Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit India

In his first visit to any South Asian country after taking over the throne in 1990, Japan's Emperor Akihito and his wife Empress Michiko arrived in Delhi on Saturday. They were received by......

Manmohan, wife to receive Japanese Royal couple

Departing from the usual protocol, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife will receive Japanese Emperor Akihito and his spouse Empress Michiko who will arrive in New Delhi on Saturday on a......

Modi's gifts to Quad leaders: Gond painting, Sanjhi panel, box with Rogan painting

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday gifted a Gond art painting, a specimen of Sanjhi art form and a wooden hand-carved box to his fellow Quad leaders from Australia, the US and Japan, sources......

Jaishankar hails Vajpayee's post-Pokhran diplomacy

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday lauded then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's handling of the diplomatic situation following the nuclear tests in 1998 and said that within a......

Tokyo Olympics chief Mori set to quit over sexist remark

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee chief Yoshiro Mori's resignation would be bound to raise new doubts over the viability of holding the postponed Games this year. IMAGE: Yoshiro Mori made......

Tokyo Olympics chief Mori quits

Apologises again over sexist remarks. IMAGE: Yoshiro Mori, a former Japanese prime minister, sparked a furore when he said during an Olympic committee meeting earlier this month that women talk......

Tokyo Olympics chief met official who now has coronavirus

Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori, who is 82 and has lung cancer, has not been tested because he has no symptoms of the virus and does not meet testing requirements. IMAGE: Tokyo 2020......

'Olympics facing major issue after Mori's sexist remarks'

IMAGE: Anger over Mori's comments is likely to further alienate a Japanese public wary of the government's attempts to hold the Games during the pandemic. Nearly 80% of the public opposes holding......

'No plans to postpone or cancel Tokyo Olympics'

IMAGE: A giant watch for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is pictured in Tokyo. Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori, on Wednesday, said his team was not......