Japan

Tokyo: In a breakthrough innovation, scientists in Japan have constructed the world’s first wooden satellite, which was launched into space on Tuesday. Named LignoSat, which means ‘wood’…

Tokyo: The Japanese government on Thursday decided to lift Tokyo’s virus emergency on June 20, just over a month before the Olympic Games get underway. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga…

The two were the key forces in forming the Indian National Army (INA) The Azad Hind Fauz. Both died in 1945. They are the two Boses – Rash Behari Bose and Subash Chandra Bose. They are…

Tokyo: Japan experienced another strong earthquake on Saturday, shaking up buildings in the capital city of Tokyo and triggering a tsunami warning for Miyagi prefecture, in the country’s…

Tokyo: Japanese health authorities have found more than 90 cases of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus, the government said on Friday. The mutant variant, known as E484K, has been found in…

Fukushima (Japan): A strong earthquake was reported off Japan’s east coast around 11.15 pm local time (7.45 pm IST), shaking up buildings and triggering widespread blackouts. But no major…

Tokyo: A 30-year-old man who admitted to killing nine people after contacting them through Twitter has been sentenced to death in Japan. In a case that sent shock waves throughout the…

Tokyo: A record 3 million birds have been culled in Japan in what is presumed one of the worst bird flu outbreaks. The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) epidemic has hit poultry in…

There is a virtual boom in face masks. From ordinary ones to hi-tech ones that monitor vital signs, filter filthy air and even translate speech into other languages, there is a plehora of…

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that China has deployed 60,000 soldiers at the LAC, and India “absolutely need the United States to be their ally and partner in this fight”.…