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South Korea's Lee visits Tokyo to boost ties with Japan before US summit

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is in Tokyo to hold his first full summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in a visit largely aimed at showcasing friendly ties between the two Asian neighbours that now face common challenges from America, their mutual ally. Lee's visit Saturday comes in an unusual order putting Japan ahead of the United States helping him to better prepare for his crucial first summit in Washington with US President Donald Trump, mainly on trade and defence issues. His Tokyo visit before Washington is well received by Japanese officials who see it as a sign Lee is placing great importance to relations between the two neighbours whose ties have been repeatedly disrupted by historical disputes, hampering their trilateral coordination with Washington. For Ishiba, who faces pressure from rightwing rivals within his governing party to resign over its July election loss, Lee's visit and a successful summit could shore up his support. Rintaro Nishimura,

PM Modi to visit Japan for summit, China for SCO meet from Aug 29 to Sept 1

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a four-day visit of Japan and China on August 29, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday. In the first leg of his trip, Modi will be in Japan on a two-day visit. From Japan, he will travel to China, primarily to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The announcement of the prime minister's visit to the two Asian countries came just days after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's trip to India. The MEA said Modi will be in Japan on August 29 and 30 to participate in the 15th India-Japan annual summit. This will be Modi's eighth visit to Japan as the prime minister. The ministry said Modi and his Japanese counterpart, Shigeru Ishiba, will review the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between India and Japan. It said the two prime ministers will deliberate on cooperation in the areas of defence and security, trade and economy, technology and innovation, and people-to-people exchan

Yakult sees India becoming one of its top 10 global markets in future

Japanese probiotic fermented milk major Yakult is betting on the potential of India, which it believes could break into its top ten global markets in the future, driven by a growing middle class, a senior company official said on Thursday. The company, which operates in India as a 50:50 joint venture between Yakult Honsha, Japan, and Groupe Danone, France -- two global probiotic leaders, is seeking to expand in the mass segment and has roped in Bollywood Actor Taapsee Pannu, as its new brand ambassador. "The growth (expectation in India) is double-digit growth for this year and the next year also," Yakult Danone India Pvt Ltd Managing Director Eiji Amano told PTI here. On the road ahead for the company in India, he said the target would be to achieve double-digit growth every year until 2030, reflecting the growing demand for probiotics and the confidence it has in the Indian market. After the COVID-19 pandemic, Yakult has witnessed accelerated growth, he said, adding that the ...

Chhattisgarh CM on 10-day Japan, South Korea visit to attract investors

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Thursday proceeded on a 10-day tour of Japan and South Korea to attract investment in the state, a government official said. This will be the first foreign trip by Sai after becoming the CM, and it aims to draw investors, especially from electronics, automobile, and food processing sectors, to the state, he said. Talking to reporters at Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur before leaving for Delhi, from where he will fly abroad, Sai said he will attend the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. In Japan and South Korea, there is good work in the fields of electronics, automobile and food processing, while Chhattisgarh also has immense possibilities in these sectors. Therefore, we are going there with our new Industrial Policy and will invite industrialists to invest in Chhattisgarh, Sai said. After the introduction of the new industrial policy (in November last year), the state has so far received investment proposals worth Rs 6.5 lakh crore.

Asia Cup Hockey 2025: Bangladesh, Kazakhstan replace Pakistan and Oman

Pakistan out, Bangladesh & Kazakhstan in: Asia Cup Hockey 2025 to begin Aug 29 in Rajgir, Bihar. India drawn with China, Japan, Kazakhstan in Pool A.

Chhattisgarh to showcase cultural heritage at Osaka World Expo 2025

More than 160 countries and nine international organisations are participating

Japanese PM Ishiba offers condolences to PM Modi over flood deaths

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru on Saturday conveyed condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the loss of lives in the recent floods that have devastated parts of northern India claiming more than 100 lives in three states. I am deeply saddened to learn that many precious lives were lost in the flood that occurred in the northern part of India, Ishiba said in a message to PM Modi. On behalf of the Government of Japan, I pray for the souls of the victims and extend my deepest condolences to the bereaved families. I would also like to express my sincere wishes for the swift recovery of the injured, the prime minister was quoted as saying in a statement released by his office. Heavy monsoon rains over the past weeks have triggered floods and landslides across Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and neighbouring states, displacing thousands of people and causing widespread damage to homes, crops and infrastructure. Cloudburst-induced flash floods struck Chisoti en route the .

IREL seeks Japan, South Korea partnerships for rare earth magnet production

The miner aims to formalise talks with other countries on rare earth mining and technology partnerships and plans to seek IREL board approval for commercial magnet production this year, source said

This Japanese walking technique can make you fit without punishing joints

Developed in Japan, this simple brisk-and-slow walking method is going viral for its health benefits and low-impact nature

Asia stocks mostly on the rise as tariff truce supports sentiment

Markets have held modest ranges in recent weeks, waiting to see whether the world's two largest economies can agree on a durable trade deal or if global supply chains will again be upended

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif set to visit Japan in October, first in 20 years

Shehbaz Sharif's visit, the first by a Pakistani prime minister in 20 years, is being planned following a 'special invitation' from the Japanese government

Several missing after heavy rains in southern Japan cause floods, mudslides

Downpours on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides, injuring a number of people and impacting travel during a Buddhist holiday week. Several people were reported missing. The torrential rain that began late last week left one person missing and four others injured in the southern prefecture of Kagoshima. The low-pressure system stuck over the region has since dumped more rain in the northern parts of Kyushu. The Japan Meteorological Agency early Monday issued the highest-level warning in Kumamoto. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency issued evacuation advisories to tens of thousands of people in Kumamoto and six other prefectures in the region. Rescue workers in the region were searching for several people. In Kumamoto, they were looking for three people. A family of three was hit by a mudslide while driving to an evacuation centre. Two were dug out alive but a third person was still missing. Two others were missing elsewhere in the ...

British F-35 fighter jet makes emergency landing in Japan airport

Earlier in July, a British F-35B fighter jet left India after making an emergency landing in Kerala's capital city of Thiruvananthapuram due to a hydraulic system fault

Nagasaki marks 80th A-bomb anniversary as survivors push for nuke ban

Nagasaki is marking the US atomic bomb attack on the southern Japanese city 80 years ago and survivors of the attack are working to make their hometown the last place on earth hit by the bomb. Despite their pain from wounds, discrimination and illnesses from radiation, survivors have publicly committed to a shared goal of abolishing nuclear weapons. But recently they worry about the world moving in the opposite direction as the anniversary is commemorated on Saturday. The atomic bomb dropped by the United States on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, killed some 70,000 people, three days after the bombing of Hiroshima killed 140,000. Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945, ending World War II and the country's nearly half-century of aggression across Asia. Aging survivors and their supporters in Nagasaki now put their hopes of achieving nuclear weapons abolition in the hands of younger people, telling them the attack is not distant history, but an issue that remains relevant to their ...

US confirmed end to stacking, car tariff cuts in trade talks, says Japan

Japan was hit with higher-than-expected universal tariffs as part of the wave of new levies introduced by the Trump administration Thursday

India hit with 50% tariffs: How countries are reacting to Trump's trade war

India slammed Trump's 50% tariff as unjustified; Canada, Brazil, and China also face new US trade actions, prompting strong backlash, WTO threats, and fresh retaliation

Mizuho Bank to hire Mashreqbank PSC's corporate banking India head

Devendra Sharma will be a Mumbai-based managing director at the Japanese lender and look after the bank's business in western India

Here's why a Manga prediction crashed Japan's tourist numbers in June

Tourist arrivals from Hong Kong to Japan fell by 33.4 per cent year-on-year in June. The rumour was widely circulated in Hong Kong, where it spread over mainstream media and through influencers

JSW, Japan's JFE to invest ₹5,845 cr in India to scale up steel production

JSW and Japan's JFE Steel to jointly invest ₹5,845 crore to boost cold rolled grain-oriented steel output in Nashik and Vijayanagar amid rising demand for energy-efficient materials

Here's why small tsunami waves still trigger mass evacuations worldwide

A powerful 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka coast, triggering tsunami warnings and evacuation orders across multiple Pacific nations, including Japan, Hawaii, and Chile