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NREGS not permanent solution for jobs: Jairam

NREGS not permanent solution for jobs: Jairam

Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh on Thursday stated that the Centrally-sponsored Mahatma Gandhi National...

27 Sept 2013 11:56 AM IST

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Japan launches study into suspected Chinese coral poaching

The Fisheries Agency investigation will use an underwater camera to check the condition of the coral off Kyushu.

16 Aug 2017 3:41 PM IST

In this July 31, 2017 photo, Takuya Iwata, left, and Mai Kamii, right, drink beer at Spring Valley Brewery in Tokyo. Japans beer consumption has been tanking as younger salaryman types shun old-style after-work drinking and craft breweries woo those who still love their suds. (Photo: AP)

Changing tastes brew bitter times for Japan's beer makers

Brews also are losing out in Japan to a wide variety of other liquors.

16 Aug 2017 2:15 PM IST

In this Aug. 2, 2017 photo, unajyu is served at Hashimoto, a Michelin one-star unagi restaurant in Tokyo. (Photo: AP)

New hope for endangered eels, Japanese summer delicacy

Demand for it helped put the creatures on the International Union of Conservation of Nature's "Red List" of endangered...

10 Aug 2017 7:52 PM IST

They made food into a toy where children go and play (Photo: Facebook)

Uproar over 5000 dead fish in ice skating rink

A Japanese skating rink that froze 5,000 dead fish into the ice as an attraction for visitors was forced to close after...

28 Nov 2016 4:37 PM IST

SoftBank wrote off 39.28 billion yen in the value of shares in its Indian investments

Japan's SoftBank takes driving seat in Indian online shake-up

SoftBank has poured roughly $1 bn into Snapdeal since 2014, but competition has risen dramatically with Amazon cranking...

8 May 2017 8:49 AM IST

Nonnon, a 47-year-old Myanmar refugee and nail artist, working at a nail salon in Tokyo. (Photo: AFP)

No welcome mat: Japan is tough to crack for refugees

Officials defend the low number, saying applicants are mainly from Asian countries seeking access to Japan solely for...

6 May 2017 1:20 AM IST

Thousands of gold rings and other valuable items have been found there (Photo: AFP)

UNESCO declares only men island in Japan world heritage site

The island has sometimes been said to ban women, but in principle anyone but the priests who pray there for 365 days a...

10 July 2017 7:05 PM IST

The person using the method is wrapped in a cloth like a wonton and made to sit still for about 15 minutes in a relaxing position. (Photo: Youtube)

Otona maki' is a new way to relax in Japan

The method uses a basic posture that has gone unnoticed till now

17 Jan 2017 5:48 PM IST

The phone booth was created by a man after he couldnt deal with the loss of his cousin. (Photo: Pixabay)

People talk to the dead through this phone booth in Japan

The phone booth is situated on a grassy hill in Otsuchi

30 Jan 2017 12:20 PM IST

Masao Gunji, a retired police officer, stands at an entrance to his pink-painted Hello Kitty house with his wife. (Photo: AFP)

Ex-Japan policeman breaks records with Hello Kitty collection

Brand owner Sanrio said the feline-inspired character was not actually a cat but a "happy little girl".

3 July 2017 6:48 PM IST

Oldest Japanese porn star retires from the industry

Oldest Japanese porn star retires from the industry

Former opera singer Maori Tezuka made her debut in Japan's flourishing silver porn industry at 71

21 March 2017 6:12 PM IST