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  What's known and not known about Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan

  World | January 03, 2020 11:36 IST

  Former 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 | December 31, 2019 13:46 IST

  Nissan’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 | December 26, 2019 15:40 IST

  Neuromorphic 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 | November 12, 2019 8:48 IST

  US 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

  October 22, 2019 17:43 IST

  The 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 | October 22, 2019 13:08 IST

  He 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 | October 12, 2019 17:26 IST

  Store 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 | September 09, 2019 11:33 IST

  Several 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 | June 24, 2019 10:36 IST

  The 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 | October 27, 2018 23:07 IST

  Before 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 | July 22, 2018 10:52 IST

  The 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 | January 04, 2018 21:42 IST

  Alleging 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 | October 22, 2016 21:32 IST

  After 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 | October 07, 2016 23:59 IST

  Highly 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

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  Olympic flag arrives in Japanese capital, governor calls for unity

  Other Sports | August 25, 2016 23:24 IST

  Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike on Wednesday brought the Olympic flag in the Japanese capital, the host city of the 2020 Olympic Games. It will be the second time when summer Olympics will be held in

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  Heart of Milky Way devoid of any young stars, claims study

  World | August 03, 2016 11:55 IST

  A huge region around the centre of the Milky Way galaxy is devoid of young stars, claims a new study. "The current results indicate that there has been no significant star formation in this large

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  History made: Tokyo elects Yuriko Koike as its first woman Governor

  World | August 02, 2016 13:52 IST

  Veteran politician Yuriko Koike, a former defense minister and environment minister of Japan, was on Sunday elected the first woman Governor of Tokyo.

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  Yuriko Koike to be named Tokyo's first female governor

  World | July 31, 2016 21:30 IST

  Tokyo is all to set get its first woman governor in form of Yuriko Koike, exit polls projected today. The former Japanese Defence Minister was forecasted as winner of the polls by the Japenese media.

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  At least 15 killed in knife attack on disabled care centre near Tokyo

  World | July 26, 2016 6:42 IST

  At least 15 people were killed and about 45 wounded in a knife attack on Tuesday at a facility for the handicapped in a city just outside Tokyo.

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  Bengaluru replaces Tokyo as fifth most preferred destination for innovation centres

  June 03, 2016 13:08 IST

  India is becoming a new innovation destination of choice, doubling the number of innovation centres since July 2015 and seeing brands such as Apple, Airbus and Visa locate there.