Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi and other dignitaries from around the world attended the State funeral for Japan's former prime minister Abe Shinzo at the Budokan in Tokyo on Tuesday,......
The emperor has no political power, yet he enjoys a unique place in Japanese society, notes Dr Rajaram Panda. IMAGE: Japanese Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko, Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown......
Japan has the capital and needs to pull out of China, which has been its major destination. India, on the other hand, desperately needs capital especially for infrastructure, argues Rajeev......
Media reports from Japan indicate that as widely forecast by opinion polls, the Democratic Party of Japan has won the elections to the House of Representatives, the lower House of the Japanese Diet......
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will reach Japan later in the day today, accompanied by a heavyweight business delegation that includes Reliances Industries' CMD Mukesh Ambani, ICICI's K V Kamath and......
The first East Asia Summit concluded on a high note on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with leaders agreeing to support efforts to build a strong ASEAN Community, which will serve as a solid......
Even as the stage is set for the first East Asian Summit, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, there is apprehension that it would be nothing more than just 'talk shop'.The Association of South East Asian......
India will sign three agreements with Japan, aimed at enhancing ties between institutions and industries of the two countries in the information technology and telecom sector, in the first meeting......
A new phase in Indo-Japanese relations was heralded with an agreement between visiting Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Japan urged India to consider a......
The two-day Asia-Africa Trade and Investment Conference got off to a quiet start in Tokyo, with no high-level participation from any Asian country other than Japan.In his opening remarks, Japanese......
After ex-wife Nicole Kidman's musical outing in Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge, it's Tom Cruise's turn to sing a song or two.The Hollywood superstar was in Tokyo recently to promote his upcoming......
Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer was released from detention in Japan on Thursday, allowing him to avoid deportation to the United States and head for Iceland, which has granted him......
Japanese authorities, worried that a diplomatic feud with North Korea could spill over into sports, are beefing up security for a World Cup soccer qualifier pitting Japan against North Korea next......