' believed to have trapped a demon was exorcised by a Buddhist monk. The site has been very popular among the visitors but since the stone has split up, superstitions are swirling.
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PM Modi to participate in Quad leaders' virtual meeting today, Indo-Pacific developments on agenda
India | Mar 03, 2022, 11:05 AM ISTToday's meeting of Quad leaders assumes significance as it takes place in the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine which now appears to become the largest European conflict in decades.
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Quad meet: Beijing says US playing up 'China threat' theory to stoke confrontation
World | Feb 11, 2022, 11:19 PM ISTIn November 2017, the US, Australia, India and Japan gave shape to the long-pending proposal of setting up the Quad to develop a new strategy to keep the critical sea routes in the Indo-Pacific free of any influence, amid China's growing military presence in the strategic region.
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Bullet train: SC sets aside Delhi HC order, calls it 'very important national project'
India | Feb 01, 2022, 09:08 PM ISTSupreme court set aside the Delhi High Court’s verdict in favour of a firm called Montecarlo Limited whose technical bid was rejected by an expert committee appointed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for several works about the Bullet train project.
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Japanese fighter jet disappears over Sea of Japan
World | Feb 01, 2022, 07:57 AM ISTThe rescue team has found what appears to be missing people aboard the fighter on the Sea of Japan but the number of people found and their conditions cannot be confirmed.
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PM Modi to deliver 'State of the World' special address at WEF's Davos Agenda
India | Jan 16, 2022, 09:39 PM ISTThe virtual event will be held from 17th to 21st January 2022. It will also be addressed by several Heads of State including Kishida Fumio, Japan PM.
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Japan to maintain strict border controls, ban on entry of foreigners to continue amid Omicron scare
World | Dec 22, 2021, 08:38 AM ISTThe government has banned new entries by foreigners from abroad while requiring returning Japanese nationals and foreign residents to quarantine in government-designated facilities.
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Japan: 27 people feared dead in building fire in Osaka
World | Dec 17, 2021, 09:22 AM ISTThe fire broke out on the 4th or 5th floor of an 8-story building in a shopping and entertainment area on Friday, NHK said.
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Japan retracts new flight bookings ban after criticisms
World | Dec 02, 2021, 10:48 AM ISTJapan said it has retracted the request after receiving criticisms from inside and outside the country that the ban was too strict.
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Omicron threat: Japan suspends new reservations on all incoming flights
World | Dec 01, 2021, 07:11 PM ISTJapan banned all foreign visitors starting Tuesday. The government also asked its citizens arriving in the country to quarantine for up to 14 days.
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Omicron variant: Brazil, Japan report first cases
World | Dec 01, 2021, 08:09 AM ISTThe Netherlands’ RIVM health institute disclosed that patient samples dating from Nov 19 and 23 were found to contain the variant. It was on Nov 24 that South African authorities reported the existence of the highly mutated virus to WHO.
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Japan: Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 jolts southeast Honshu
World | Nov 29, 2021, 07:20 PM ISTAn earthquake of magnitude 6.5 on the Richter Scale hit Southeast of Honshu in Japan on Monday at 6.10 pm, National Centre For Seismology said.
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Omicron fear: Japan bans entry of foreign visitors
World | Nov 29, 2021, 11:05 AM ISTThe decision means Japan will restore border controls that it eased earlier this month for short-term business visitors, foreign students and workers.
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Japan, South Korea balk at sharing stage after US talks
World | Nov 18, 2021, 08:43 AM ISTThe areas of conflict include Japan’s wartime occupation of Korea and other historical matters, Japan’s handling of radioactive material from the Fukushima nuclear disaster, trade conflicts and other matters.
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Fumio Kishida reelected Japan's Prime Minister in parliamentary vote
World | Nov 10, 2021, 12:21 PM ISTKishida had been chosen by Liberal Democrats as a safe, conservative choice a month ago. They had feared heavy election losses if the unpopular Yoshihide Suga had stayed in power.
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Japan confirms Avian flu outbreak at chicken farm; nearly 1.4L birds to be culled
World | Nov 10, 2021, 11:45 AM ISTA simple test given to 13 of the chickens from the farm showed 12 of them tested positive for avian flu
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Japan election: PM Kishida’s coalition keeps comfortable majority despite losing some seats
World | Nov 01, 2021, 08:02 AM ISTJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had dissolved the lower house only 10 days after taking office on October 4.
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Japan votes in national election, first key test for Fumio Kishida
World | Oct 31, 2021, 09:07 AM ISTKishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party is expected to lose some seats from pre-election levels, but maintain a comfortable majority together with its junior coalition partner Komeito.
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Japan PM dissolves lower house for October 31 national election
World | Oct 14, 2021, 11:28 AM ISTAt the announcement, all 465 lower house lawmakers stood up, shouted “banzai” 3 times and left. They've now lost their seats and official campaigning for a new lower house begins on Tuesday.
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Japanese drugmaker to launch first-ever plant-based COVID vaccine
World | Oct 13, 2021, 02:48 PM ISTThe vaccine technology is formed with virus-like particles that mimic the target virus and does not actually use a live virus, unlike some of the current vaccines and can thus be deemed relatively safe for humans.