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Giant killer Japan beats Spain 2-1 as both teams advance at Fifa World Cup

Same stadium. Same result. Similar shocking victory for Japan at the World Cup. After beating Germany 2-1 in its opener, Japan found its way into the round of 16 of the World Cup by defeating Spain by the same score in its last group game Thursday. Spain also advanced despite the loss. Japan scored twice early in the second half to come from behind and defeat another European powerhouse and make it to the knockout stage for the second straight time. It was the first time Japan has advanced past the group stage in back-to-back tournaments. Ao Tanaka scored the winning goal from close range early in the second half. It took about two minutes for video review officials to confirm the ball hadn't gone out of bounds before the goal that gave Japan the win at Khalifa International Stadium, which is where Japan had shocked Germany in its opener. Japan finished at the top of Group E to set up a last-16 matchup against Croatia. Spain finished second and will take on Morocco. Spain and Ger

Fifa World Cup: Giant killers Japan scalp Spain, Germany out in group stage

Fifa World Cup 2022 Highlights: Japan stunned Spain 2-1 as they once again came back from 0-1 down in the first half. Germany, even after beating Costa Rica 4-2, would have to bow out at group stage

FTAs and their discontents: Do free trade agreements benefit India?

India's balance of trade has worsened with countries with which it has signed free trade agreements

Japan begins power saving scheme amid supply concerns over possible crunch

Japan on Thursday began a power saving scheme in a bid to ensure a stable electricity supply throughout the winter months amid concerns over a possible power crunch

Reserve Bank of India, Japanese regulator hold talks on clearing houses

Dialogue on clearing houses come after CCIL derecognition by ESMA, BoE

Jack Ma enjoys hot spring, ski resort in Japan as protests erupt in China

As China faces violent protests over its harsh zero-Covid policy, Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been spotted in Tokyo, living a quiet and peaceful life amid tech crackdown in his home country

Japan's PM seeks to increase defence budget to 2% of GDP in fiscal 2027

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has required cabinet Ministers to increase the nation's defence budget to around 2 per cent of GDP in the fiscal year of 2027

Japan births at record low as population shrinks and ages: Official

The number of babies born in Japan this year is below last year's record low in what the the top government spokesman described as a critical situation. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno promised comprehensive measures to encourage more marriages and births. The total of 599,636 Japanese born in January-September was 4.9% below last year's figure, suggesting the number of births in all of 2022 might fall below last year's record low of 811,000 babies, he said. Japan is the world's third biggest economy but living costs are high and wage increases have been slow. The conservative government has lagged on making society more inclusive for children, women and minorities. So far, the government's efforts to encourage people to have more babies have had limited impact despite payments of subsidies for pregnancy, childbirth and child care. The pace is even slower than last year ... I understand that it is a critical situation, Matsuno said. Many younger Japanese have balked at

Japan trade body praises PM Gati Shakti plan as a 'game changer' for biz

PM Gati Shakti focusing on easing logistics will be a game changer for businesses and will attract foreign investments, Kazuya Nakajo, Executive Vice President, Japan External Trade Organisation said

Global shares mixed as investors eye China covid crisis, Japan inflation

Global shares were mixed Friday as worries deepened about the regional economy and Japan reported higher-than-expected inflation. France's CAC 40 was little changed, inching down less than 0.1 per cent to 6,704.00. Germany's DAX slipped 0.1 per cent to 14,524.48. Britain's FTSE 100 gained 0.1 per cent to 7,473.46. The future for the S&P 500 gained 0.2 per cent while that for the Dow industrials was up 0.1 per cent. Investors have their eyes on China's lockdowns and restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus infections, as the direction China takes will have great impact on the rest of Asia. China has been expanding pandemic lockdowns, including in a city where factory workers making Apple's iPhone clashed with police this week, as its number of COVID-19 cases hits a daily record. Across China, the number of new cases reported Thursday was 31,444, the highest since the virus was first detected in late 2019. Reopening policies have pivoted in China, which will be a gradual ...

Japan stun four-time champion Germany in second shock of Fifa World Cup

Substitute Takuma Asano scored an 83rd-minute winner as Japan stunned four-time world champions Germany 2-1 in their opening match of the world cup 2022 on Wednesday

Under pressure with this defeat, says Germany manager after loss to Japan

Following the shocking defeat against Japan in the Group E match, Germany manager Hansi Flick said that with zero points in their hands his team is under pressure

Fifa World Cup Highlights: Spain thrash Costa Rica 7-0, Japan shock Germany

FIFA World Cup Qatar Live Score and Updates: It was a night full of good games. While Japan shocked Germany 2-1, coming from one goal behind, Spain were on a scoring spree and beat Costa Rica 7-0

Fifa World Cup 2022: Japan gets two late goals to beat Germany 2-1

Germany was playing at the World Cup for the first time since its shocking group-stage exit as defending champion in 2018

FIFA World Cup 2022: Japan stun Germany in dramatic comeback with 2-1 win

Japan have provided the second major shock of the FIFA World Cup with a stunning comeback 2-1 win over Germany at the Khalifa International Stadium here on Wednesday

L&T buys Japan-based Chiyoda's entire stake in JV LTC for Rs 75 cr

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Tuesday said it has bought the entire stake held by Chiyoda Corporation in L&T-Chiyoda Ltd for Rs 75 crore. L&T-Chiyoda Ltd (LTC) is a joint venture between L&T and Japan-based Chiyoda Corporation (Chiyoda). The buyout is likely to be completed by the end of next month, the engineering and construction conglomerate said in a regulatory filing. "The acquisition is a related party transaction and approval of the audit committee and board of L&T have been taken," the filing said. LTC was formed with an aim to provide engineering and related services for the hydrocarbon industry to support L&T's EPC business in the domestic and international market. In the past 27 years, LTC has worked on more than 300 projects, including complex refinery and petrochemical processes. "L&T and Chiyoda hold 50 per cent shares in LTC. Hence, purchase of Chiyoda's share by L&T is a related party transaction. The transaction is done at arms length as

With sweeping defense buildup, financial burden unavoidable: Japan panel

A Japanese government-commissioned panel said in a report to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that drastic defense buildup including the use of preemptive strike is indispensable to counter growing threats in the region. It called for the public's understanding to bear the financial burden for the defense of the country. Kishida's governing party wants to double Japan's current defense budget to about 10 trillion ($70 billion) in the next five years. The recommendations in the report, compiled by 10 independent experts and submitted to Kishida on Tuesday, said Japan needs to strengthen its economy to pay for military spending, while reinforcing the arms industry and research and development of dual-use cutting edge technology. Japan should improve commercial infrastructure for military use in an emergency and beef up cybersecurity, it said. Kishida earlier this year pledged to drastically reinforce Japan's military capability and spending in the face of China's increasingly assertive .

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sacks 3rd minister in a month

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sacked his internal affairs minister on Sunday over funding irregularities, NHK television said, in a blow to his scandal-prone Cabinet that already lost two ministers in one month. Internal Affairs Minister Minoru Terada has been under fire over several accounting and funding irregularities. In one, he acknowledged that one of his support groups submitted accounting records carrying a dead person's signature. NHK reported that Kishida summoned Terada to his office late on Sunday and had him submit his resignation. Kishida, when asked last week about a possible dismissal, did not defend Terada and only said he was going to make his own decision. Terada said he did not break any law, promised to fix the accounting issues and showed determination to stay on. Opposition lawmakers said funding problems for the internal affairs minister, whose job is to oversee political funds, are serious and demanded his resignation. Recent media surveys also show

Asian businesses embrace work from home but bosses say no to four-day week

Attitudes vary across the region. Singapore, Australia and New Zealand are most likely to embrace flexible working. China, Japan and India are the least receptive to it

Japan's consumer prices spike to highest level in 40 years: Govt data

The nationwide core consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food items, rose for the 14th straight month, the data showed, beating a 3.5 per cent increase forecast by economists