Bitcoin set a new high on Thursday, surpassing $95,000 for the first time, as investors anticipate that President-elect Donald Trump would loosen regulation of the cryptocurrency. The digital currency reached $95,004.50 in early Asian trade, with observers expecting it to soon reach $100,000. Traders have been piling into the unit since Trump was elected at … Read more
Shigeru Ishiba won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election on Friday by securing 215 votes and is set to become the next prime minister of Japan. The former defence minister won against Sanae Takaichi, who secured 194 votes. The 67-year-old Ishiba has previously come close to securing the top position, notably in 2012 … Read more
On Friday, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will vote for a new leader to succeed Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The campaign is likely to be closely contested, with none of the nine candidates guaranteed an outright majority in the first round of voting. The election will choose Japan’s future Prime Minister, as the LDP … Read more
Dr. Masakastu Nouguchi, Associate Professor, Biodesign Department, Hiroshima University, Japan, paid a visit to Amity University Uttar Pradesh’s Noida Campus with the goal of exploring collaboration in the fields of cancer research, genome engineering, public health, neurospine, and drug discovery. Hiroshima University was founded in 1874 as a University of Arts and Sciences and now … Read more
TOKYO – Southwestern Japan prepared on Wednesday for what officials believe might be one of the most powerful storms to hit the region, with some households in the path of Typhoon Shanshan forced to evacuate and big corporations such as Toyota closing operations. Airlines and rail operators cancelled some services for the coming days as … Read more
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will hold the next edition of the ‘2+2″ dialogue with their Japanese counterparts next week with a focus on further boosting overall strategic ties and reviewing the situation in the Indo-Pacific. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday that the third edition of … Read more
Kishida Fumio, Japan’s Prime Minister, is preparing to leave aside, leaving the country to examine potential successors. Two of the six leading candidates to succeed Fumio are women, one a right-wing party member whom Fumio is expected to support. The LDP will elect the next premier in September, with over 1.1 million party members voting. … Read more
On Friday, the Indian Embassy in Japan issued a mega-quake caution to Indian residents residing in Japan, encouraging them to prepare for natural catastrophes following Thursday’s massive magnitude 7.1 earthquake. Experts believe a’megaquake’ may strike Japan in the coming days. A megaquake is defined as an earthquake with a magnitude greater than 8. Furthermore, the … Read more
The death toll from Japan’s New Year’s Day earthquake has surpassed 100, with over 200 people still missing in what is now the country’s deadliest quake in nearly eight years. The magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Japan’s west coast, causing widespread destruction and leaving 23,000 homes without power in the Hokuriku region. Search and rescue efforts … Read more
In a move that further strained already difficult relations, Japan has aligned itself with Western allies by imposing sweeping economic sanctions on Russia amid the ongoing Ukraine war. This decision follows Russia’s deployment of tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022. One notable action by Japan is the decision to hand over … Read more
In a spectacular display of natural forces, Japan has recently witnessed the emergence of a new island in its vast archipelago. Situated 1,200 kilometers south of Tokyo near Iwoto island, part of the Ogasawara island chain in the western Pacific, this extraordinary event unfolded through a series of undersea volcanic eruptions that commenced in October. … Read more
The Department of Defense has officially announced its pursuit of a nuclear bomb, the B61-13, which is anticipated to be 24 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima during World War II. The Pentagon’s request for congressional approval and funding to develop this modern variant of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb is … Read more
According to the most recent S&P Global Market Intelligence study, India is expected to overtake Japan as the world’s third-largest economy by 2030, demonstrating its rapid ascent to prominence in the global economy. India’s GDP is expected to double, from $3.5 trillion in 2022 to $7.3 trillion by the end of this decade, according to … Read more
The infectious dance trend sparked by the song ‘Kaavaalaa’ from the Rajinikanth-starrer ‘Jailer’ has now reached international shores. Hiroshi Suzuki, the Ambassador of Japan to India, embraced the trend with full enthusiasm, collaborating with popular Japanese YouTuber Mayo San to showcase his love for superstar Rajinikanth. The duo recreated the song’s energetic dance moves and … Read more
A court said on Wednesday that Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage was constitutional, delivering a blow to LGBTQ rights with the second such ruling in the only G7 nation where same-sex marriage is not permitted. READ | Hong Kong leader says central govt concerned about foreign lawyers in security But in what plaintiffs took as … Read more