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During his visit, India and Japan firmed up 13 key agreements and declarations and announced the launch of several transformative initiatives.
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In his address at a business forum shortly after landing in Tokyo, Modi said Japan's technology and India's talent together can lead the technology revolution of this century and can contribute significantly to Asia's stability, growth and prosperity.
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The toddler's vivid style is 'babyish but mysteriously dexterous', gallery director -- and matchmaker of her parents -- Dan Isomura said.
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According to experts, 490 million cubic meters of ash might be released during an eruption. The debris from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami is almost ten times this amount.
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Michelin-starred sushi restauranteurs, the Onodera Group, said they paid Rs 11 crore for the 276 kilogram bluefin tuna.
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Dozens of departing and arriving flights were cancelled at Tokyo's two airports, Haneda and Narita, as well as at Kansai, Osaka and Chubu airports. The flight cancellations affect some 90,000 people, according to Japanese media reports. Several highways may also partly close to traffic.
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Japan's Nikkei rose more than 2% in early trading following a holiday on Monday, a welcome relief after last week's wild swings that began with a massive sell-off spurred by a rising yen and fears of a U.S. recession.
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The Nikkei had shed more than 2,400 points to 33,488.08 about a half-hour after opening. By about an hour after trading began, the index was down 5.3%, or about 1,900 points, at 34,010.69.
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Swift performing and Messi playing at the same time in Tokyo caused some envy in Hong Kong, which Swift skipped and Messi, infamously, sat out. It is nonetheless symbolic of a shift in power in the region — one that has seen Tokyo go from overlooked outlier to arguably Asia’s most attractive destination
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What makes Japan prone to earthquakes & tsunamis? The answer to this question lies in the location of Japan. Japan is situated along the ‘Ring of Fire’, which is the most active earthquake tectonic belt in the world.
The ‘ring’ refers to “an imaginary horseshoe-shaped zone that follows the rim of the Pacific Ocean. However, Japan has found a way to lessen the impact of the earthquakes.
Watch to find out.
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A Japan Airlines airplane carrying hundreds of people crashed into an earthquake rescue aircraft and caught fire as it touched down at Tokyo's Haneda airport, killing five people on Jan 2, 2024. Watch to know more
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The teen flier who was travelling with his parents and sister speaks about the chaos inside the Japan Airlines flight after it collided with the coast guard's plane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Tuesday.
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Visuals showed a large eruption of fire and smoke from the side of the Japan Airlines plane as it taxied on a runway. The area around the wing then caught fire.
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Japan's Coast Guard said 5 of its 6 crew members went missing after the reported collision with the passenger plane. The pilot was evacuated, AP reported.
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The ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and heightened tensions in parts of the world, are affecting this year’s New Year’s Eve celebrations in a myriad of ways. Many cities were deploying extra security, and some places canceled New Year’s Eve events altogether.
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The dog has been waiting outside the mortuary at the Kannur District Hospital for his deceased owner since the past four months.
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The week’s sharp escalation of Middle East tensions ensured the mood remained cautious although Europe’s shares shuffled to a 3-week high after a 1.75% jump by Tokyo and 2% leap in Hong Kong had helped Asia do the same overnight.
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Valentina Dominguez’s parents remembered that they last saw the doll in Tokyo while they were heading to Texas from a trip to Indonesia.
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Tokyo had commissioned the G-Cans project or Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel which consists of five huge silos, 6.5 km connecting tunnels, storage tanks and pumps. It has saved the Japanese government about $1.4 billion in disaster relief and rehabilitation.
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After a round of brushing and combing, the woolly natives of South America are ready for their day: spending time with visitors who pay 1,000 yen ($7) for 30 minutes petting them, hugging them and burying faces in their fleece.
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A Thai Airways International jet headed to Bangkok accidentally hit a parked Eva Airways plane headed to Taipei at Haneda airport, said Isamu Yamane, a deputy administrator in the Transport Ministry.
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A large taxation burden compared to Hong Kong and Singapore, Japanese and not English as the language of both day-to-day life, and red tape had hurt Tokyo. But the issues facing Hong Kong, Singapore and Chinese financial centres may end up benefiting Tokyo
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The Big Apple held its top spot after the number of high net worth individuals surged 40 percent in the 2012-2022 period.
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Haruhiko Kuroda will become a senior academic fellow at National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), a job aimed at making use of his rich experience for teaching students, many of whom are from Asia, the official said.
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Only one Indian city made it to Time Out’s list of the world’s best cities for public transport - Mumbai, with its local train connectivity, claimed the 19th spot on the list.
