No China factor in Indo-Japan ties: PM

Doing business with Japan does not mean that India can't have ties with China. That is what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tried his best to convey after a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Taro......

PM goes to Japan, it is 'thank you' time again

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......

Japan, S Korea 'won't tolerate' nuclear N Korea

Japan and South Korea vowed on Sunday,to "never tolerate" a nuclear-armed North Korea even as a defiant Pyongyang stepped up its sabre-rattling saying it would strengthen its "nuclear deterrence"......

Myanmar's ties with India, Japan, West concern China

Myanmar's growing rapport with Japan, Western nations and India could influence Sino-Myanmar relations and put pressure on China's "strategic space" in the southeast Asian nation, Chinese state......

Japan bats for economic pact with India

India and Japan have made "substantative progress" in their negotiations on the proposed Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), says Prime Minister Taro Aso but the pact is unlikely to be signed......

Global recession to hit Japan: PM

Fearing the "inevitable" global recession following the US financial meltdown, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso said the magnitude of the turmoil was increasing in "seriousness" and wanted the......

India to soon boast of 400 swanky rail stations

Japan has agreed to modernise 400 railway stations across the country while participating in Indian Railways' $140 billion investment over the next five years. A Japanese delegation will soon visit......

India, Japan to treble bilateral currency swap arrangement

India and Japan on Friday decided to more than treble their currency swap arrangement from $15 billion to 50 billion in a move seen as sending an important signal for the rupee. The decision to......

Japan says not preparing for postponement of Olympics

But the IOC is facing growing voices of dissent from top athletes worried about their health. The new coronavirus has so far killed more than 8,200 people and infected over 200,000 worldwide.......

Istanbul, Japan, Spain pitch bids for 2020 Olympics

Istanbul were spared a grilling on Wednesday over protests which have rocked Turkey when the three candidates to host the 2020 Olympics presented their cases to the International Olympic Committee......

Tokyo quietly planning for potential Olympics delay?

Finally, we have been asked to make a simulation in case of a postponement. IMAGE: Former Japanese swimmer Imoto Naoko holds the Olympic torch during the Olympic flame handover ceremony for the......