JAPAN'S DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION MINISTER APOLOGIZES FOR PURCHASE OF SHARES, WHICH VIOLATES LAW

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• Talking at a news conference after a Cabinet meeting, Hirai said "I was careless. I would like to apologize."

Over the purchase of shares of an information technology (IT) company when had served as a parliamentary vice minister, Japan's Digital...

UN CHIEF GUTERRES WON’T BE TRAVELING TO TOKYO OLYMPICS

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• The UN Chief said "Seeking peace and uniting around common goals is even more important this year, as we strive to end the pandemic and build a strong, sustainable and inclusive global recovery.”

According to the statement issued by the office of s...

PM MODI IS INAUGURATING RUDRAKSH IN VARANASI, A GIFT FROM JAPAN

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• It was 2015 when the Japanese Prime Minister of that time, Shinzo Abe has visited India and gifted the VICCC project to the city

According to a senior official at Varanasi Nagar Nigam, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to inaugurate the Varan...

OUR BUSINESS ENTITIES SHOULD STOP REAL ESTATE PROJECT IN MYANMAR SAYS JAPAN

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• Tokyo Tatemono, one of the company involved in the real estate project said that they have suspended operation of the Y-Complex project immediately after the coup

According to a statement given by Human Rights Now, Human Rights Watch, Japan International Volu...

UN CHIEF IS ALL PRAISES FOR JAPANESE GOVERNMENT’S EFFORTS IN RECENT MUDSLIDE INCIDENT

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• The UN chief has said that he was saddened by the reported loss of life and destruction caused

• Nearly 1,500 rescue workers have been relentlessly searching the site of the disaster, and according to authorities 23 people including an elderly couple hav...

JAPANESE PHARMA DAIICHI SANKYO TO LAUNCH LARGE-SCALE CLINICAL TRIAL OF ITS mRNA COVID-19 VACCINE

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• According to Yabuto, the company plans to apply for government authorization based on the outcome of the trial

Daiichi Sankyo, a pharmaceutical company from Japan is prepping up to commence a large-scale clinical trial of its experimental coronavirus mRNA vac...

COVID-19 IMPACT: JAPAN WILLING TO PUMP MORE MONEY INTO ECONOMY

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• The Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government has once again announced state of emergency in several prefectures

• This statement from Kato comes at a time when several lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are demanding a new stimulu...

JAPAN LIKELY TO WITNESS HEAVY RAINS IN COMING 3 DAYS

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• A report by broadcaster NHK said as of 11 a.m., nearly 126,000 people had been asked to evacuate

According to a warning issued by Japan’s meteorological agency on Saturday, the country is likely to witness extremely heavy rainfall, especially in three s...

JAPAN TO HOLD JOINT EXERCISES WITH BRITISH AIRCRAFT CARRIER OFF AFRICAN COAST

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• The joint exercises are likely to be conducted in the next week in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia

• These drills are being conducted in an attempt to counter-piracy exercises

Talking to the reporters on Friday, the Defense Minister o...

GOOGLE LIKELY TO COME UP WITH NEW FINANCIAL SERVICES IN JAPAN

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• Google is likely to pay a sum of between $180 million and $270 million to the payment provider which is at present owned by Mizuho Bank along with several investors

A report by Nikkei claims that search engine giant Google is planning to acquire Tokyo-based c...

IN WAKE OF UPCOMING OLYMPICS, JAPANESE GOVERNMENT IMPOSES TWO-WEEK STATE OF EMERGENCY

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• The Prime  Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga held a meeting with key ministers to discuss virus measures

With less than two weeks for the Tokyo Olympics and in wake pf rising cases of COVID-19 in Tokyo, the government of Japan has decided to declare a new...

SOFTBANK AGREES TO PAY $1.61 BILLION TO SECURE RIGHTS TO YAHOO BRANDING IN JAPAN

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• Unlike the United States, Yahoo at present remains a core part of SoftBank's domestic internet business

In order to secure rights to Yahoo branding and technology, internet business of Japanese tech major SoftBank, Z Holdings Corp on Monday said that it h...

JAPAN TO DONATE ADDITIONAL 1.13 MILLION DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINE TO TAIWAN

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• Previously Japan had donated 1.24 million doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan

According to an announcement made by foreign minister of Japan, Toshimitsu Motegi, the country has decided to donate additional 1.13 million doses of AstraZeneca C...

ATAMI MUDSLIDE: JAPANESE GOVERNMENT STILL SEEKING 24 MISSING PEOPLE

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• According to the Mayor of Atami, Sakae Saito, a total of 24 people were still unreachable as of Tuesday morning

The Japanese administration has ramped up efforts to find nearly 24 people who are likely to be trapped after a torrent of mud, trees and rocks aff...

PM SUGA’S PARTY WINS ONLY 33 SEATS IN TOKYO ELECTIONS

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• According to the political experts, these results are an indication of what lies ahead for LDP in terms of next years elections

• Despite its ally Komeito winning 23 seats, LDP is unsuccessful in achieving majority

In the recently concluded ele...

JAPAN PROMISES COVID VACCINES & ECONOMIC AID TO PRO-TAIWAN PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES

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• The Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga said "The Pacific region faces new challenges, like competing with authoritarianism.” 

• Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Manabu Sakai said nothing related to China or Taiwan was discussed...

BURMESE FOOTBALLER SEEKING REFUGEE STATUS GETS SIX-MONTH VISA FROM JAPANESE GOVERNMENT

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• Reports claim that  Aung has been granted a designated activities visa which permits him to stay and work in the Japan for six months

According to Kyodo News, Pyae Lyan Aung, goalkeeper of the national football team of Myanmar had previously applied for ...

THERE IS NO CHANGE TO OUR PEPPER ROBOT BUSINESS SAYS SOFTBANK

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• Denying the pullout, SoftBank Robotics Corp. spokesperson Ai Kitamura said “There is absolutely no change to our Pepper business.”

Putting an end to discussion, the Japanese technology company SoftBank has clearly said that is continuing its frien...

JAPANESE COMPANIES ARE RAMPING UP EFFORTS TO BRING DOWN CARBON EMISSIONS

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• In order curb the emissions, Seiko Epson intends to spend nearly 900 million dollars

Global warming is one of the biggest problems faced by mankind today. Top companies in Japan have now decided to take on this problem. In order to do so, they are increasingl...

IN TIMES OF COVID, THE INDO-JAPAN PARTNERSHIP RELEVANT FOR GLOBAL STABILITY SAYS PM MODI

According to a statement given by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, in the times of COVID-19 pandemic, the friendship and partnership between India and Japan in now more relevant for global stability and prosperity. 

This statement from PM Modi followed after he v...