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Tokyo 2020 sponsor Toyota "conflicted" over pandemic Olympics
Wed, May 12, 2021
A top executive of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games sponsor Toyota Motor Corp said officials of the Japanese company felt "conflicted" over the desire to see the Olympics succeed and public concerns about holding the event during a pandemic.
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Nripendra Misra receives Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star honour from Japan
Thu, Apr 29, 2021
The Japanese Government on Thursday announced the foreign recipients of the 2021 Spring Decorations. Nripendra Misra, former Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, and Indira Misra, former President of the Ikebana International Gurgaon Chapter, are among this year’s foreign recipients, said a statement from the Embassy of Japan in India.
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Japan''s jobs market worsens in August as coronavirus damage persists
Fri, Oct 02, 2020
Japan`s unemployment rate rose in August to its highest in over three years and job availability fell to a more than six-year low, government data showed on Friday, indicating damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic persisted through the month
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe set to resign - sought to revive economy, fulfil conservative agenda
Fri, Aug 28, 2020
On Friday, a person familiar with the matter said he had decided to resign, news that followed days of speculation about his health. Public broadcaster NHK earlier said Abe wanted to avoid causing problems for the government due to his worsening condition.
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Earthquake today: 6.2-magnitude quake strikes off Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Thu, Jun 25, 2020
The temblor occurred at around 4.47 a.m., with its epicentre at a latitude of 35.5 degrees north and a longitude of 141.2 degrees east, and at a depth of 30 km, Xinhua reported citing the JMA. The quake logged 5 minus in some parts of Chiba Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.
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Japan looking to end Tokyo''s state of emergency, eyes fresh $930 billion stimulus
Mon, May 25, 2020
Japan is looking to lift a state of emergency for Tokyo and remaining areas still facing restrictions while also considering fresh stimulus worth almost $1 trillion to help companies ride out the coronavirus pandemic, Nikkei reported on Monday
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Earthquake in Japan: 5.3-magnitude quake strikes off Fukushima
Tue, May 19, 2020
A quake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale struck off Japan`s Fukushima prefecture on Tuesday, the weather agency here said. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor was centred offshore, with its epicentre at a latitude of 37.5 degrees north and a longitude of 141.5 degrees east, and at depth of 50 km, reports Xinhua news agency.
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Forget 12-hour work day, Japan employers want just 4-day work week!
Fri, May 15, 2020
The document was published the same day the Japanese government announced the lifting of the state of emergency for 39 of the 47 prefectures of the country, which will allow the revival of economic activity in most provinces.
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India-Japan summit will deepen further ties: PM Narendra Modi to Shinzo Abe
Mon, Nov 04, 2019
Modi and Abe welcomed the inaugural of the 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Dialogue that will take place later this month in India. They agreed that the Dialogue will help provide impetus to the bilateral security and defence cooperation between the two sides.
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India is sleep-deprived nation - No. 2 in world! This Fitbit data will send you rushing to bed
Wed, Oct 30, 2019
Based on aggregated and anonymised user data analysis from 18 countries -- India, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Spain, the UK and the US -- Fitbit said Indians get 77 minutes of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which is the lowest in the world, similar to the Japanese.
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Japan to tighten curbs on tech material exports to South Korea amid wartime labour row
Mon, Jul 01, 2019
Japan will tighten restrictions on exports of high-tech materials used in smartphone displays and chips to South Korea in response to a South Korean ruling on war-time forced labour, the industry ministry said on Monday.
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PM Modi arrives at venue of G20 Summit in Japan’s Osaka
Fri, Jun 28, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the venue of G20 Summit in Japan’s Osaka on Friday. He will hold numerous bilaterals and pull-asides with world leaders participating in the summit. He met United States President Donald Trump along with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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