In Japan, Modi discusses sickle cell treatment with Nobel laureate

Modi talks with Nobel Laureate Prof Yamanaka about treatment of sickle cell anaemia. Photograph: MEA/Facebook Japan on Sunday agreed to work with India in developing a treatment for the sickle......

Japan: More radiation found near N-plant

Grappling with Japan's worst atomic crisis, workers at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Wednesday kept removing highly toxic water from a reactor as a new test showed the radiation levels in......

PM meets UN general secretary

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who arrived in Japan on Monday to attend the G-8 summit, met UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to discuss various issues listed on the summit's agenda, including the......

Shinzo Abe hospitalised

Japan's outgoing prime minister Shinzo Abe was admitted to hospital Thursday morning, a day he resigned. Doctors said Abe was suffering from severe exhaustion related to stress and would remain......

Wimbledon: Japanese teen wins historic junior title

IMAGE: Japan's Shintaro Mochizuki reacts during the Wimbledon boys' singles final against Spain's Carlos Gimeno Valero. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Twitter Teenager Shintaro Mochizuki became the......

Chetan Anand wins Bitburger Open title

It was a memorable day for the Indian badminton as Chetan Anand became the first Indian to win men's singles title in a Grand Prix event and the pair of V Diju and Jwala Gutta claimed the honours......