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Quad demands coordinated action against all UN-listed terrorist groups
TOKYO: The four-nation grouping Quad on Monday called for concerted action against all UN-listed terrorist groups, including LeT, JeM and their proxy outfits as it urged all countries to take immediate, sustained and irreversible action to…
US-Japan security talks focus on bolstering military cooperation
TOKYO: Japanese and U.S. defense chiefs and top diplomats agreed to further bolster their military cooperation by upgrading the command and control of U.S. forces in the East Asian country and strengthening American-licensed missile…
Japan’s Sado mines added to World Heritage list
NEW DELHI: A network of mines on a Japanese island infamous for using conscripted wartime labour was added to UNESCO's World Heritage register on Saturday after South Korea dropped earlier objections to its listing.
The Sado gold and…
Japan firm’s executives resign amid cholesterol-lowering drug fatalities probe.
TOKYO: The chairman and president of a major Japanese dietary supplement maker announced their resignation on Tuesday, as the company probes 80 deaths potentially linked to tablets meant to lower cholesterol.
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical is…
AI accessibility? Blind gamer puts ChatGPT to the test
The 26-year-old "Street Fighter" player put the latest version of AI chatbot ChatGPT to the test on his way to a stadium for a recent Para eSports meet-up.
Japan employs giant robot with coke-bottle eyes to maintain train lines
Its operator sits in a cockpit on the truck, "seeing" through the robot's eyes via cameras and operating its powerful limbs and hands remotely.
Weather agency warns of landslide risk in Japan
Tokyo: The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Monday said heavy rain with thunder is expected in western Japan through Tuesday, calling for vigilance against landslides.
The weather agency said a warm, damp air mass is flowing…
Only 10 pc want Japanese PM Kishida to stay, reveals a media poll
Tokyo: Only 10.4 per cent of the Japanese public support Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the upcoming ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership race, signaling widespread dissatisfaction, a media poll showed on Sunday.
Conducted by…
Worker found dead at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant
Tokyo: A worker from a subsidiary was found collapsed at a rest area at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and was later confirmed dead, according to the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO).
The male worker, an employee of…
Japan’s economy is shrinking, although slightly less than previously thought
Wage growth has been slow, and prices on imports have risen amid a decline in the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar.
Bird-Flu scare in Japan; over 7mln chickens culled
Tokyo: AS the scare of Bird Flue spread in Japan earlier in two months, almost 7.3 million chickens have been culled in Japan since early October amid a bird flu outbreak, Japanese media reported on Thursday.
The risk of infection will…
Japan upscales Defence budget by 26 percent in FY 2023-24
Tokyo: The Japanese government adopted a record draft budget of 114.38 trillion yen (865 billion U.S. dollars) for fiscal year 2023 (April 2023-March 2024) on Friday, with defense spending hitting a record high.
The figure approved by the…