![]() | Another COVID-19 variant? Japan finds new virus strain in people arriving from BrazilThe Japanese Health Ministry has found a coronavirus variant in people arriving from Brazil that's different from the ones in Britain and South Africa. The variant was found in airport tests on a man in his 40s, a woman in her 30s and two teens, the ministry said Sunday. |
![]() | Japanese way of managing floods: Push excess rainwater into tunnels! |
![]() | ‘Please rescue us’: Indian crew sends video message from coronavirus-hit cruise shipPanic has struck the crew and passengers of the luxury cruise liner that has been quarantined off a port in Japan since February 5. |
![]() | Sushi, music and conversations: Japanese speakers get together in BangaloreIt was an eventful evening at the residence of the Japanese Consul General's residence, Takayuki Kitagawa, where the seventh edition of the Japanese speaking afternoon was conducted. |
![]() | New Tokyo 2020 countdown clock marks 1 year to goA clock counting down to the Olympics is unveiled in Tokyo, Japan to mark exactly one year untl the start of the opening ceremony. |
![]() | Leitch - From 'the foreign kid' to captain of Japan's national rugby teamJapan rugby captain Michael Leitch talks about being a "foreigner" in Japan and taking on the responsibility of leading his country into the 2019 Rugby World Cup. |
![]() | Japan's Takeda no longer IOC memberJapanese Olympic Committee (JOC) chief Tsunekazu Takeda, who is under investigation in France for suspected corruption and will step down from his role in June. |
![]() | Qataris celebrate historical Asian Cup victoryQataris flood the streets after their national team's victory against Japan at the Asian Cup, a first in the history of the team. |
![]() | Japan Olympics boss suspected of campaign briberyThe president of Japan's Olympic Committee, Tsunekazu Takeda, has been indicted in France on allegations of corruption, an official has confirmed. |
![]() | Japanese tycoon splurges USD 3 million on tuna! Have a look... No viewsA 612-pound bluefin tuna sold for a record 333.6 million yen in the first auction of 2019, after Tokyo's famed Tsukiji market, was moved to a new site on the city's waterfront. |
![]() | PM Modi attends ‘Make in India: India-Japan partnership in Africa and Digital Partnership’ seminarPrime Minister Narendra Modi attended ‘Make in India: India-Japan Partnership in Africa and Digital Partnership’ seminar on Monday. The seminar was held in Japan’s Tokyo on Monday. |
![]() | PM Modi embarks on 2-day visit to JapanThis will be his 12th meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe since his first visit to Japan as Prime Minister in September 2014. The PM last visited Japan in 2016 for the annual summit. |
![]() | Japan wins Cannes top prize with 'Shoplifters'"Shoplifters", by Japanese veteran director Hirokazu Kore-eda about a family of small-time crooks who take in a child they find on the street, won the Palme d'Or top prize at Cannes film festival. |
![]() | Japan's annual snow festival kicks off showcasing giant ice sculpturesThe Sapporo Snow Festival also celebrates Japanese pop-culture, with sculptures of Astro Boy and characters from Final Fantasy. |
![]() | Japanese prosecutors raid firms over maglev train contractsJapanese prosecutors raid the offices of two of the country’s biggest construction firms as they expand an investigation into suspected collusion over contracts for an $80 billion high-speed train. |
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