Bengaluru : Global software major Infosys on Friday said it has formed a joint venture (JV) with Hitachi Ltd, Panasonic Corp and Pasona Inc to enhance its presence in Japan. “The company will acquire 81 per cent equity stake in ...
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Shimla : Himachal Pradesh, country’s off-season cash crops bowl, has sought additional funds of Rs 1,000 crore from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for extending a crop diversification project, an official said on Friday. The state is aiming to ...
Read More »Japan bank keen to work with Turkey in third countries
By Tuba Sahin, Istanbul: Collaboration between Japanese and Turkish firms in other third countries, especially in Africa could bring success since they complement each other, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) senior official said on Tuesday. “Especially in Africa region ...
Read More »Japan: Over 500 million dollars of digital theft
By Zehra Ulucak, Ankara: Hackers stole $534 million from Japan’s digital currency exchange Coincheck, according to local media reports. Coincheck’s statement said, hackers broke in Friday at 02:57 (1757GMT). The crypto-currency was sent from the NEM address of Coincheck. NEM ...
Read More »US to sell missiles worth over $133 mn to Japan
Washington : The US has approved the sale of missiles worth $133.3 million to Japan, saying it will serve to reinforce the Asian country’s defence against the ballistic missile threat from North Korea. The consignment, which must still be approved ...
Read More »Japan will not relocate embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem: Minister
Amman : Japan will not relocate its embassy from Israel’s Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has said. In talks with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi, Kono on Tuesday said that Tokyo considers Jerusalem as one of ...
Read More »Japan imposes new unilateral sanctions on N.Korea
Tokyo : The Japanese government on Friday imposed new unilateral sanctions on North Korea, which include freezing the assets of Pyongyang-based companies, in response to the launch of the country’s latest ballistic missile. The new sanctions come as an addition ...
Read More »Japanese Emperor to abdicate in April 2019
Tokyo : Japanese Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate on April 30, 2019, after a nearly 30 years reign and marking an end of an imperial era, the Imperial House Council announced on Friday. The 10-member Council including Prime Minister ...
Read More »Duterte in Japan ahead of Asean meet
Tokyo : Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday began his two-day state visit to Japan, to address the regional challenges ahead of the Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). Duterte would meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...
Read More »7 dead, over 90 injured as typhoon Lan lashes Japan
Tokyo : At least seven persons were killed and over 90 injured as typhoon Lan lashed wide swathes of Japan after making landfall in central Japan early on Monday. This season’s 21st typhoon made landfall at Shizuoka Prefecture central Japan ...
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