Japan restarts another reactor, fourth since tsunami disaster shutdown
A Japanese utility on Friday said it started up a nuclear reactor, the fourth to come back online following a nationwide shutdown after the March 2011 tsunami disaster.
Feb 26, 2016, 14:57 PM IST
Japan man guilty of flying drone to PM Abe's office
A court on Tuesday convicted a Japanese man of landing a drone containing a bottle of radioactive sand from Fukushima on the roof of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe`s office.
Feb 16, 2016, 15:33 PM IST
Japan economy shrinks during Q4 in body blow for `Abenomics`
Japan`s economy contracted in the last quarter of 2015, official data showed Monday, dealing another blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe`s faltering bid to kickstart the world`s number three economy.
Feb 15, 2016, 06:41 AM IST
Japan announces fresh North Korea sanctions after rocket launch
Japan announced fresh sanctions against North Korea on Wednesday for its latest rocket launch, including a total ban on shipping from the country and barring Pyongyang`s nationals from entering.
Feb 10, 2016, 17:45 PM IST
South Korea says working with US, Japan on 'strong' North Korea sanctions
South Korean President Park Geun-hye held telephone calls with US President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday and agreed to work for "strong and effective" UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea following its weekend rocket launch.
Feb 09, 2016, 10:05 AM IST
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North Korea launches long-range rocket despite international warnings
North Korea launched a long-range missile, confirmed a South Korean defense ministry official on Sunday, an action immediately condemned by the United States.
Feb 07, 2016, 08:47 AM IST
Narendra Modi silent on talks with Putin, should have spoken to Abe: Sugata Bose
Sugata Bose has been a staunch votary of the theory that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose died in a plane crash on August 18, 1945, in Taiwan.
Jan 23, 2016, 19:40 PM IST
North Korea test 'grave challenge' and 'serious threat': Japan`s Abe
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe condemned North Korea`s announcement that it had carried out a hydrogen bomb test on Wednesday.
Jan 06, 2016, 10:31 AM IST
Two million sets of data stolen in Japan cyber attacks
At least two million sets of personal data were stolen or feared leaked from 140 companies and other organisations in Japan that were hit by cyber attacks in 2015, the media reported on Monday.
Jan 04, 2016, 15:39 PM IST
PM Shinzo Abe`s cabinet approves Japan`s biggest ever annual defence budget
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe`s cabinet on Thursday approved Japan`s biggest ever annual defence budget.
Dec 24, 2015, 19:05 PM IST
Lalu Yadav slams bullet train project; asks PM Modi to explain rationale
Amidst the Centre's thrust on the ambitious bullet train project, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to explain the rationale behind pursuing an initiative that would cost close to Rs 1 lakh crore in a poor country like India.
Dec 23, 2015, 00:44 AM IST
Indo-Japan N-deal to boost India's renewable energy plans: IEA
India and Japan on December 12 sealed a broad agreement for cooperation in civil nuclear energy.
Dec 18, 2015, 16:21 PM IST
Japan carries out 1st execution of prisoner sentenced by jury
Japan on Friday executed two death row prisoners, including the nation's first of a condemned inmate sentenced by jurors, officials and media said.
Dec 18, 2015, 10:46 AM IST
Japan's far-flung island defence plan seeks to turn tables on China
Tokyo is responding by stringing a line of anti-ship, anti-aircraft missile batteries along 200 islands in the East China Sea.
Dec 18, 2015, 10:43 AM IST
Shinzo Abe's kind gesture: Flowers to Indian cop who died guarding his cavalcade
In a rare gesture, Shinzo Abe has sent a bouquet of flowers to the family of a Delhi Police head constable, who died while guarding the route that the Japanese Prime Minister was to take for the airport on his return to Japan.
Dec 16, 2015, 14:18 PM IST
Indo-Japan partnership aimed at counter balancing China: Daily
The 'Special Strategic Global Partnership' struck by India and Japan during the recent visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to India is aimed at counter balancing China to emerge as regional powers, a state-run Chinese daily said on Wednesday.
Dec 16, 2015, 13:50 PM IST
When Japan PM Shinzo Abe clicked selfie with Narendra Modi
It was a moment worth capturing when Japan PM Shinzo Abe pulled out his own phone to click a selfie with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.
Dec 13, 2015, 11:06 AM IST
Shinzo Abe in India: Nuclear, defence, bullet train deals fast-track India-Japan ties
The 16 agreements came during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to India, during which he also attended the annual bilateral summit on the "special strategic and global partnership" with his host and Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.
Dec 13, 2015, 00:19 AM IST
Japan PM Shinzo Abe visits Varanasi with PM Narendra Modi: As it happened
Japan and India agreed several high-profile deals on Saturday on high-speed rail, defence technology, and a memorandum of understanding on civil nuclear cooperation.
Dec 12, 2015, 22:04 PM IST
