5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan's Izu Islands

Foreign envoys to India on Thursday extended greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of his 76th birthday, highlighting the warmth and strength of India's ties with their respective countries and expressing wishes for his good health, happiness and continued success.

In India TDK has 12 bases including Asia Pacific HQ and 6 factories. Number of employees is more than 5,000. Until now electronic components and energy solutions are main pillars of business. After launching Asia Pacific HQ, TDK focuses on excellent engineers and investment to emerging technology field.

"Nansha Qundao, including Meiji Jiao, Zhubi Jiao and Zhongye Dao, are China’s inherent territory. It is totally legitimate and lawful for China to conduct construction and other activities on its own territory, a matter within China’s sovereignty," Guo said.

According to a joint statement released by the four partner governments, India, US, Japan and Australia, the Tokyo exercise yielded significant progress toward formulating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the Quad Indo-Pacific Logistics Network (IPLN). The forthcoming SOPs will serve as the formal institutional framework for operationalising the initiative.

Speaking at a seminar in Taipei on Japan-Taiwan security cooperation, Seki cited an old Chinese saying to describe the close relationship between Japan and Taiwan amid China's expansionism.