Japan

Japan will host the 2023 Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima on May 19-21, Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio said Tuesday. Japan will hold the rotating presidency of the G-7 major powers next year. Kishida is a lawmaker elected from a…
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Sri Lanka will call China, India and Japan to a donor conference to drum up more foreign assistance to find a way out of its worsening economic crisis, the prime minister said on Wednesday, amid ongoing talks with the International Monetary…
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A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.4 hit Japan's Noto region in Ishikawa Prefecture on Sunday, however, no tsunami alert has been issued. As per NHK World, the quake hit shortly after 3 pm (local time). The quake registered a lower 6 on…
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Japan reopened its borders to overseas visitors on package tours Friday in a move that will potentially boost the economy over time, though the initial spending impact is likely to be limited. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s decision to…
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Sometime around the 18th-century, Japan was fragmented into multiple states which left the samurai defending their respective regions. When the warriors returned from defeating their enemies, they would celebrate their wins in geisha…
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More than two years after Japan isolated itself to keep the coronavirus at bay, the country on the top of many globetrotters' wish-list is at last relaxing entry regulations – much to the travel industry's relief. After more than two years…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed the Indian diaspora in Tokyo during his visit to Japan to attend the Quad Summit. Modi, who arrived in Tokyo on a two-day visit to attend the summit at the invitation of his Japanese…
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Giving a new dimension to India-Japan cooperation, Chairman of NEC Corporation Nobuhiro Endo on Monday said Japan will contribute to smart cities and the 5G projects in India. After meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tokyo, Endo…
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Japan’s government announced Tuesday it will begin allowing small package tours from four countries later this month before gradually opening up to foreign tourism for the first time since it imposed tight border restrictions due to the…
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In a recent development, the government of Japan has announced plans to lift COVID 19 border restrictions for 106 nations by removing its entry ban. It includes countries like the United States, the UK and France. The Japanese government…
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