Tag: Japan
Japan, Iran to start investment talks next week
Japan hopes the lifting of sanctions will lead to increased auto exports to Iran and more Iranian energy imports
Japan and Iran will start talks...
Conference on “Role of Multinationals in Economic Development” at LCCI
A Conference on “Role of Multinationals in the Economic Development” was carried out here at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry on Thursday.
The...
Japanese women go gaga over Shabani, the ‘good-looking’ gorilla
The gorilla’s rise to fame has been fuelled largely by Twitter, where fans post pictures of him claiming he is ‘too handsome’.
Japan contributes $16m for FATA IDPs, Afghan refugees
The government of Japan Tuesday announced that it has disbursed $ 16.21 million in total to UN Development Programme (UNDP), UN-Habitat (the UN Human...
Merkel urges Japan to settle sex slavery dispute
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday urged Japan to resolve issues surrounding Tokyo’s system of wartime sex slavery, her second foray into the delicate...
Billionaire Paul Allen finds sunken Japan WWII warship
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Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen says he's found a massive Japanese World War II battleship off the Philippines near where it sank over...
World’s oldest person celebrates a day before turning 117
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The world's oldest person, Misao Okawa, says 117 years doesn't seem like such a long time.
Okawa, the daughter of a kimono maker, made the...
Japan police arrest teen for ‘IS-inspired’ killing
Japanese police on Friday arrested a teenager on suspicion of killing a 13-year-old schoolboy, in a chilling murder some local media suggested was inspired...
A night with Godzilla? In Japan, anything is possible
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If you've ever wanted to sleep with a giant lizard -- and let's face it, you only live once - one Japanese hotel has...
Japan’s Robear: Strength of a robot, face of a bear
Forget the frightening androids of dystopian sci-fi, the future of robots is cute polar bears that can lift elderly people into and out of...
Japan unveils $15.5m aid against Mideast terrorism
Japan on Tuesday announced $15.5 million to fight “terrorism” in the Middle East and Africa, as Tokyo tries to demonstrate its resolve despite the...
Do you wanna build a snowman? Japanese city makes 1,585
A small Japanese city has claimed a new snowman-building world record, an official said Monday, after a winter storm dumped tonnes of the white...
Japan killjoys protest Valentine’s ‘love capitalists’
As Japan celebrated Valentine's Day on Saturday a group of killjoys marched through Tokyo protesting what it called the "passion-based capitalism" of the annual...
Japan provides Rs 5.1m for 25 primary schools in Hyderabad
The government of Japan extended a grant of US$51,215 (approximately Rs.5.1 million) to Sindh Development Society for “The Project for the Provision of Water,...
New law to require workaholic Japanese to take days off
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College-educated and gainfully employed 36-year-old Eriko Sekiguchi should be a sought after friend or date, planning nights on the town and faraway...
Over 100 drugged and raped in Japan fake clinical study
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Japanese police have arrested a man for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting more than 100 women who believed they were taking part in a...
IS claims beheading second Japanese captive
Abe vowed to “never forgive terrorists” after news of the video broke early Sunday morning in Japan.