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Employee fined Rs 9 Lakh for smoking during office hours

The prefectural government also revealed that the civil servant had smoked for 355 hours and 19 minutes while on duty.

At least 27 people feared dead in blaze in Japanese city of Osaka

Police were investigating the cause of the fire on the fourth floor of the eight-storey building for suspected arson, Kyodo News reported, citing investigative sources.

COVID-19 surge| India bashing must stop, Osaka should use ‘Mumbai Model’ to tackle virus, says Anand Mahindra

Doctors, exhausted from battling coronavirus cases, are advising against holding the Tokyo Olympics, scheduled from July 23 to August 8 this year.

Cognizant acquires Japan's Brilliant Service

Headquartered in Osaka, Brilliant is a products and solutions company that specialises in digital strategy, product design and engineering, the Internet of Things (IoT), and enterprise mobility.

Foxconn offers $5.3 bn for Sharp, plans to keep management

Shares in the embattled electronics maker, which is considering a separate proposal from a state-backed fund, the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), jumped more than 20 percent after the report.

Samsung invests USD 112 million in Japan's Sharp

Seoul, Mar 6 (AP) Samsung Electronics Co. said today it will invest 10.4 billion yen (USD 111.5 million) in Sharp Corp. to secure a supply of large-size LCD panels.

Japan's Lucky Direction sushi a traditional mouthful

Gobbling down a huge sushi roll in one go on Japan's February 3 end-of-winter festival is thought to bring good fortune -- just as long as you don't speak while you eat and remember to face the right way.

Toxic water leak plugged at Japan's crippled N-plant

Meanwhile, the number of foreign visitors to Japan plunged dramatically in the wake of the March 11 twin disaster as well as the nuclear crisis, according to immigration authorities.

India's seafood exports to Japan will be hit for 6-months

India's seafood exports to calamity-hit Japan will be affected for next six months due to the prevailing situation there, according to industry bodies.

No quantifiable impact seen in Japan operations: Lupin

In an interview with CNBC-TV18,Vinod Dhawan, president- business development of Lupin said, "All our personnel are fine and the facilities are working normally so there isn't much impact in this area."