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PM Modi meets counterparts from UK, Japan and Italy in Germany at G7 Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his counterparts from the UK, Japan and Italy and exchanged views on a range of issues with them on the sidelines of the G7 Summit here on Monday

Solv raises $40 million in funding round led by Japan's SBI Holdings

Solv, a marketplace for small businesses, on Monday said it has raised USD 40 million (about Rs 310 crore) in funding led by Japan's SBI Holdings

Japanese govt warns Tokyo of power crunch as country endures heat wave

The Japanese government warned of possible power shortages Monday in the Tokyo region, asking people to conserve energy as the country endures an unusually intense heat wave

South Korea, US, Japan finalise plan to hold trilateral summit on June 29

No trilateral meeting has since taken place amid badly frayed relations between Seoul and Tokyo

UK, US, Japan and Canada to ban Russia gold imports amid Ukraine war

Britain, the United States, Japan and Canada will ban new imports of Russian gold as part of efforts to tighten the sanctions squeeze on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine

ASICS expects 50% of sales from online channel in India in 2-3 years

Japanese sportswear major ASICS expects online channel to account for 50 per cent of its total sales in India in the next two-three years with consumers

US recession fears darken outlook for Japan and global factories

Australia's manufacturing activity held steady this month, data showed on Thursday which, together with Japan's figures, come ahead of a string of European and U.S. purchasing managers' index

SoftBank's Masayoshi Son to face shareholders shaken by $34 bn loss

Shareholders looking for signs of recovery see a portfolio awash with red instead

Ban on same-sex marriage does not violate constitution, rules Japan court

A Japanese court ruled the country's ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the constitution, and rejected demands for compensation by three couples

Bank of Japan's record $81-billion bond buy brings calm to market

Ten-year yields edged higher to 0.23% Monday in the aftermath of the BOJ's 10.9 trillion yen ($81 billion) of government bond purchases last week, the most on record

How Japan achieved one of the world's lowest Covid-19 death rates

Japan's Covid-19 death rate is the lowest among the world's wealthiest nations, with health experts pointing to continued mask wearing, extensive vaccination

Internet Explorer shuts after 27 years, trouble builds for Japan businesses

Businesses across the country are now having to move swiftly to ensure they're still able to run operations that previously relied on apps built atop Microsoft's long-tenured browser

Govt discusses future export of hydrogen with Japan, Germany

Singh, who is also the minister for new and renewable energy, informed that India is aiming to produce 20 million tonne (MT) of green hydrogen by 2030

Japan announces plans to boost security role in region to tackle threats

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida announced plans to boost country's diplomatic and security role in the Asia Pacific to tackle growing threats in the region amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Quad important for free and open Indo-Pacific: Japanese PM Kishida

The four-nation Quad grouping of the US, India, Japan and Australia is playing an important role in promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said here on Friday

Japanese yen jumps after govt, central bank sound intervention warning

Japan's yen has been battered by traders wagering that BOJ will stick with its ultra-accommodative policy stance just as the Fed and other central banks accelerate their tightening to tame inflation

Japan reopens borders to some countries after 2 years of Covid shutdown

The cap, however, is for 20,000 foreign visitors to be allowed into the country per day

Japan's PM Kishida warns Ukraine-like invasion of Taiwan by China

Kishida said that Russia's invasion of Ukraine might presage similar events in Taiwan unless Japan and its Indo-Pacific allies respond to a crisis on the self-governing island in a unified manner

Japan joins G-7 against Ukraine invasion, will quit Russian oil imports

It's an extremely difficult decision for a country that mostly relies on energy imports, including oil, Kishida told reporters Monday. But G-7 unity is most important right now.

Japan reiterates plan to cut reliance on coal at G7 ministerial summit

A draft communique showed the group would consider committing to a phase-out of coal by 2030