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  Japan to invest 3.5 trillion yen in India in 5 years, ties in bullet train mode

  World | September 01, 2014 19:51 IST

  New Delhi: India and Japan today failed to break new grounds in ongoing talks on a nuclear deal between the two countries despite the bonhomie between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese premier Shinzo Abe.The

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  Abe praises Indo-Japan historical ties ahead of Summit talks

  World | August 31, 2014 17:19 IST

  Tokyo: Lauding Japan's deep historical ties with India, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today said he was looking forward to a summit meeting with his counterpart Narendra Modi here tomorrow, after the two leaders spent time

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  Japan PM Shinzo Abe glad Narendra Modi visited Kyoto

  World | August 31, 2014 15:02 IST

  Kyoto: Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday said he was happy his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi toured the country's ancient capital Kyoto."I am very glad that Modi enjoyed the cultural heritage of ... Kyoto,"

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  PM Modi arrives in Tokyo to hold summit talks with Abe

  World | August 31, 2014 17:17 IST

  Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrived here for summit talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe after completing the first leg his visit to the former imperial capital city of Kyoto.During his three-day stay

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  PM Narendra Modi visits ancient Buddhist temple in Kyoto

  World | August 31, 2014 16:05 IST

  Kyoto: Clad fully in white down to his slippers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday began second day of his tour to Japan with a visit to the ancient Buddhist Toji Temple in Kyoto.He was

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  India, Japan set to intensify defence cooperation

  World | August 31, 2014 6:27 IST

  Kyoto: India and Japan are set to intensify defence cooperation with the two sides likely to launch a security consultative framework involving their foreign and defence ministers.The two countries are also expected to sign an

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  Modi, Abe meet over dinner, pitch for robust future in ties

  World | August 30, 2014 21:11 IST

  Kyoto: Setting the tone for their formal Summit on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe tonight spoke about a “strong and robust future” for the bilateral ties, with the Indian

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  Modi in the land of rising sun to further the Look East Policy

  India | August 30, 2014 23:03 IST

  New Delhi: Fish is considered auspicious among Indians and many a customs indicate that before embarking on something new and important, one must get in touch with fish somehow. No wonder both Narendra Modi and

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  India, Japan sign MoU to develop Varanasi into 'smart city'

  India | August 30, 2014 17:33 IST

  Kyoto: Varanasi, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi represents in the Lok Sabha, will be developed into a ‘smart city' by using the experience of Kyoto, the ‘smart city' of Japan, under a pact signed here

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  Looking forward to visit Japan to take ties to new level: PM

  India | August 26, 2014 20:31 IST

  New Delhi: Ahead of his visit to Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he was keenly looking forward to the trip beginning August 30 to take the “time-tested” bilateral ties to a new level

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  Schedule for Modi's visit to Japan being worked out: MEA

  India | July 23, 2014 21:20 IST

  New Delhi: India was in touch with Japan to finalise dates for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to that country which was earlier deferred due to the Budget Session of Parliament.“Both sides are working on

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  Japan to partially lift sanctions imposed on DPRK, says PM

  World | July 03, 2014 13:18 IST

  Tokyo: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that Japan will partially lift its sanctions imposed on North Korea.The decision was made after the two countries held a meeting in Beijing Tuesday on North

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  Japanese PM invites Modi

  India | May 20, 2014 20:35 IST

  New Delhi: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has invited Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi to continue with the annual summit meetings to work closely towards further development of the Indo-Japan Strategic and Global Partnership.During the telephone

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  China downplays Japanese PM's visit to India

  World | January 27, 2014 16:23 IST

  Beijing: China today downplayed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to India as a bilateral issue, even as the state-media termed the trip as a failure for not succeeding in pinning down Beijing.“The visit you

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  Manmohan Singh a 'dear friend', says Japanese Premier Abe

  India | January 26, 2014 21:38 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight hosted a private dinner for his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, who described him as one of his mentors and a “dear friend”.The dinner at the Prime Minister's official

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  Abe resorting to diplomatic stunts: Chinese official media

  World | January 26, 2014 17:56 IST

  Beijing: Amid unease here over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to India, China's official media today accused him of resorting to diplomatic stunts by visiting a temple for Japan's war dead and criticising Beijing's

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  Japanese PM visits war shrine, angering China and South Korea

  World | December 26, 2013 19:29 IST

  Tokyo: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid his respects at a shrine honoring Japan's war dead in an unexpected visit Thursday that drew sharp rebukes from China and South Korea, who warned that the move celebrates

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  China hardens stance on ADIZ ahead of Biden's visit

  World | December 03, 2013 21:38 IST

  Beijing: On the eve of US Vice President Joe Biden's visit, China hardened its stance on the implementation of its new air defence zone over the disputed islands in the East China Sea saying its

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  Shinzo Abe elected Japan's prime minister

  World | December 26, 2012 16:27 IST

  Tokyo, Dec 26: The lower house of Parliament has named conservative Shinzo Abe  as Japan's new prime minister.The rise of Abe, whose nationalist positions have in the past angered Japan's neighbors, ends more than three