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Japan: Tokushima prefecture Governor eyes stronger India-Japan partnership
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Located on Shikoku Island, one of Japan's four main islands, Tokushima has emerged as the most proactive of the island's four prefectures in advancing global engagement.
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Japan: Tokushima Prefecture Governor Masazumi Gotoda eyes stronger ties wi
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Governor Gotoda, who took office two years ago after serving 23 years in Japan's House of Representatives, has introduced bold administrative reforms aimed at transforming the prefecture.
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China detains Tibetan man after exposing service denial, rights group dema
Updated : 1 year ago IST
A 42-year-old Tibetan man, Kelsang, from Serdak Township in Tibet's Chamdo Prefecture, has been subjected to years of systematic marginalisation by Chinese authorities, according to the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).
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Hyundai Motor Deploys Zero-emission ELEC CITY TOWN Bus on Japan's Yakushim
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea] / Yakushima [Japan], April 21: Hyundai Motor Company today held a handover ceremony to deliver Hyundai ELEC CITY TOWN electric buses to Tanegashima Yakushima Kotsu, a regional transportation and tourism service provider operated by the Iwasaki Group in Kagoshima Prefectur
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China detains Tibetans for mourning Buddhist leader's mysterious death
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Authorities in Gade county of Golog prefecture, located in Qinghai province, have placed the monastery of Tulku Hungkar Dorje, who passed away at the age of 56, under constant police surveillance, conducting random checks on locals' phones to limit the dissemination of information concerning
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Japan launches new maritime unit to counter China amid tensions over Taiwa
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"The unit will facilitate quicker and more secure troop deployments," Nakatani stated during a ceremony in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, commemorating the establishment of the Maritime Transportation Group.
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UN Security Council condemns attack on peacekeeping mission in Central Afr
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the recent attack on the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) in the village of Tabani, located 24 kilometres west of Zemio in the Haut-Mbomou prefecture, which re
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Yamanashi Governor strengthens ties with India through green hydrogen and
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Kotaro Nagasaki, the Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture, is making significant strides to deepen and strengthen relations between Japan and India, with a particular focus on Green Hydrogen energy production, human resource exchange, and cultural collaboration.
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China extends Tibetan activist's prison term amid crackdown on free speech
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
According to a report by TCHRD, The Kyungchu County People's Court issued the extension following Tsering's refusal to accept his charges. He has now been moved to a facility in Barkham (Ch: Maerkang) County, which serves as the administrative center of the Ngaba (Ch: Aba) Tibetan Autonomous
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Chinese authorities close Uyghur-constructed water wells in Xinjiang
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Chinese authorities have shut down water wells dug by Uyghur farmers in three villages near a large desert in Xinjiang, calling them illegal.
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"Needs to be taken seriously": Pawan Khera on China's move to establish tw
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Congress leader Pawan Khera has strongly criticised the government's response to China's establishment of two new counties in Hotan prefecture, incorporating Ladakh's territory and urged the Centre to take the issue seriously.
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"China increasing its hold in Aksai Chin region": Foreign affairs expert R
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Foreign affairs expert Robinder Sachdeva stated that China is "increasing its hold in the Aksai Chin region" through this administrative mechanism, which includes creating two new counties in the Hotan prefecture.
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