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No abnormalities found at Fukushima nuclear power plants: Japan PM after m
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 14 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on Sunday said that no tsunami accompanied the earthquake that struck Saturday Fukushima Prefecture and no abnormalities were found at nuclear power plants in the affected region.
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Japan's PM says emergency virus period to be extended to March 7
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday said he will extend the state of emergency for Tokyo and other regions hard hit by COVID-19 by one month until March 7.
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Shinzo Abe, SP Balasubramaniam among Padma Vibhushan awardees
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and music legend SP Balasubramaniam (posthumously) are among this year's recipients of Padma Vibhushan, the country's second-highest civilian award.
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Japanese PM declares state of emergency in 7 Prefectures after surge in CO
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 13 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in seven additional prefectures, including Osaka and Aichi, due to the spike in coronavirus infection in the country.
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Japan's PM set to expand virus emergency to western Japan amid resurgence
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to expand a state of emergency declared over the COVID-19 pandemic for the Greater Tokyo area to include Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures as the virus is also continuing to surge in western Japan, sources
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Under Xi Jinping, China will not be able to join Trans-Pacific Partnership
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 3 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on Sunday said that as long China has its current regime, Beijing will not be able to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free-trade agreement.
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Japanese PM Suga vows to fight against virus in his New Year's address
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 1 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday vowed to fight against the COVID-19 in his New Year's address.
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Japan halts entry of foreigners to 'protect' citizens amid fear of new vir
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan imposed new COVID-19 response measures that include a ban on entrance for non-resident foreigners from most countries until the end of January to "protect" citizens amid the spread of a new and more transmissible coronavirus variant, Japanese P
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Japan's Suga calls for boosting defence forces' multifunctionality to figh
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 28 (ANI/Spuntik): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday advocated for strengthening the multifunctionality of the country's self-defense forces against the backdrop of the fight against coronavirus, and growing importance of space and cyberspace in the co
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Addressing climate change no obstacle for economic growth: Japan PM
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Dealing with climate change and environmental issues is compatible with economic growth and can even aid development, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Sunday at the G20 virtual summit.
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Japanese PM urges citizens to practice "quiet dining" amid record rise in
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 19 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday urged the citizens to practice what he termed as "quiet dining", in a bid to curb the surging COVID-19 cases in the country.
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Japan, Australia sign defence pact to counter China's influence
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 17 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, on Tuesday signed a landmark defence pact in a bid to counter China's growing influence in the South China Sea and over the Pacific island nations.
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