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Japan's 4.5 million yen tuna fish
World | Jan 05, 2015, 09:58 AM ISTTokyo: 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
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Japan earthquake collapses homes, causes injuries
World | Nov 23, 2014, 06:52 AM ISTTokyo: 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,
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In Pics: Typhoon Vongfong hits Japan
World | Oct 14, 2014, 09:10 AM ISTNew 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
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Modi should not visit Renkoji Temple where Netaji's ashes are kept
National | Sep 02, 2014, 04:31 PM ISTChandigarh: 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
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DNA of non-violence ingrained in our society: PM Narendra Modi
World | Sep 02, 2014, 12:57 PM ISTTokyo: 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
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Highlights of PM Narendra Modi's address at Sacred Heart University
World | Sep 02, 2014, 10:41 AM ISTTokyo: 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
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PM Narenda Modi focuses on women's empowerment, education
World | Sep 02, 2014, 09:01 AM ISTTokyo: 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
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Photos: PM Narendra Modi turns music teacher
World | Sep 01, 2014, 11:39 AM ISTNew 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
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Strong earthquake jolts Tokyo region; a few injured
World | May 05, 2014, 01:31 PM ISTTokyo: 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
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IOC commission surveys Tokyo 2020 Olympic plans
Other Sports | Apr 04, 2014, 02:02 PM ISTTOKYO : 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
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Tokyo bitcoin exchange files for bankruptcy
Mar 01, 2014, 04:31 PM ISTTokyo: 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
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Visit the restaurant near Tokyo where monkeys serve as waiters
World | Dec 13, 2013, 06:40 AM ISTTokyo: 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.
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China hardens stance on ADIZ ahead of Biden's visit
World | Dec 03, 2013, 09:38 PM ISTBeijing: 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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Pune girl represents India at Asia UNO Challenge in Tokyo
India | Nov 27, 2013, 11:29 AM ISTMumbai: Khushi Patil, a 10-year old girl from Pune, represented India at the Asia finals of the UNO card game, held in Japan recently.A regular visitor to a store in Pune, Khushi said she was
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Japanese consul wishes a Bengali restaurant in Tokyo
India | Nov 07, 2013, 07:12 AM ISTKolkata: Happy with the coming up of a Japanese only food restaurant in eastern India, serving delectable sushi dishes, Consul General Mitso Kawagachi says he hopes cuisine could connect people of two countries.“Our Sushi dishes
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Know about Renkoji Temple in Tokyo, where Netaji's Ashes are preserved
India | Jun 22, 2014, 07:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: Renkoji is a Buddhist temple located in the Suginami Ward of tokyo, Japan's capital .Nestled in the wada part of the Suginami Ward, it is a small but beautiful temple.If you are in
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Japan Open: Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin win Tokyo title
Tennis | Oct 06, 2013, 10:36 PM ISTTokyo: India's Rohan Bopanna and his French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin defeated Jamie Murray and John Peers 7-6(5), 6-4 to capture their first ATP World Tour team title on Sunday at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis
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Quake hits Japan
World | Sep 20, 2013, 06:59 AM ISTTokyo: A strong earthquake, measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale, hit Japan's Fukushima Prefecture Friday, with strong tremors felt in the capital city.The temblor hit the prefecture at 2.25 a.m. (local time), Xinhua reported.In 2011,
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Past and future in Tokyo Olympic venues
Other Sports | Sep 09, 2013, 04:36 PM ISTTokyo: The venues planned for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo both look to the future and incorporate the past. A futuristic 80,000-seat main stadium will be the centerpiece, touted by organizers as one of the
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Tokyo will host 2020 Olympics
Other Sports | Sep 08, 2013, 10:22 AM ISTBuenos Aires, Argentina: Tokyo has been awarded the 2020 Olympics, capitalizing on its reputation as a "safe pair of hands" and defying concerns about the Fukushima nuclear crisis.Tokyo defeated Istanbul in the final round of