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Japan set to end Tokyo’s state of emergency
World | May 25, 2020, 08:41 AM ISTJapan is set to remove a coronavirus state of emergency from Tokyo and four other remaining prefectures later Monday, ending the measure that has lasted for more than a month and half and allowing businesses to gradually resume.
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Japan eyes lifting restrictions as coronavirus cases decline
World | May 09, 2020, 08:33 AM ISTCOVID-19 cases in Japan increased by 87 to 15,662, with the figure including 39 new infections in the capital, remaining below 100 for a sixth straight day and dropping well below the April 17 peak of 201 cases, official figures showed.
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Tokyo 2020 organisers back decision to light Olympic flame without spectators
Other Sports | Mar 10, 2020, 09:52 AM ISTThe Hellenic Olympic Committee announced on Monday that about 100 accredited guests from the International Olympic Committee and Tokyo 2020 will attend the lighting ceremony in Olympia.
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Coronavirus latest update: Condition of 3 infected Indians on Japanese cruise ship improves
World | Feb 15, 2020, 03:40 PM ISTA total of 138 Indians, including 132 crew and 6 passengers, were among the 3,711 people on board the quarantined ship that arrived at the Japanese coast earlier this month.
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Global shares rise ahead of US-China 'Phase 1' trade deal
Business | Jan 14, 2020, 05:24 PM ISTUS-China Trade Deal: Global shares mostly followed Wall Street higher on Tuesday amid optimism that a trade deal between the U.S. and China will be a boon for the regional economy. France's CAC 40 was little changed in early trading, inching less than 0.1% higher to 6,037.74. Germany's DAX gained 0.2% to 13,468.52, while. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.1% to 7,624.41.
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Japan distillery to stop selling aged whiskey brands
World | Jan 13, 2020, 02:43 PM ISTNikka Whisky Distilling's 'Taketsuru' branded drinks that have been aged for 17, 21 or 25 years will start disappearing from shelves after March, Japan's public broadcaster NHK said in a report on Tuesday.
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What's known and not known about Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan
World | Jan 03, 2020, 11:36 AM ISTFormer Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who fled to Lebanon this week, and is the subject named on an active Interpol arrest warrant, emailed a statement yeaterday accusing the Japanese justice system of being "rigged," and denying he had "fled justice" -- maintaining he was a victim of a conspiracy and "political persecution."
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On bail, ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn does a Vijay Mallya, escapes to Lebanon
World | Dec 31, 2019, 01:46 PM ISTNissan’s former Chairman Carlos Ghosn has escaped to Lebanon amid financial misconduct allegations during his tenure leading the automaker, akin to India's liquor baron Vijay Mallya.
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Scientists working on brain-like memory device
Science | Dec 26, 2019, 03:40 PM ISTNeuromorphic computing is concerned with emulating the neural structure and operation of the human brain, according to chip giant Intel. The team intends to design the memory device to operate using fundamentally different principles than those used in current computers.
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US top brass to mediate between South Korea, Japan
World | Nov 12, 2019, 08:48 AM ISTUS Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley's visit represents a refreshed effort to mediate the bitter diplomatic row between Seoul and Tokyo.
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Vistara set to fly to New York, Tokyo in codeshare with SIA, SilkAir
Travel | Oct 22, 2019, 05:43 PM ISTThe Delhi-based airline had in August this year extended its codeshare pact with Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its regional arm SilkAir to international routes as well besides for domestic flights, which is in place since 2017.
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Naruhito officially proclaims himself Emperor of Japan
World | Oct 22, 2019, 01:08 PM ISTHe was proclaimed emperor on May 1 in an event restricted to a small number of people, but public celebrations were being carried out on Tuesday.
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Heavy rain, winds lash Tokyo as powerful typhoon Hagibis hits Japan
World | Oct 12, 2019, 05:26 PM ISTStore shelves were bare after people stocked up on water and food ahead of Typhoon Hagibis. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of dangerously heavy rainfall in Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, including Gunma, Saitama and Kanagawa, and later expanded the area to include Fukushima and Miyagi to the north.
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Typhoon Faxai blows across Tokyo area, killing 1, halting travel
World | Sep 09, 2019, 11:33 AM ISTSeveral railway and subway operators suspended services and flights were cancelled at Tokyo airports as Typhoon Faxai passed over Chiba, a northern suburb of the Japanese capital, before daybreak, shaking homes with strong winds and battering the area with rain.
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5.5-magnitude earthquake hits Tokyo; no significant damage reported
World | Jun 24, 2019, 10:36 AM ISTThe earthquake, which was registered at 9.11 a.m., had its epicenter on the coast of Chiba - a prefecture located west of Tokyo - at a depth of about 60 km, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
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PM Narendra Modi arrives in Japan; tweets ‘visit will add new vigour between two countries’
World | Oct 27, 2018, 11:07 PM ISTBefore departing for Japan, in a statement on Friday, Modi described India and Japan as a "winning combination" and said the island nation was New Delhi's most trusted partner in its economic and technological modernisation.
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Japan unveils futuristic mascots for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Other Sports | Jul 22, 2018, 10:52 AM ISTThe mascot for the Olympics is named Miraitowa while the Paralympic mascot will be known as Someity.
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Man from Punjab found dead in Tokyo, kin cry foul, seek probe
India | Jan 04, 2018, 09:42 PM ISTAlleging foul play, the bereaved family has urged the Centre to take up the matter with the Government of Japan to conduct a high-level inquiry into how Chand died.
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Climbed 77 steps of life: Junko Tabei, first woman to scale Everest, dies
World | Oct 22, 2016, 09:32 PM ISTAfter climbing 77 steps of her life, Junko Tabei, the first woman to scale Earth's elevated mountain, died of peritoneal cancer at a Saitama hospital on Thursday morning. Tabei died Thursday of cancer at a
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Toxic radioactive water leaks at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant
World | Oct 07, 2016, 11:59 PM ISTHighly radioactive water leaked from a storage tank of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant operators on Friday. The technicians at the accident-struck plant detected the leak on Wednesday, Efe news reported. The leak was