Tag: Japan
Ali on target as Qatar stun Japan to win first Asian...
ABU DHABI: Almoez Ali scored with a spectacular overhead kick for a record ninth goal of the Asian Cup to set Qatar on their way...
Mayweather floors Japan’s Nasukawa in just two minutes
TOKYO: Floyd "Money" Mayweather beat Japanese kickboxing phenomenon Tenshin Nasukawa by a technical knockout Monday after just two minutes of a New Year's Eve...
With Olympic boxing on the ropes, Japan fighters fear dashed dreams
HACHIOJI: Yudai Shigeoka has long dreamed of becoming a world boxing champion, but a decision that could see the sport excluded from the 2020...
Japan gives $4.6m in aid to Pakistan for eradication of polio
ISLAMABAD: The government of Japan on Monday announced to provide JPY 510 million in grant aid to support the supply of the essential polio vaccine for the...
Japan urged to tap lucrative investment opportunities in ‘Naya Punjab’
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Sardar Usman Buzdar on Tuesday said there are tremendous business opportunities and a potential of investment in Pakistan, especially in...
Rare ‘victory’ as Iran women attend Asian football final
TEHRAN: Hundreds of Iranian women attended a crunch football match in Tehran, in a rare step seen Sunday as a "victory" by local newspapers and...
Pakistan, Japan renew commitment of bilateral ties
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Japan, while reaffirming the importance of their relationship on Thursday, expressed satisfaction at the present state of bilateral cooperation and renewed their...
Japan, India leaders build ties amid trade, security worries
TOKYO: The leaders of Japan and India are reaffirming their ties amid growing worries about trade and regional stability.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who...
Japan, China strike deals during Abe visit as ties improve
BEIJING: Japan and China signed $2.6 billion in business deals and touted their warmer ties on Friday during a rare visit to Beijing by Japanese...
Pompeo pledges coordination with Japan in North Korea talks
TOKYO: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday he would coordinate closely with Japan during denuclearization talks with North Korea and promised...
Hamilton storms to 80th pole in Japan, Vettel ninth
SUZUKA: Lewis Hamilton timed his run to perfection in changing conditions to take a record-extending 80th pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix on...
Pompeo in Tokyo for talks ahead of Pyongyang visit
TOKYO: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Tokyo on Saturday for talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other officials ahead of...
North Korea joins South Korean protest over Japan’s ‘Rising Sun’ flag
SEOUL: Japan should refrain from flying the “Rising Sun” flag on a warship in a fleet review planned in South Korea next week, a...
Japan pledges $2.7m to support Pakistanis, Afghans
Takashi Kurai, Menikdiwela sign agreement with top Afghan affairs official
ISLAMABAD: The Japan government on Wednesday pledged a contribution of 2.7 million dollars to support...
Talented students to be selected thru test for Science Olympiads
ISLAMABAD: The 16th National Science Talent Contest (NSTC-16) will be launched in mid-October to select Pakistani team of talented students for participation in the International...
Islamabad desires relationship of mutual respect with Washington, Qureshi tells Trump
--FM expresses Pakistani govt's desire to revive relations with US in meeting with Mike Pompeo
NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has told United States...
Japan’s Abe re-elected as party head, to stay on as PM
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected as head of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a landslide Thursday, paving the way for...
