India, Japan signs 2 documents on cooperation on Japanese language, bullet train

20 Mar 2023

On Monday, India and Japan signed two documents, a renewal of a memorandum of cooperation on Japanese language and the exchange of notes on a 300 billion Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) loan for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train. At a special briefing by the Foreign Secretary, Vinay Kwatra on the...

Japan PM Kishida to reveal new Indo-Pacific plan in India

20 Mar 2023

Japan PM Kishida on Monday reveals that he will announce his new plan on Free and Open Indo-Pacific on the soil of India, which he said is an "indispensable partner" of his country. While conversing with the media during a joint press release which was held for the bilateral talks...

Shinzo Abe’s costly state funeral witnesses protests

27 Sep 2022

Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated on the campaign trail in July, is being given his last rites on Tuesday. But former Prime Minister's funeral has met a mass protest. The protests, which have continued for around 2 months, has become a huge problem for Japan's current Prime...

In order to increase tourism, Japan eases visa requirements

12 Sep 2022

Fuji News Network on Monday reported that Japan’s government is planning to restrain the tourist visa requirements as a part of a further easing of border controls enacted to stop the spread of COVID-19. Before the pandemic, Japan did not need tourist visas for 68 countries and regions. The decision...

Shinzo Abe’s state funeral to be held in Japan on September 2

22 Jul 2022

Shinzo Abe's official funeral will take place on September 27, according to the Japanese government, local media reported on Friday. According to the Kyodo news agency, the event will take place in the Nippon Budokan venue in Tokyo's Kitanomaru National Garden. Notably, former prime minister Shigeru Yoshida's state funeral in...

DESPITE COVID FURY, JAPAN PM FIRM TO HOST OLYMPICS

05 Jan 2021

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday that he is determined to host the Tokyo Olympic Games although the Covid-19 pandemic situation is worsening in his country. Suga told a press conference that he will prepare for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games with “determination” and take all possible...