Tokyo [Japan], September 1 (ANI): The Japanese Defense Ministry has requested a record 5.4 trillion yen (over USD 49 billion) for the fiscal year 2022, a move experts believe is aimed at China's growing assertiveness in the region.
Tokyo [Japan] September 1 (ANI): The Japanese government is considering transferring the functions of its embassy in Kabul to Qatar due to the tense situation in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday.
Tokyo [Japan], August 28 (ANI): The Afghanistan Paralympic Team, represented by Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli, arrived in the Japanese capital on Saturday and are ready to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Spa [Belgium], August 28 (ANI): Formula 1 on Saturday announced a revised calendar for the rest of the 2021 season, following the news earlier this month that the Japanese Grand Prix would not be staged this year.
Tokyo [Japan] August 27 (ANI/FENA): The Japanese government decided on Friday to allocate 13 billion US dollars from the fiscal reserve for 2021 for the additional procurement of coronavirus vaccines, as well as for the provision of medicines for patients.
Tokyo [Japan], August 27 (ANI): Japanese company Rinnai is famous for gas stoves and water heaters. Recently, it has developed thermal energy tools and machinery.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 21 (ANI): At 86, Jayant Sathe, spends most of his waking hours crafting handmade dolls - Japanese and Indian - at his workshop in Maharashtra's Pune.
Tokyo [Japan], August 20 (ANI): Japanese and Taiwanese officials are set to hold first-ever security talks to address the military and "gray-zone" coercion tactics that China imposes on both nations, a media report said on Thursday.
Tokyo [Japan], August 18 (ANI): Formula One on Wednesday announced that the 2021 Japanese Grand Prix has been cancelled, with race organisers citing "ongoing complexities" related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Tokyo [Japan] August 18 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday urged Japan Business Federation to switch to telework or 'work from home' to reduce the number of commuters in the city amid an increase in the number of Coronavirus in the country.