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Japan issues tsunami advisory following quake

7:45 pm June 18, 2019

Tokyo: Japan issued a tsunami advisory Tuesday after a strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit the northwest of the country. A wave of one metre (three feet) is expected to hit the coast of the Sea of Japan, north of Tokyo, the nation’s meteorological agency said.

Indian men's team to resume international hockey with Europe tour

USA seal direct semifinal spot; Japan, South Africa to go through cross-overs

8:59 pm June 10, 2019

Bhubaneswar: The USA continued a fine run and held Asian champions Japan 2-2 to qualify for the semi-finals as Pool B toppers in the FIH Series Finals hockey tournament, while South Africa blanked Mexico 6-0 to make it to the cross-overs here Monday. The match between world no. 18 Japan and world no. 35 USA witnessed a hard-fought first two quarters but both […]

Sri Lanka signs port deal with India, Japan

11:24 pm May 29, 2019

Colombo: Sri Lanka has signed a deal with India and Japan to develop a deep-sea container terminal here amid increasing forays by China which has taken a strategic port on a 99-year lease that has worried New Delhi. The three countries will jointly build the East Container Terminal at the Port of Colombo. High Commissioner […]

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US removes India from its currency monitoring list

2:00 pm May 29, 2019

Washington: The Trump administration on Tuesday removed India from its currency monitoring list of major trading partners, citing certain developments and steps being taken by New Delhi which address some of its major concerns. Switzerland is the other nation that has been removed by the US from its currency monitoring list which among others include […]

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US-Japan vision for Indo-Pacific serves as foundation for global partnership: White House

11:49 am May 23, 2019

Washington: The vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific that the United States and Japan share serves as the foundation for a global partnership that strengthens security, prosperity and order around the world, the White House has said. In fact, the US-Japan alliance serves as the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region, […]