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Japan's MonotaRO invests $15 mn in joint venture with Industrybuying.com

MonotaRO will own 51.6 per cent stake in the JV, IB monotaRO Pvt Ltd, while the rest will be held by Emtex Engineering Pvt Ltd

India, US, Japan, Australia hold meet on Indo-Pacific under Quad framework

The meeting took place in the backdrop of China's growing military assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region

Navies of India, Japan to hold 3-day mega military exercise from Saturday

The exercise is taking place in the backdrop of growing concerns over China''s military muscle flexing in the Indian Ocean Region as well as in the Indo-Pacific

PM Modi speaks to Japanese counterpart; agree to strengthen bilateral ties

"We exchanged views on the tremendous progress in our relationship in the last few years, and the future direction of our Special Strategic and Global Partnership," PM tweeted

Japan PM pledges continued cooperation to UN in fighting Covid-19 pandemic

Yoshihide Suga told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that Japan will continue to cooperate with the UN and the international community to combat the COVID-19 pandemic

Japan PM Yoshihide Suga tells South Korea it's time to fix strained ties

Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held his first telephone call with his South Korean counterpart President Moon Jae-in that the neighbors should work to resolve their strained relations

G4 countries call for urgent measures for reform of the UN Security Council

A joint press statement said the ministers highlighted the urgency of reforming the UN and updating its main decision-making bodies, in order to better reflect contemporary realities

Covid-19 provides opportunity for India, Japan to strengthen ties: Report

The Japanese business community is upbeat about its investments and ventures in India, it said adding Japan continues to be the fourth largest investor in India

Aus looking at easing restriction as cases fall; travel up in Japan

Australia's second-largest city, Melbourne, has moved close to easing severe lockdown restrictions after recording only 14 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. It was the second day in a row new infections fell below 30, after 21 were reported on Saturday, the lowest daily number since June 19. There were also five deaths recorded Sunday. Melbourne's lockdown restrictions are due to be eased next weekend when child care centers will be allowed to reopen and gatherings of up to five people from two different households will be permitted. But that depends on the rolling 14-day average of new cases being below 50. With the lower numbers this weekend, the rolling average is now 36.2. Victoria state Health Minister Jenny Mikakos praised residents for adhering to lockdown rules. The huge sacrifices made by Victorians are saving many lives, Mikakos said. The new cases keep trending down with your efforts. Thank you to all Victorians. You are amazing. We can do this, she said. Meanwhile, Austr

India, Japan looking at working in Bangladesh, Myanmar: Jaishankar

S Jaishankar on Friday said both India and Japan have actually started to look at working practically in third countries, adding "we have done a little bit of that in Sri Lanka

Toshiba confirms over 1,000 vote cards uncounted, probe continues

Toshiba Corp said more than 1,000 postal voting forms for its annual shareholder meeting arrived by the deadline but went uncounted

Japan's 'Suganomics' will target quick wins, not grand visions: Analysts

Armed with a strong grip on Japan's bureaucracy, Yoshihide Suga knows which levers to pull to get results, say government and ruling party officials who know him or have worked with him

Japan's August consumer prices fall at fastest pace in four years

The core consumer price index (CPI), which includes oil products but excludes volatile fresh food prices, fell 0.4% in August from a year earlier

Japan government contacted Toshiba shareholders before AGM: Report

The revelations raise further questions about interference in governance at Toshiba, following calls for an investigation into uncounted votes at the contentious July 31 shareholder meeting

Yoshihide Suga sets sights on structural reforms for debt-ridden Japan

Suga has vowed to stay true to Abenomics, but economists doubt there's much more monetary pizazz to be squeezed out of the Bank of Japan

Look forward to take our partnership to new heights: Modi to new Japan PM

PM Narendra Modi congratulated Yoshihide Suga on his appointment as Japan's prime minister

Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, self-made and strong-willed

Before he got Japan's top government job officially, Yoshihide Suga was known as a shadow" prime minister and the right-hand man for his long-serving predecessor

Japan exports fall 15% in August as coronavirus pandemic pummels trade

Japan's trade surplus widened in August as the pandemic pummeled a wide array of industries and sapped consumer demand

Japan's PM Shinzo Abe resigns, clearing way for successor Yoshihide Suga

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet resigned, clearing the way for his successor to take over after parliamentary confirmation later Wednesday.

Fertility, phones, reforms: A trader checklist for Japan's new PM, Suga

The speed at which ruling Liberal Democratic Party elders moved to throw their weight behind him was nonetheless surprising