World's oldest man dies at 112 in Japan

The world’s oldest man has died at the age of 112. But he didn’t pass away without leaving his secrets to living a long life. Japanese man Yasutaro Koide, born on March 13, 1903, died......

What Lessons can India Learn from Japan?

'Both India and Japan can find themselves in a win-win situation if they draw some lessons from each other's strengths,' says Dr Rajaram Panda. IMAGE: Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo removes his......

10 cities most threatened by natural disasters; Kolkata ranks 7

Photograph: Reuters First the Kashmir floods and then cyclone Hudhud in Visakhapatnam; India recently witnessed the fury of nature. But this is nothing. According to a recent research,......

Japan's Indian love affair

In September, Deutsche Asset Management, the investing arm of Germany's Deutsche Bank, conducted a series of seminars in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya on opportunities in India for Japanese retail......

India's 10 fastest growing cities; Surat tops

Besides Surat, which will also be the world's fastest growing city during 2019-35, the other nine cities are Agra, Bengaluru Hyderabad, Nagpur, Tiruppur, Rajkot, Tiruchirappalli, Chennai and......

Indian swimmer shatters 16-year drought at Asian C'ships

IMAGE: Srihari Nataraj dazzles in 200m freestyle, wins silver in Asian Aquatics. Photograph: Srihari Nataraj/Instagram Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj dazzled on the opening day of the 11th......

Cricket wins Japanese hearts

'Cricket has been included in the 2028 Olympic Games as well. So the organising committee is very keen on including that in the 2026 Asian Games as well.'   IMAGE: Japan is looking to tap into......

Will lack of facilities push cricket out of 2026 Asiad?

Venue woes present but organisers keen on cricket in next Asian Games in Japan IMAGE: India's men's and women's teams, both bagged gold medals in cricket at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou.......

Cricket's bid for Asian Games 2026 gains momentum

IMAGE: Cricket featured in the Hangzhou Games in China last year but wasn't part of the 2018 Games in Jakarta and Palembang in Indonesia. Photograph: ICC/X The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)......

Tokyo spectator ban leaves Olympic athletes perplexed

Photograph: Kind courtesy Tokyo Olympics/Twitter Whether it is sumo, or domestic basketball or baseball matches, Japanese fans have been filling the arenas in recent days leaving Olympic......