MOSCOW, July 23 (UNI) Japan’s embattled Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may announce his resignation by the end of August, Japanese newspaper The Mainichi reported today. The reports came shortly after US President Donald Trump announced that he had reached a “massive Deal” with Japan, and days after Ishiba’s governing coalition lost its majority in the…
Washington, July 23 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has announced a long-awaited trade agreement with Japan, a framework between allies and major trading partners that appeared elusive just weeks ago. “We just completed a massive Deal with Japan, perhaps the largest Deal ever made,” Trump said on Truth Social last night. As part of the…
New Delhi: Vande Bharat and Chenab Bridge have emerged as star attractions at the ongoing World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, drawing enthusiastic crowds and high praise from Japanese visitors for its remarkable journey of modernisation and technological innovation. Held at Yumeshima, an artificial island on Osaka’s waterfront, the World Expo 2025 opened its doors…
Washington, (UNI) President Donald Trump on Monday said the US will impose 25% tariffs on goods from South Korea and Japan by August 1, while also threatening to hit five other nations with import duties of up to 40% by next month. President Trump posted two nearly identical letters, addressed to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru…
Lucknow, July 5 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh and Japan have decided to strengthen their collaborations in four key areas. Japanese Ambassador Ono Keiichi paid a courtesy visit to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday evening when the matter was discussed in detail. During the meeting, both sides discussed strengthening collaboration in technical cooperation, investment,…
Tokyo, July 5 (UNI) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 struck off the Tokara island chain in Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima on Saturday, the latest in a series of temblors in the area, the country’s weather agency said. The quake, which occurred at 6:29 a.m. local time, measured upper 5 on the…
London, July 4 (UNI) Four-time major winner Naomi Osaka said she had “nothing positive to say” after missing out on a first appearance in the Wimbledon fourth round. The 27-year-old former world number one was well-backed by the crowd on Court Two, but fell to a 3-6 6-4 6-4 loss to former quarter-finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova….
Washington/New Delhi, July 1 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today said that victims and perpetrators of terrorism must never be equated, and India will exercise the right to defend its people against terrorism, and that it expects the Quad partner nations to understand and appreciate this. In his media remarks ahead of the Quad…
Tokyo, June 21 (UNI) Tokyo cancelled “two-plus-two” security talks with the United States after Washington asked Japan to boost defence spending to 3.5 percent of the GDP, the Financial Times newspaper reported citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth had planned to meet…
Tokyo, June 20 (UNI) One person has died from suspected heatstroke in the central Japanese prefecture of Gifu, as a heatwave continued to grip much of the country, local media reported Friday. A 90-year-old man was found lying in a field in the town of Ikeda on Thursday afternoon. He was rushed to a hospital…
