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Bullet train service partially suspended in Tokyo following earthquake
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 20 (ANI): Following a strong earthquake of 7.2 magnitude on the Richter Scale, the services on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line have been partially suspended in Tokyo, said East Japan Railway Company on Saturday.
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Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics to proceed without overseas spectators, confir
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 20 (ANI): Overseas spectators will not be allowed in this year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, confirmed the Organising Committee on Saturday.
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7.2 magnitude earthquake jolts northeastern Japan: Report
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 20 (ANI): A strong earthquake of 7.2-magnitude on the Richter Scale struck off the coast of northeastern Japan at a depth of 60 km on Saturday evening.
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Japan wants to accept no more than 90,000 foreign citizens at Tokyo Olympi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government expects that the number of foreign citizens who will attend the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo will not exceed 90,000, Japanese media reported on Saturday.
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All England Open: PV Sindhu storms into semis, sets up clash against P Cho
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], March 20 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu stormed into women's singles semi-finals of the All England Open Badminton Championships after a thrilling victory over Japan's Akane Yamaguchi on Friday (local time).
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India in process of setting up national bank for funding infrastructure in
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that India has committed budgetary resources for resilient infrastructure and is in the process of setting up a national bank for funding infrastructure investments.
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Japan halts govt use of Line app after Chinese access personal data
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 19 (ANI): The Japanese government and all its affiliated agencies and departments have put on hold the use of the popular messaging app Line following the revelation that app users' personal data had been accessed by technicians in China, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunob
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Indo-Pacific countries gear up for Chinese threats
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): China has become the main threat across a wide arc of the Indo-Pacific. This has stirred its neighbouring countries - stretching from India in the southwest to Japan in the northeast, to form an effective bulwark against Chinese expansionism.
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Stronger brain activity after writing on paper than smartphone, finds stud
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 19 (ANI): Writing on a physical paper can lead to more brain activity when remembering the information an hour later, suggest the findings of a recent study led by Japanese university students and recent graduates.
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Connectivity forms an important pillar of India's Act East Policy, says Se
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): Connectivity forms an important pillar of India's Act East Policy and its doctrine of Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR), which form the building blocks for India's Indo-Pacific Vision, said Riva Ganguly Das, Secretary (East), Ministry of Ext
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Tokyo Olympic ceremonies chief Sasaki resigns over 'Olympig' remark
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 18 (ANI): The organising committee of the summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics said on Thursday it has accepted its creative director's offer to resign after he suggested a plus-size female celebrity dress as a pig for the opening ceremony.
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US, Japan should stop interfering in our internal affairs: China
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 17 (ANI): China on Wednesday firmly opposed the recent US-Japan joint statement and asked the two nations to immediately stop interfering in its internal affairs, Chinese state media Xinhua reported.
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