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North Korea's Kim Jong slams US-South Korea-Japan security partnership

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said an elevated US security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses a grave threat to his country and vowed to further bolster his nuclear weapons program, state media reported Sunday. Kim has previously made similar warnings, but his latest statement implies again that the North Korean leader won't likely embrace President Donald Trump's overture to meet him and revive diplomacy anytime soon. In a speech marking the 77th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army on Saturday, Kim said the US-Japan-South Korea trilateral security partnership established under a US plot to form a NATO-like regional military bloc is inviting military imbalance on the Korean Peninsula and raising a grave challenge to the security environment of our state, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. Referring to a series of new plans for rapidly bolstering all deterrence including nuclear forces, he clarified once again the unshakable policy of more

Trump hails security partnership with Japan, announces $1 bn defence sales

Japan has been increasing its defence spending, and Donald Trump expressed his satisfaction with Japan's plans

Donald Trump meets Japan's PM Shigeru Ishiba as China trade tensions loom

Trump put a 10 per cent tariff on all imports from China in what he called an opening salvo in a clash between the world's two largest economies

Motherson partners with Japan's Sanko for sustainable packaging solutions

Auto components major Motherson on Friday said it has entered into a joint venture with Japan's Sanko, a player in material handling sector to provide sustainable packaging solutions in India and Europe. The joint venture (JV) will contribute to greater efficiencies in material handling with cost reduction in overall logistics spending, Motherson said in a statement. This partnership with Sanko is a strategic, synergistic diversification for the group, Motherson Chairman Vivek Chaand Sehgal said. "We believe that reimagining packaging as an engineered solution versus a simple commodity can bring immense logistics, cost, and value efficiencies to supply chains," he said. More importantly, Sehgal said, "We see this collaboration as another way to support our customers in achieving their sustainability goals." Sanko President Toshihiko Goto said, "We believe we can contribute more to Motherson's and our valuable customers by combining Motherson's strong global presence and our long .

Donald Trump meets US Steel CEO to discuss deal with Nippon Steel

A $14.9 billion bid for US Steel by Nippon Steel was blocked last month by former President Joe Biden

Panasonic raises battery unit's outlook, pursues group management reform

The company will also seek to improve group profitability by more than 300 billion yen ($1.93 billion) and achieve a return on equity of over 10 per cent by the fiscal year ending March 2029

MP CM Mohan Yadav calls Japan trip 'extremely pleasant, successful'

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday returned to India after his four-day trip to Japan ahead of the state's investor summit. Taking to social media platform X, Yadav said the four-day Japan visit was "extremely pleasant and successful". This Japan visit will create new dimensions of investment in Madhya Pradesh and the relations between the two countries will become stronger with the participation of Japan as a partner country in the 'Global Investors Summit' to be held in Bhopal in February, he wrote. During his journey, which was primarily aimed at attracting investment for the upcoming Global Investors Summit (GIS) scheduled for February 24-25 in Bhopal, Yadav engaged with leading industrialists and pitched the state's potential, inviting them to invest in Madhya Pradesh. Upon his arrival in Tokyo on Tuesday, he received a warm welcome from the Indian community, who honoured him with traditional gestures. Yadav engaged in crucial meetings with the "Friends of

After Fronx, Maruti Suzuki India starts exporting Jimny to Japan

MSIL launched the Jimny in India in June 2023 and started exporting it to various countries in Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa from October 2023

My Happy Marriage Season 2 Episode 5: When and where to watch, and more nc

My Happy Marriage is a film adaptation of a Japanese light novel series. Depending on their time zones, viewers from other countries can check the corresponding release schedules

MP CM discusses Japanese railway tech with East Japan Railway chairman

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday held extensive discussions with Yuji Fukasawa, Chair of the Committee South Asia, Keidanren and Chairman of East Japan Railway Company, as talks centred on exploring opportunities for mutually-beneficial collaboration between Japan and India, with a focus on world-renowned Japanese railway technology. Fukasawa expressed keen interest in visiting Madhya Pradesh and exploring opportunities for cooperation with the state, which has been aggressively pitching itself as an attractive investment destination for leading global companies. Yadav is currently on a four-day visit to Japan, and is holding extensive talks to showcase the state's immense potential to investors. "A detailed discussion on investment opportunities in Madhya Pradesh was held during a meeting with Mr. Yuji Fukasawa, Chairman of the South Asia Committee of Keidanren and President of East Japan Railway Company, at the Imperial Hotel, Japan," Yadav said in a post on

MP CM Mohan Yadav's visit to Japan to attract big investors for state

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav is leading a high-level delegation to Japan and will be visiting Tokyo, Osaka, and Kobe between January 28 and 31, 2025, as he looks to showcase the state's potential to investors, and hardsell it as an attractive investment destination to leading Japanese companies. Taking to X (formerly Twitter) about his upcoming visit, Yadav said that he will be engaging in one-to-one discussions with prominent industrialists. "From 28th to 31st January 2025, I will be visiting Tokyo, Osaka, and Kobe in Japan to engage in one-to-one discussions with prominent industrialists. My mission is to showcase the abundant opportunities in Madhya Pradesh and to extend a heartfelt invitation to these leaders to attend GIS-2025 (Global Investors Summit)," Yadav said in the X post. The visit is expected to strengthen economic, cultural, and strategic partnership between India and Japan while attracting investments to Madhya Pradesh. Under Yadav's leadership, Madhya

Centre initiates anti-dumping probe into PVC resin imports from EU, Japan

India has initiated a probe into the alleged dumping of PVC paste resin, used to make artificial leather and other technical textiles' products, from the European Union (EU) and Japan, according to a notification. The commerce ministry's investigation arm, Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), is probing the dumping as imports are allegedly hurting the margins of the domestic industry. Chemplast Sanmar Ltd has filed an application seeking the imposition of anti-dumping duty, stating that the cheap imports are causing material injury to the domestic industry. "On the basis of the duly substantiated written application submitted by the domestic industry and having reached satisfaction based on the prima facie evidence submitted by domestic industry about the dumping of subject goods...the Authority, hereby, initiates an anti-dumping investigation," the DGTR has said in a notification. If it is established that the dumping has caused material injury to domestic players, the DG

India emerges as Japanese Manga's latest 'superhero' amid rising interest

India's manga and anime content market has seen exponential growth post-Covid, with a remarkable increase of 300 to 400 per cent

Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest level since 2008 at 0.5%

The hike is part of the BOJ's plan to gradually increase rates to a neutral level of around 1% to sustain economic stability

JSW Steel seeks syndicated loan of up to $900 mn from international lenders

JSW Steel's loan comes amid a busy period for Indian borrowers, with Reliance Industries and Greenko Energy Holdings's founders also tapping foreign debt as local funding rates remain elevated

Barclays sees heightened competition in India from Japan's biggest banks

Japanese banks including Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. are targeting India and the US for expansion

E10 bullet train to debut in India and Japan simultaneously in 2030

The Shinkansen E5, with a top speed of 320 km/hr, was India's earlier plan. However, the transition to E10 model offers a more advanced version with a top speed of 400 km/hr, enhancing speed & safety

India drops to 3rd in trust index; low-income less trusting of institutions

India has slipped one place to third slot when it comes to people's trust in the government, businesses, media and NGOs, while the low-income population is far less trusting than their richer counterparts, a study showed here on Monday. The annual Edelman Trust Barometer, now in its 25th year, released before the start of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, also showed that India ranks low at 13th place when it comes to trust of people in other countries, in companies with Indian headquarters. Canada topped this list of foreign-headquartered companies, followed by Japan, Germany, the UK, France and the US, while those ranked higher than India also included Mexico, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, China and Brazil. The overall list for trust of the general population in the government, businesses, media and NGOs was again topped by China, while Indonesia replaced India for the second spot by virtue of an increased score despite the Indian score remaining unchanged. The survey of 28

Jaishankar holds bilateral meetings with counterparts from Japan, Australia

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday held meetings with his counterparts from Australia and Japan here during which they discussed bilateral issues and those pertaining to QUAD. An initiative of the Donald Trump administration in its first term, QUAD comprises Australia, India, Japan and the United States. The outgoing Joe Biden administration elevated it to the leadership level. A QUAD ministerial is expected to be the first order of business in terms of international meetings of Marco Rubio once he is confirmed by the US Congress and sworn in as the Secretary of State, which is reflective of the importance given to this grouping by the second term of the Trump administration. "Delighted to meet FM @SenatorWong, a Quad colleague, in Washington DC today. As always, enjoyed our discussion on the state of the world," Jaishankar posted on X after meeting Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong. "Good to meet with FM Takeshi Iwaya of Japan. Reviewed the progress in our ...

PFC signs 120 bn yen loan pact with Japan's JBIC for RE project

State-owned PFC on Thursday said it has inked an agreement with Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) for 120 billion Japanese yen (around Rs 6,600 crore) loan facility. According to a PFC statement, under the agreement signed on Wednesday, JBIC will provide funding of JPY 72 billion, and the balance will be funded by commercial banks. This long-term (up to 20 years ) loan to PFC will be provided under JBIC's initiative 'Global action for Reconciling Economic growth and Environmental preservation' (GREEN). The funds will be utilized by PFC to finance its renewable energy portfolio, advancing India's transition to non-fossil-fuel-based energy sources. This deal marks the largest green financing agreement ever executed by JBIC with any company in India. The loan agreement was signed by Parminder Chopra, Chairman and Managing Director, PFC and Ogawa Kazunori, Senior Managing Director, JBIC in the presence of Takashi Ariyoshi, Minister & Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of .