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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe will host PM Modi at his holiday home in the picturesque Yamanashi prefecture for a private dinner on Sunday. (Photo: File | PTI)

PM Modi to meet Japan’s Shinzo Abe today; regional security on agenda

13th India-Japan annual summit seeks to review progress in ties and deepen strategic dimension of bilateral relationship.

28 Oct 2018 8:58 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday left for Japan to attend the annual summit with his counterpart Shinzo Abe. (Photo: Twitter | @PMOIndia)

PM Modi leaves for Japan to attend annual summit with counterpart Shinzo Abe

Modi will be hosted by Abe for private dinner at his holiday home on Oct 28, perhaps, the first such reception extended to a foreign leader.

27 Oct 2018 2:03 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Japan this weekend for an annual summit with his counterpart Shinzo Abe, and the proposed Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement between the two militaries is on the agenda. (Photo: AP)

Japan, India may ink military pact

Bilateral agreement will allow access to each other’s bases: Tokyo

24 Oct 2018 12:50 AM

Abe handily defeated his sole challenger, Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister. (Photo: File)

Japan's Shinzo Abe re-elected as as party head, to continue as PM

With a third term as party leader, Abe is poised to become Japan’s longest-serving leader in August 2021.

20 Sep 2018 11:22 AM

Speaking at an economic forum with Japan's Shinzo Abe and China's Xi Jinping in the far eastern city of Vladivostok, Putin urged the men to address the media and said there was 'nothing criminal'. 'We know who they are, we have found them,' Putin said. (Photo: File)

Two Skripal poisoning suspects are 'civilians', says Putin

The British government has said Putin is ultimately responsible for the attack, a claim the Kremlin has strongly denied.

12 Sep 2018 1:49 PM

Donald Trump wants to stop the subsidies that growing economies like India and China have been receiving as he wants the US, which he considers as a developing nation, to grow faster than any other nation. (Photo: File)

Donald Trump says India called him, wants trade deal with US

'Frankly, I'll tell you, India called us the other day. They said they would like to start doing trade deal, first time,' Trump said.

11 Sep 2018 8:16 AM

Cars are stuck in mud covered road after an earthquake in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. (Photo: AP)

One killed, 32 missing after 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits Japan’s Hokkaido island

Public broadcaster NHK reported the first confirmed fatality and said 120 people had also been injured after the 6.7-magnitude quake.

06 Sep 2018 9:01 AM

Japan's weather agency has issued warnings about possible landslides, flooding and violent winds, as well as high tides, lightning and tornadoes in a swath of western Japan including the major cities of Osaka and Kyoto. (Photo: AFP)

Strongest in 25 years, typhoon Jebi hits Japan

Typhoon Jebi, packing winds of up to 216 kms per hour, made landfall in western Japan.

04 Sep 2018 12:18 PM

The Prime Minister also appreciated the progress in defence technology cooperation between the two countries. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi welcomes deepening India, Japan ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said defence cooperation was a key pillar of the relationship between India and Japan.

21 Aug 2018 6:08 AM

European Council President Donald Tusk, left, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker greet each other. (Photo: File/AP)

EU, Japan sign landmark trade deal to eliminate nearly all tariffs

The ambitious pact signed in Tokyo runs counter to President Donald Trump’s moves to hike tariffs on imports from many US trading partners.

17 Jul 2018 6:27 PM

The President's statement comes a day after Singapore designated a special event area of the Sentosa island tourist resort for Tuesday's historic summit, which is expected to be covered by over 2,500 journalists from across the world. (Photo: AP)

Preparations for N Korea summit moving along very well: Trump

Multiple US and N Korean teams are holding simultaneous meetings ahead of the Singapore Summit.

06 Jun 2018 12:57 PM

Abe and Trump spoke by telephone a day after American and North Korean officials met at a border truce village to prepare for the summit. (Photo: AFP)

Donald Trump, Shinzo Abe say 'imperative' to dismantle North Korean weapons

Trump said the summit could go ahead as planned following a more appeasing statement from Pyongyang and productive talks with North Korea.

29 May 2018 8:59 AM

The gathering of South Korean, Japanese and Chinese leaders is the latest move in a diplomatic whirlwind centred around North Korea. (Photo: AFP)

S Korea, Japan, China to hold summit next week

The gathering on May 9 will bring together the South's President Moon Jae-in, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.

01 May 2018 7:42 PM

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during the Inter-Korean summit in the Peace House building on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom. (Photo: AFP)

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un willing to talk to Japan any time, says Seoul

The Japanese premier had cautiously welcomed inter-Korea summit but urged Pyongyang to take 'concrete action' toward nuclear disarmament.

29 Apr 2018 4:23 PM

The Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine on Wednesday reported that Education Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi visited a yoga studio in the hip Ebisu district in Tokyo using a state car, and took private lessons there. (Photo: AFP)

Japan Education Min Yoshimasa Hayashi apologises after 'Sexy Private Yoga' claims

'I apologise for creating confusion amid a tense parliamentary situation,' Hayashi said.

25 Apr 2018 3:14 PM

Waiting at the door, the US president smiled and held out his hand for Macron to shake, and the French leader kissed him on both cheeks. (Photo: AP)

Emmanuel Macron visits Trump land, terms France an 'ally' for US

Trump himself told Macron their 'friendship' was 'unbreakable' during his trip to Paris last year.

24 Apr 2018 6:31 PM

Gold prices steady on weaker US dollar, trade tension support

Gold prices were steady on Tuesday as the US dollar remained on the back foot.

17 Apr 2018 11:53 AM

Bilateral visits by Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping are also being planned. (Photo: AFP)

China, Japan vow 'new starting point' in bilateral ties

Japan is pushing to host a trilateral meeting between PM Shinzo Abe, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

16 Apr 2018 6:32 PM

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his ratings in a slump amid a suspected cronyism scandal and cover-up, apologised again on Sunday for causing anxiety and loss of confidence in his government. (Photo: File)

Go to jail Abe: Protesters urge Japanese PM to resign over cronyism scandal

Protesters urged Abe to resign, as riot police kept tight security outside the venue of his ruling party’s annual convention.

25 Mar 2018 5:12 PM

Japan’s Abe, wife under fire over cover-up of cronyism

Mr Aso told a hastily arranged press conference, “Changing official documents is very grave and extremely regrettable and I deeply apologise.”

13 Mar 2018 1:56 AM

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