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End of an era: Japan's Emperor Akihito abdicates

The long-reigning monarch is the first to abdicate his throne in nearly 200 years. IMAGE: Japan's Emperor Akihito bows as he leaves a ritual called Taiirei-Seiden-no-gi, a ceremony for the......

The tuna that costs a whopping Rs 21 crore!

A record $3.1 m (Rs 21 crore) has been paid for a giant bluefin tuna at Tokyo’s new fish market, which replaced the world-famous Tsukiji late last year. The winning bid for the prized but......

Hours after typhoon, powerful 6.6-quake hits Japan

A powerful earthquake has rocked the city of Sapporo in northern Japan just hours after large parts of the south of the country was battered by the biggest typhoon to hit in 25 years. ......

Typhoon Jebi, Japan's most powerful storm in 25 years, wreaks havoc

A powerful typhoon has slammed into western Japan, inundating the region’s main international airport, blowing a tanker into a bridge, disrupting land and air travel and leaving......

Modi greets 'dear friend' Abe on re-election

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on his re-election and said he looked forward to further strengthening the relations between the two......

Japan's economy slips into a recession

Japan's economy unexpectedly slipped into recession in the third quarter, setting the stage for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to delay an unpopular sales tax hike and call a snap election half-way......

DTH cos eye foreign channels to woo subscribers

As competition hots up in the direct-to-home (DTH) space, operators, including Dish TV and Sun Direct, are now turning to foreign language channels to build their content bouquet in a bid to take......

Salary paid abroad to attract tax

Multinational companies adopt a uniform policy in respect of their employees' salaries. In many cases, employees are transferred from one country to another. Therefore, there has to be continuity......

Govt plans licence fee for radios, TV sets

The Information and Broadcasting ministry on Wednesday favoured reviving of the licence fee for radios and television sets, or at least a one time tax, to make Prasar Bharathi financially viable.......

Coming soon: 50 channels

If entertainment industry sources are to be believed, Playboy wants to launch an adult channel in India, and it is just one of more than 50 channels that telecasters want to launch in the next few......

The best sports photos from the last 24 hours

Kohei Uchimura of Japan performs his rings routine during Day 1 of the 51st Artistic Gymnastics NHK Trophy at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo,...

PIX: Trump watches 'incredible' sumo wrestling in Japan

'It was amazing to see the president here. I wish more Japanese young people would take an interest in sumo.' IMAGE: US President Donald Trump, centre, first lady Melania Trump, 2nd right,......

Sports Shorts: Superfan dies with unfulfilled Tokyo 2020 dream

IMAGE: Naotoshi Yamada poses for a photo at his office in Tokyo. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters Superfan Naotoshi Yamada, famous in Japan for having been to every Summer Games since 1964,......

Japan's World Cup win over Colombia lifts mood after quake

'If they beat Colombia, they can defeat their next opponent, too. I think they can get as far as the last eight.' IMAGE: Police officers try to control Japanese soccer fans who gathered at an......

Prices shoot up! Tokyo Olympics facing six-fold cost blowout

IMAGE: A woman takes a photograph of a poster showing the Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images The Tokyo Olympics 2020 will cost the host organising committee six times......

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The Group of Seven (G7) leaders summit to be held this weekend in France may end without a joint communique due to wide gaps between member nations... ...

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Japan urges more than 300,000 to evacuate as storm Krosa nears

Japan advised more than 300,000 people to evacuate their homes on Wednesday and airlines cancelled hundreds of scheduled flights as a tropical... ...

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Japan's Empress Emeritus Michiko is to have surgery after being diagnosed with an early-stage breast cancer, public broadcaster NHK said on Friday,... ...

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Heatstroke suspected in death of Olympics construction worker - NHK

Heatstroke is suspected in the death of a worker at a Tokyo Olympics construction site, NHK national television said on Friday, as the Japanese... ...

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc won a solid majority in Japan's upper house election on Sunday, but his coalition and its other allies fell... ...

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