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India, Japan ink first military tech transfer pact for development of UNICORN mast for naval ships

Developed jointly by three Japanese companies, these antennas are currently fitted on Mogami class frigates of Japan Maritime Self Defence force.

India, Japan ink first military technology transfer pact for development of UNICORN mast for naval ships

India, Japan ink first military technology transfer pact for development of UNICORN mast for naval ships

India, Japan ink first military tech transfer pact for development of UNICORN mast for naval ships

Japan marks modern-day adventurer's final stop on 46,000 km trek across Asia

Modern-day adventurer Omar Nok became a social media celebrity, attracting more than 750,000 Instagram followers, as he documented his circuitous 46,239 kilometre (28,732 miles) route from Egypt across a dozen countries without once boarding a plane.

15 November 2024, 09:07 IST

Japan marks modern-day adventurer's final stop on 46,000 km trek across Asia

Japan marks modern-day adventurer's final stop on 46,000 km trek across Asia

Japan marks modern-day adventurer's final stop on 46,000 km trek across Asia

15 November 2024, 09:07 IST

Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba survives parliament vote as Trump looms large

Underlining that fragility, Monday's vote in parliament, broadcast on television, went to a runoff for the first time in 30 years, with no candidate able to muster majority support in the first round.

11 November 2024, 10:47 IST

Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba survives parliament vote as Trump looms large

Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba survives parliament vote as Trump looms large

Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba survives parliament vote as Trump looms large

11 November 2024, 10:47 IST

Head of key Japan opposition party admits to extra-marital affair

SmartFlash reported that Tamaki, 55, and a 39-year-old model and entertainer rendezvoused in July and October. It published a photo of Tamaki in a grey hoodie as he emerged from a bar, followed 20 minutes later by the woman.

11 November 2024, 03:57 IST

Head of key Japan opposition party admits to extra-marital affair

Head of key Japan opposition party admits to extra-marital affair

Head of key Japan opposition party admits to extra-marital affair

11 November 2024, 03:57 IST

Japan PM battles for survival in parliament vote as Trump looms large

Ishiba, who called the snap poll after coming into office on October. 1, is expected to prevail as his Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partner Komeito won the biggest block of seats in the election, while losing the majority held since 2012.

11 November 2024, 00:50 IST

Japan PM battles for survival in parliament vote as Trump looms large

Japan PM battles for survival in parliament vote as Trump looms large

Japan PM battles for survival in parliament vote as Trump looms large

11 November 2024, 00:50 IST

Blurred lines: 'Fictosexual' man celebrates 6th wedding anniversary with vocaloid 'wife' in Japan

Japan's Akihiko Kondo, aged 41, is happily married to a fictitious vocaloid named Hatsune Miku, and recently celebrated their sixth anniversary with much vigour and fervour.

09 November 2024, 16:08 IST

Blurred lines: 'Fictosexual' man celebrates 6th wedding anniversary with vocaloid 'wife' in Japan

Blurred lines: 'Fictosexual' man celebrates 6th wedding anniversary with vocaloid 'wife' in Japan

Blurred lines: 'Fictosexual' man celebrates 6th wedding anniversary with vocaloid 'wife' in Japan

09 November 2024, 16:08 IST

World's first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space

LignoSat, developed by Kyoto University and homebuilder Sumitomo Forestry, will be flown to the International Space Station on a SpaceX mission, and later released into orbit about 400 km (250 miles) above the Earth.

05 November 2024, 04:55 IST

World's first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space

World's first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space

World's first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space

05 November 2024, 04:55 IST

Japan's rising minimum wage likely to push up inflation, Bank of Japan says

Sustained, broadening wage increases are among prerequisites the Bank of Japan has set in raising interest rates from current near-zero levels.

03 November 2024, 11:05 IST

Japan's rising minimum wage likely to push up inflation, Bank of Japan says

Japan's rising minimum wage likely to push up inflation, Bank of Japan says

Japan's rising minimum wage likely to push up inflation, Bank of Japan says

03 November 2024, 11:05 IST

Can quake-prone Japan ever embrace nuclear energy again?

Around 2022, a majority of the public began to express support for restarting the nation’s nuclear plants, most of which have remained offline since an earthquake and tsunami caused a nuclear meltdown in Fukushima prefecture in 2011.

01 November 2024, 06:11 IST

Can quake-prone Japan ever embrace nuclear energy again?

Can quake-prone Japan ever embrace nuclear energy again?

Can quake-prone Japan ever embrace nuclear energy again?

01 November 2024, 06:11 IST

US, Japan and South Korea strongly condemn North Korea's ICBM launch

North Korea said it tested an ICBM earlier on Thursday, upgrading what it called the 'world's most powerful strategic weapon', as Seoul warned Pyongyang could get missile technology from Russia for helping with the war in Ukraine.

31 October 2024, 17:15 IST

US, Japan and South Korea strongly condemn North Korea's ICBM launch

US, Japan and South Korea strongly condemn North Korea's ICBM launch

US, Japan and South Korea strongly condemn North Korea's ICBM launch

31 October 2024, 17:15 IST