Tokyo: Toshiba's CEO and eight other executives resigned Tuesday to take responsibility for doctored books that inflated profits at the Japanese technology manufacturer by 152 billion yen ($1.2 billion) over several years.Toshiba Corp. acknowledged a
Odawara: A man riding a Japanese high-speed bullet train set himself on fire Tuesday, killing himself and another passenger as the coach filled with smoke, a fire official said.At least 26 other people were injured,
Tokyo : Smoking may increase the risk of dying early in pre-menopausal women with breast cancer, a research said."Overall, this work is monumental in advising patients about how smoking might affect breast cancer outcome," said
Narendra Modi, the charismatic prime minister of India, seems to be master of all trades and not just one.From giving powerful public speeches and wielding broom on roads to taking selfies with world leaders, PM
Tokyo: A Japanese maglev that is the fastest passenger train in the world has broken its own speed record.Operator JR Central said the train reached 375 miles per hour in a test run on Tuesday,
Tokyo: The world's oldest person has died nearly a month after celebrating her 117th birthday.Her nursing home says Misao Okawa died of heart failure early Wednesday.Okawa, born in Osaka on March 5, 1898, was recognized
Tokyo: The wife of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, who is being threatened with execution by Islamic State terrorists, broke her silence on Thursday hours before the deadline for a hostage swap that could save his
Tokyo: A single bluefin tuna has sold for 4.5 million yen ($37,500) in annual celebratory bidding at the first auction of the year at Tokyo's famous fish market.Kiyoshi Kimura, the owner of a Japanese sushi
Tokyo: A strong earthquake in the mountainous area of central Japan that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics destroyed more than half a dozen homes in a ski resort town and injured at least 30 people,
New Delhi: Typhoon Vongfong was downgraded to a tropical storm as it hit the Japanese island of Kyushu after battering the southern island of Okinawa, which is home to the U.S. military's Kadena Air Base.At
Chandigarh: Netaji Subhash Kranti Manch has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to visit the famous Renkoji temple in Tokyo, where Japan claims the urn containing the ashes purported to belong to Netaji Subhash Chandra
Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday sought to address concerns of international community over India not signing the NPT by saying that the country's commitment to peace and non-violence is engrained in the ‘DNA
Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a five-day official tour of Japan, on Tuesday morning addressed students at Tokyo's Sacred Heart University.Here are the highlights of his speech:I have heard that your University
Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday stressed on the need for women's empowerment in the present-day world as he began the fourth day of his visit to Japan.Modi, who was addressing students of the
New Delhi: At a 136-year-old school in Tokyo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the new role of a music teacher.He entered a classroom of the Taimei Elementary School where little children sang for him. They
Tokyo: A strong earthquake jolted Tokyo early on Monday, rattling windows and nerves, though there were no initial reports of major damage. A few people suffered injuries.The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake at 5:18
TOKYO : The International Olympic Committee's coordination commission concluded its first working-level talks with organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Friday.Commission chairman John Coates toured the venue sites for the games and met with
Tokyo: The Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange in Tokyo filed for bankruptcy protection Friday and its chief executive said 850,000 bitcoins, worth several hundred million dollars, are unaccounted for.The exchange's CEO Mark Karpeles appeared before Japanese
Tokyo: There is a restaurant in the city of Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo, Japan where monkeys serve customers hot towels before meals and take their drink orders in exchange for boiled soya beans as tips.
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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