Japan

Workers wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, stand near a machine measuring body temperature at a convention hall in Tokyo (Photo: Reuters)

Japan PM calls for nationwide closure of schools over coronavirus

3 min read . 27 Feb 2020

Shinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister, right, gestures to speak during a budget committee session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday (Photo: Bloomberg)

Tokyo's pro-baseball league to hold games without spectators until 15 March

2 min read . 26 Feb 2020

A bus believed to be carrying Hong Kong passengers from the cruise ship Diamond Princess, leaves Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal (REUTERS)

Coronavirus: 6 Chinese screened in Shimla, IAF evacuation flight delayed

4 min read . 20 Feb 2020

A bus leaves the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship at a port on Sunday in Yokohama, near Tokyo. (AP)

2 more Indians on quarantined ship off Japan test positive for coronavirus

2 min read . 16 Feb 2020

Coronavirus: WHO readies master plan to tackle rapid spread in China

2 min read . 14 Feb 2020

Passengers look out from a deck of the cruise ship Diamond Princess at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo (REUTERS)

Coronavirus update: Infections on Japan cruise ship leap to 174

2 min read . 12 Feb 2020

Paramedic staff wearing face masks leave a hotel (REUTERS)

Coronavirus update: Deaths near 500; Japan says 10 on cruise infected

5 min read . 05 Feb 2020

On 31 December, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO)'s China Office was informed of cases of pneumonia caused by a new strain virus in Wuhan in central China (AP)

The new coronavirus: What we know about the deadly outbreak

2 min read . 22 Jan 2020

A man walks past at an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo (AP)

Japan's Nikkei drops to 1-month low on US-Iran jitters

1 min read . 06 Jan 2020

Japan’s SMBC picks up 5.4% stake in PE-backed Northern Arc Capital

2 min read . 16 Dec 2019

A file photo of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: Mint)

India asks Japan to reduce trade surplus before Shinzo Abe's visit next week

1 min read . 10 Dec 2019

PM Narendra Modi shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a meeting (File photo: Reuters)

India-Japan annual summit to take place from 15-17 December

1 min read . 06 Dec 2019

The mess at Karvy Stock Broking Ltd seems to be much bigger than first believed. Photo: Mint

Markets may trend lower on weak macros, telecom stocks in focus post tariff hike

3 min read . 02 Dec 2019

Foreign Affairs Minister of Japan, Toshimitsu Motegi and Minister of Defence of Japan, Taro Kono meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on Saturday (Photo: ANI)

Tokyo indicates efforts are on to address India’s concerns on RCEP

2 min read . 01 Dec 2019

India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono as India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi look on before their meeting in New Delhi. India and Japan urged all countries to ensure that all territory under their control is not used to launch terrorist attacks on other countries (Photo: Reuters)

India and Japan call upon Pakistan to take resolute action against terror

2 min read . 30 Nov 2019

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Toshimitsu Motegi look on, before India-Japan Foreign and Defence Ministerial Dialogue (2+2) meeting, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

India, Japan hold first 'two-plus-two' dialogue

1 min read . 30 Nov 2019

TMEIC President Masahiko Yamawaki (TMEIC)

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Committed to helping India develop, says Masahiko Yamawaki of TMEIC

4 min read . 08 Nov 2019

It was not immediately known how much either of the firms have invested in the JV, but a person aware of the development said SoftBank and its Vision Fund will have a 50% share in the venture (Photo: Mint)

Oyo launches Japan hotels in SoftBank JV

1 min read . 24 Oct 2019

US-Japan trade deal: The US has said this agreement is just the first phase of a broader pact.

US, Japan sign trade deal on farm goods and digital trade

2 min read . 08 Oct 2019

Amid trade spat, South Korean President questions Japan's intentions

09 Aug 2019

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