Tag: Japan
Japan, IOC Agree To Postpone Olympics By A Year
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been postponed. Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that he has reached an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to hold the Games in 2021. The IOC and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee later said in a joint statement that the committee's president Thomas Bach and Abe agreed that the Games have to be "rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021."....
Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe Among 119 Padma Winners For 2021
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is among 119 recipients whom the government on Monday selected for Padma awards--one of the highest civilian awards in the country. ....
PM Modi Holds Bilateral Talks With Japanese Counterpart Kishida, Thanks Him For G7 Summit Invite
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida on Monday held wide-ranging bilateral discussions.....
Japan Earthquake Toll Increases To 30 As Search Continues For Survivors
At least 30 people have died after a series of powerful earthquakes, with the major one measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale, hit central Japan and the surrounding areas, with rescue teams on Tuesday scrambling to search for survivors. ....
China's Population To Reach 1.45 Billion By 2030
China's population is expected to peak at 1.45 billion in 2030, then drop to 1.4 billion by 2050 and to 1.1 billion by the end of this century, authorities said. ....
Japan, US Test Anti-missile Ships During Joint Military Exercises
Japan and the US began a specific seaborne joint military exercise within the ongoing joint naval exercises that began on Sunday amid heightened tensions with North Korea, media reports said.....
Modi, Trump Hold 'warm, Productive Meeting' In Manila
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held a "warm and productive meeting" on the sidelines of the Asean Summit here on Monday and discussed issues of mutual interest.....
Talk About Gujarat, Not Pakistan: Rahul To Modi
Hitting out at Narendra Modi for dragging Pakistan into the Gujarat elections, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that rather than talking about foreign countries in his election campaign speeches in Gujarat the Prime Minister should say something about the state. ....
US F-15 Fighter Jet Crashes Into Sea Off Japan
A US F-15 fighter jet crashed into the sea off Okinawa in Japan's on Monday, with a Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) helicopter rescuing the pilot, according to government officials here.....
Badminton Worlds: Sindhu Overcomes Yamaguchi To Enter Final
Indian women's singles star P.V. Sindhu overcame Japanese second seed Akane Yamaguchi in straight games here on Saturday to march into the second consecutive final of the Badminton World Championships.....
