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Japan PM appoints 'Loneliness' minister to cabinet
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 23 (ANI): Japan has appointed its first Minister for Loneliness this month after the country's suicide rate increased for the first time in 11 years during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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12 Japanese companies to cease business deals involving Uyghur forced labo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 23 (ANI): Amid the ongoing human rights abuse on Uyghurs by China, 12 major Japanese companies have announced their decision to cease their business deals with the Chinese companies found to be benefiting from the forced labour of the minority ethnic community in Xinj
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Tokyo's new daily COVID-19 cases drop below 200 for 1st time in 3 months
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Tokyo on Monday reported 178 new daily COVID-19 infections, marking the first time the daily tally has dropped below the 200-mark since Nov. 24.
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Sports Ministry keen to develop 1,000 Khelo India centres by 2024 to provi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): The Ministry for Youth Affairs and Sports has time and again spoken about making the country a sporting powerhouse. To achieve the feat, the Sports Ministry has prepared a full-proof vision that will help budding youngsters find the right platform to
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After COVID warriors, Olympic-bound athletes to get vaccine jab: Kiren Rij
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 22 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that Tokyo Olympic-bound athletes will get the coronavirus jab after the vaccination of the COVID warriors.
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Indian women's hockey team gearing up for tour of Germany
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): After their tour of Argentina where the Indian women's hockey team played a total of 7 matches, the Rani Rampal-led squad is all set to travel to Dusseldorf, Germany to play four matches against their national squad as part of their preparations for the
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Adriatic Pearl Tournament: Indian women end campaign on top spot
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): Extending their good run at the 30th Adriatic Pearl Tournament, Indian women boxers secured two more gold medals on the final day of the event in Budva, Montenegro to conclude their highly successful outing while securing the number one position in the m
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Indian boxers bag two more gold medals as impressive show continues
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Living up to the favourite's tag, Vinka (60kg) and T Sanamacha Chanu (75kg) clinched two more gold medals for India as they continued their impressive run at the 30th Adriatic Pearl Tournament in Budva, Montenegro.
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5,800 students left school in Japan in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 21 (ANI): The Japanese government on Sunday has found that at least 5,800 college students either left school or took time off because of the spread of the coronavirus between April and December of last year, reported NHK World.
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Alfiya Pathan wins first gold medal at Adriatic Pearl Tournament in Monten
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): Indian women boxers continued their winning run as Alfiya Pathan (81+kg) ensured the first gold medal for India and Babyrojisana Chanu (51kg), Vinka (60kg), Arundhati (69kg) and Sanamacha Chanu (75kg) stormed into the finals of the 30th Adriatic Pearl To
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Suga expresses concern over China's assertiveness in East and South China
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 20 (ANI): Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday has expressed concern about China's unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East and South China seas in G7 talks, reported NHK World.
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Japan lodges protest over Chinese ships' entry into Japanese coastal water
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 20 (ANI): Japan has lodged a protest with China after two Chinese ships intruded into Japanese coastal waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, local media reported.
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