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India charts its own high-speed rail path beyond Japanese Shinkansen

India plans to deploy indigenous train sets and globally interoperable signalling systems as it recalibrates its high-speed rail strategy beyond the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor

India & Indo-Pacific ascendancy: The architecture of a stabilising power

India's engagements with Japan, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand highlight a coordinated Indo-Pacific strategy built on maritime security, supply chains and strategic autonomy

Cool Biz: Men in shorts are shaking up Japan's buttoned-down offices

Tokyo's decision to allow shorts in government offices is challenging Japan's conservative workplace norms as record heat reshapes office dress codes

Japan passes law banning national flag desecration despite criticism

Japan on Friday enacted a controversial new law prohibiting desecration of its national flag, a key right-wing agenda pushed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Opponents say it's an attempt to intimidate the public and silence criticism of her government. The law punishes publicly damaging or defacing the national flag, known as "hinomaru", including livestreaming of the scene in ways that would offend the feelings of others. Opponents say the ambiguous law only intimidates people from using the flag in art, protests or other forms of expression, and could violate constitutional freedom of speech. Japan has a law to punish vandalising foreign national flags, mainly those displayed at diplomatic facilities, to avoid international disputes. Takaichi says Japan's lack of a law criminalising disrespectful handling of its own national flag is "wrong". Today, the flag is widely seen at athletic events, government offices and international events. At Imperial Palace events, well-wishers w

Japan travel costs more from July as departure tax triples to ¥3,000

For most international visitors, the biggest impact will be a higher airfare or cruise fare rather than an additional payment at departure.

Ranveer's Dhurandhar flops in Japan, draws fewer than 900 viewers on day 1

Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar premiered in Japanese theatres on Jul 10, 2026, with fewer than 900 viewers. It misses the top 25 Indian openers, despite the franchise grossing over ₹3,100 cr globally

Japan's corporate bankruptcies hit 12-year high: What's behind it?

Japan recorded more than 5,300 corporate bankruptcies in the first half of 2026, the highest in 12 years, as inflation, a weak yen, labour shortages and higher borrowing costs squeeze small businesses

Spanning two oceans: The India-Japan partnership grows deeper steadily

Security and economics are not, in today's world, particularly distinct realms

Japanese companies look to bet on GCCs amid India's innovation push

Japanese companies are accelerating investments in India's Global Capability Centres, leveraging the country's growing innovation and technology ecosystem

Clean energy push: Japan's IHI Corporation, ACME seal ₹67K cr outlay pact

Odisha signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Japan's IHI Corporation and ACME Group for green ammonia and methanol projects worth ₹67,000 crore, boosting India-Japan clean energy ties

Japanese enterprises accelerating growth of GCCs in India: Deloitte

Japanese firms have established over 100 global capability centres in India, with Deloitte projecting these hubs will drive innovation, economic growth and high-skilled employment by FY2030

Why earthquakes of similar magnitude can have very different outcomes

Venezuela and Japan were both rocked by powerful earthquakes on June 24, but why did one suffer widespread destruction while the other escaped with limited damage?

India-Japan summit a success; 75 yrs of ties to be celebrated in 2027: MEA

As Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi concluded her official visit to India on Friday, the Ministry of External Affairs said it reaffirmed the commitment of the two sides to nurture a partnership pivotal to the shared growth and prosperity of both countries. The India-Japan partnership is also an anchor for promoting peace, prosperity and stability in the Indo-Pacific and beyond, the MEA said, and asserted that the 16th India-Japan annual summit here was "highly successful". "A memorable visit concludes, advancing India-Japan partnership towards shared horizons. PM @takaichi_sanae of Japan departs from India following the highly successful 16th India-Japan Annual Summit. She was seen off by Minister of State @DrJitendraSingh," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on X. He also shared some photos of the send-off in Delhi. Takaichi visited the country at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, from July 1 to 3 for the 16th India-Japan annual ...

India, Japan to partner on strategic petroleum reserves, energy transport

The two countries will cooperate on strategic petroleum reserves, maritime energy transport and upstream investments to strengthen energy resilience amid geopolitical uncertainty

India, Japan sign pacts on AI, economic security after Modi-Takaichi talks

India and Japan adopted key agreements on AI, economic security and energy resilience as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi held summit talks

India must promote languages like German, French, Japanese: Piyush Goyal

Goyal called for greater focus on Japanese, German and French, citing demand for language-skilled professionals in Japan. His remarks come as CBSE rolls out the three-language framework

PM Modi holds bilateral talks with Japanese PM Takaichi at Hyderabad House

Following the talks, the two sides are expected to unveil a joint declaration on economic security cooperation and a joint statement on cooperation in artificial intelligence

Fugu vs GLM-5.2 vs Mythos: Why AI benchmarks crown different winners

New AI models from Japan's Sakana AI and China's Z.ai are posting higher scores than Anthropic's Claude Mythos on select benchmarks; here's what it actually means:

Yen falls to weakest level against dollar since 1986 amid rate gap

The Japanese currency slipped to a nearly four-decade low against the US dollar as wide interest rate differentials continued to encourage capital outflows from Japan

Japan PM's India visit: Northeast high on agenda during Modi-Takaichi talks

Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Sanae Takaichi are expected to discuss investments, supply chains, semiconductors, energy security and Northeast India during delegation-level talks