Pro-Gaza Protests In Tokyo, Dublin, Amman...

Pro-Palestinian protests were registered in Tokyo, Japan; Beirut, Lebanon; Dublin, Ireland; Amman, Jordan on October 11, 2023.   IMAGE: Shindo Matsushita shows a placard during a rally near......

Akie Abe Carries Her Husband's Ashes

Glimpses of the State funeral for Japan's former prime minister Abe Shinzo at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo, September 27, 2022.   IMAGE: Staff prepare before the start of the funeral.......

Protests Against Abe's State Funeral

Glimpses of protests in Tokyo against the State funeral for former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, September 27, 2022. Japan's first State funeral for a former prime minister since 1967 comes......

Sayonara Abe-San

Abe Shinzo's private funeral took place at the Zojoji temple, a centuries old temple in Tokyo housing the tombs of ancient military rulers.   IMAGE: A mourner at the Zojoji temple.......

What if Tehran blocks Strait of Hormuz...

Oil and LNG prices are likely to shoot up if Iran is to block Strait of Hormuz, through which countries like India import crude oil from Saudi Arabia, Iraq and UAE, leading to a spike in inflation,......

Rising Sun resurgence: Jefferies' crystal ball on Japan's future

Nikkei 225 index hit the 40,000 mark for the first time ever on Monday, continuing its bull-run that saw the index reclaim its 1989 peak of 34,000 levels in February, as global investors latched on......

DGCA issues guidelines to prevent runway incursions, calls for training

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday issued specific measures for aviation sector players to mitigate the risk of runway incursions at Indian airports. Image: Japan......

Sensex surges 690 points to reclaim 71K

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded sharply by 1 per cent on Wednesday after sliding for the past two sessions, propelled by bargain hunting in metal, commodity and telecom stocks.......

Paris Paralympics: India schedule on Saturday, Day 3

IMAGE: Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar in action in the men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Avani Lekhara became the first Indian to......

World No 1 Sinner fires trainer, physio amid doping row

'Now, because of these mistakes, I'm not feeling that confident to continue with them. I was struggling a lot in the last months. I was waiting for the result. The only thing I need right now is......

14 gold medals up for grabs on Day 1 of Paris Games

IMAGE: Australia's Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus will be looking to retain her 400 metres freestyle title against American Katie Ledecky, the 2016 Rio Games champion. Photograph: Issei......

World No 1 Sinner leads Italy's tennis renaissance

Andrea Binaghi, who has headed the Italian tennis federation (FITP) since 2001, pointed to reforms over the last 10-15 years to decentralise the coaching system and offer more financial, technical......

When Sumo Wrestlers Wrestle

Glimpses from the Honozumo ceremonial sumo tournament at the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo. The Honozumo tournament has been held every year since 1869 at the shrine.   THE TRAINING IMAGE: Sumo......