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PM returns after ASEM summit in China

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh concluded his visit to China on Saturday after debuting at the 7thAsia-Europe meetingSummit, where he held talks with several world leaders on issues of international......

Japan's first female prime ministerial candidate

Yuriko Koike has made a dring bid for the Japanese prime ministership. She is the first female to contest for the post . Koike is former newscaster and has also previously served as defence......

Modi, Kamala Attend Abe's Funeral

Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi and other dignitaries from around the world attended the State funeral for Japan's former prime minister Abe Shinzo at the Budokan in Tokyo on Tuesday,......

PM returning home after G20 Summit in Russia

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday left for home after attending the eighth G20 Summit in St Petersburg, Russia during which he asked the world leaders to show collective......

Myanmar's ties with India, Japan, West concern China

Myanmar's growing rapport with Japan, Western nations and India could influence Sino-Myanmar relations and put pressure on China's "strategic space" in the southeast Asian nation, Chinese state......

India to soon boast of 400 swanky rail stations

Japan has agreed to modernise 400 railway stations across the country while participating in Indian Railways' $140 billion investment over the next five years. A Japanese delegation will soon visit......

India, Japan to treble bilateral currency swap arrangement

India and Japan on Friday decided to more than treble their currency swap arrangement from $15 billion to 50 billion in a move seen as sending an important signal for the rupee. The decision to......

G7 affirms commitment to market-driven exchange rates

Defusing worries of a fresh round of global currency war, the Group of Seven top industrialised countries on Tuesday asserted markets will continue to determine exchange rate of currencies."We, the......

Sterling slides to 31-year low as Brexit shock deepens

Many economists have cut growth forecast for the United Kingdom. Sterling fell to a 31-year low against the dollar on Monday as a sell-off stemming from Britain's decision to quit the European......

Japan's FM to resign for being drunk at G7 meet

Japanese finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa announced on Tuesday his resignation over allegations that he was drunk during the recent Group of Seven meeting in Rome, rocking the already shaky......

Tokyo quietly planning for potential Olympics delay?

Finally, we have been asked to make a simulation in case of a postponement. IMAGE: Former Japanese swimmer Imoto Naoko holds the Olympic torch during the Olympic flame handover ceremony for the......

Japan says not preparing for postponement of Olympics

But the IOC is facing growing voices of dissent from top athletes worried about their health. The new coronavirus has so far killed more than 8,200 people and infected over 200,000 worldwide.......

Istanbul, Japan, Spain pitch bids for 2020 Olympics

Istanbul were spared a grilling on Wednesday over protests which have rocked Turkey when the three candidates to host the 2020 Olympics presented their cases to the International Olympic Committee......

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