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Skand Tayal | Will Camp David summit lead to a strategic shift in the Indo-Pacific?

The Camp David trilateral summit is a concrete move for strategic rebalancing in the Indo-Pacific triggered by Chinese expansionism

30 Aug 2023 12:00 AM

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will Japan’s rearmament impact India’s China ties?

Japan’s decision to strengthen its military will have definite implications for the Quad -- comprising the US, Japan, Aus & India

21 Dec 2022 12:05 AM

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Great power rifts shatter India’s dream sequences

India subscribes to the Western model in form -- an outcome of a dream sequence which began at Independence and has continued since then

27 Oct 2022 12:05 AM

Mohan Guruswamy | Only small states will be able to save the republic

Demand for new administrative units will be a continuous one, one that seeks to bring distant provincial govts in remote capitals

11 Oct 2022 12:05 AM

Aakar Patel | Amrit Mahotsav: Do we celebrate past, or what we’ll achieve by 2047?

Have we done enough economically to pass on something meaningful to the next generation?

16 Aug 2022 12:18 AM

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Quad leaders pledge to work together for peace and prosperity in Indo-Pacific region

Opening the summit, President Biden said the four democracies have come together to take on common challenges from COVID-19 to climate

25 Sep 2021 10:19 AM

Explainer: How will the virus emergency affects the Olympics?

A look at the state of emergency in Japan and how it will affect the Olympics.

12 Jul 2021 6:26 PM

Tokyo Games still weigh limits on fans

Officials say that more than 80% of athletes and support staff will be vaccinated

05 Jul 2021 4:31 PM

Modest flying car test prompts maker to envision real-life product as early as 2023

In a video, a contraption that looked like a slick motorcycle with propellers lifted a few feet off the ground and hovered for four minutes.

28 Aug 2020 7:24 PM

Japan marks 75th anniversary of war end, PM Abe stays silent on wartime hostilities

Abe has increasingly sought to whitewash Japan’s brutal past since taking office in December 2012

16 Aug 2020 9:48 AM

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Japan holds sumo despite rise in virus infections

The tournament runs through August 2 at Ryogoku Kokugikan, the primary sumo arena at the heart of the Japanese capital

19 Jul 2020 3:28 PM

Japan backs India on LAC situation, opposes change in status quo by China

Last month, Japanese Ambassador also expressed his deep condolences to the families of Indian soldiers who were killed in the border clash

03 Jul 2020 4:12 PM

Fujifilm partners with Dr Reddy's to sell Avigan for COVID-19 treatment

In June, Glenmark received regulatory approval for favipiravir, generic form of Avigan, as treatment for virus infections in India

01 Jul 2020 2:55 PM

Japan's exports fall most since 2009 as virus hits US shipments

Overall imports fell 26.2% in the year to May, versus the median estimate for a 20.4% decrease, posting the biggest drop since October 2009

17 Jun 2020 9:24 AM

Japan's economy shrinks less than initial estimate but still in recession

Export-dependent Japan's economy had contracted at an annual rate of 7.2% in the October-December period

08 Jun 2020 9:32 AM

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Japan allows saliva-based tests to boost coronavirus detection

The saliva-based PCR tests can be given to those who have had symptoms for up to nine days, Japan’s health ministry said

02 Jun 2020 1:26 PM

Asia's factory pain deepens as China's recovery fails to lift demand

Japan’s factory activity shrank at fastest pace since 2009, while South Korea saw manufacturing slump at sharpest pace in more than a decade

01 Jun 2020 10:12 AM

Recession-hit Japan's exports, imports fall due to pandemic

The drop in exports is the worst since the 2008 financial crisis, as export-dependent Japan struggles to juggle the health risks of COVID-19

21 May 2020 10:22 AM

Japan to light up night skies with fireworks at secret time to cheer citizens

Japan freed 39 of its 47 prefectures from a blanket state of emergency that had lasted most of April, several more could emerge this week

20 May 2020 3:57 PM

Japan slips into recession, slump set to worsen as pandemic wreaks havoc

The world’s third-largest economy shrank for second consecutive quarter in three months to March, intensifying challenge for policymakers

18 May 2020 8:42 AM

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