Tokyo, Jan 1 (UNI) The Japanese government and Japan’s Atomic Energy Commission have established a task force on preventing emergencies at nuclear power plants in the wake of a major earthquake in the Ishikawa prefecture, Japanese news broadcaster NHK reported on Monday, adding that data is already being collected on the situation at the local…
Tokyo, Jan 1 (UNI) A series of strong earthquakes with major ones measured at up to 7.6 magnitude have struck the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Monday, with tsunami warnings issued, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The major quake hitting Ishikawa, a coastal prefecture on the Island of Honshu, registered an intensity…
Tokyo, Dec 22 (UNI) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in an apparent move to restore public trust amid the growing political slush fund scandal within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) factions, replaced two LDP executives on Friday. Former Education Minister Kisaburo Tokai was tapped as policy chief to succeed Koichi Hagiuda, while former Defense…
Tokyo, (UNI) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will step down as chief of his faction in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) amid a growing slush funds scandal, local media reported on Thursday. Kishida, also president of the LDP, is set to announce his resignation as the leader of Kochikai, the party’s fourth-largest faction, later…
New Delhi, (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Japan’s Fukuoka Vice Governor Akie Omagari on Monday signed a twinning agreement to focus on various areas of cooperation, primarily encompassing the environment, culture, tourism, heritage, education, and youth exchange. The agreement also aims to explore possibilities in the areas of environment-related major issues these days….
Tokyo, Nov 15 (UNI) Japan closely monitors developments in North Korea, including the visit of a Russian government delegation to Pyongyang, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Wednesday. “Japan closely monitors the situation in North Korea, including [the visit of the Russian delegation to Pyongyang] and conducts information gathering and analysis. In respect…
Hangzhou, (UNI) Antim Panghal won India’s second medal in wrestling, a bronze, at the Asian Games 2023 with a 3-1 win over Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Bat-Ochir Bolortuya of Mongolia in the women’s 53kg here on Thursday. Pamghal won her first point against the Olympic medallist through passivity and then earned two points for a…
Chronicle Reporter, Bhopal NITTTR Bhopal is going to start a skilling center for Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT). All types of training related to the semiconductor industry will be provided in this center, so that skilled manpower can be developed in this area. Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) are companies that offer third-party IC-packaging and…
Hangzhou, Sep 28 (UNI) India outsmarted defending champions Japan 4-2 to book the top spot in Pool A in the Asian Games 2023 hockey match at Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium here on Thursday. Though India and Pakistan are unbeaten after three matches, India are on the top of the group, thanks to the 33-plus…
Hangzhou, (UNI) India bagged its second rowing bronze medal of the day as the men’s quadruple sculls team clocked 6:08.61 to finish third at the Asian Games 2023. Rowers Satnam Singh, Parminder Singh, Jakar Khan and Sukhmeet Singh finished 5.96 seconds behind gold medallists China. The Indian team were fourth after the first 500m, however,…
