TOKYO: An earthquake hit the northeast Japan Saturday, hitting areas devastated by the 2011 disaster and generating a tsunami 1 meter, said public broadcaster NHK. The quake struck off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture at 6:26 pm (0926 GMT) and had a magnitude of 7.2 at a depth of 60 …
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The United States, India, Australia and Japan announced an ambitious partnership to boost covid vaccine production on Friday at the first meeting of leaders of the Quad group of nations. United States President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide …
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TOKYO: A strong magnitude of 7.3 earthquake strikethrough Japanthis coast on Saturday night, shaking the region hit by the powerful earthquake, tsunami and nuclear collapse of 2011, just weeks before the 10th anniversary of the disaster. The earthquake shook parts of Japan’s east coast and was felt strongly in Tokyo, …
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India and Japan said on Tuesday that they firmly oppose all attempts to “unilaterally change the status quo through coercion” and activities that increase tension, in the context of concerns about assertive actions by China in the region. The matter figured in a telephone conversation between Defense Minister Rajnath Singh …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed creating a library dedicated to traditional Buddhist literature and scriptures, adding that India would be happy to host the facility and provide adequate resources for it. The library will collect digital copies of all Buddhist literature from different countries, aim to translate them and make …
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NEW DELHI: Ongoing farmer protests outside the national capital were debated between the visiting UK Foreign Secretary. Dominic raab and Chancellor S. Jaishankar. The UK drew a clear line between agricultural reforms as an internal Indian affair and the politics of farmers’ protests that resonate in British domestic politics. Speaking …
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TOKYO: A Japanese court on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing and dismembering nine people, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media, in a case that shocked the country. The Tachikawa branch of the Tokyo District Court is located Takahiro shiraishi, known as the “Twitter …
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Japan has seen a comparatively small Covid-19 outbreak overall. Tokyo: Japan will give free coronavirus vaccines to all its residents under a bill passed Wednesday, as the nation battles a record number of daily cases. The bill, which says the government will cover all the costs of vaccines for Japan’s …
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Prime Minister Modi had visited the geodesic dome of the aviary in Kevadia on October 30 (archive) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 71st radio show Mann ki Baat spoke today about how our lives have taken a drastic turn due to the coronavirus pandemic, but brought us …
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NEW DELHI: Secretary of Foreign Affairs Hard Vardhan Shringla briefed a group of foreign envoys, including those from the United States, Russia and France, on Monday about the planned terror attack by the Pakistan-based terror group JeM in Nagrota in Jammu, which was thwarted by security forces on November 19, …
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