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'We were the original founders of the Non-Aligned Movement. Instead of going for alliances, we have had engagement with various countries,' said General Rawat. (Photo: PTI)

India engaging with Aus, Japan, US to ensure freedom of navigation: Gen Rawat

The engagement came after an informal dialogue- Quadrilateral Security Dialogue which initiated in 2007 by Japan, US, Australia and India.

07 Mar 2018 8:54 AM

The source added that the preferred terminology was to call the plan an ‘alternative’ to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, rather than a ‘rival.’ (Photos: File)

India, US, Japan, Aus form ‘quad’ to compete with China’s BRI: report

The United States, Japan, India and Australia have recently revived four-way talks to deepen security cooperation.

19 Feb 2018 3:05 PM

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with his son Hadrien feeds an elephant during a tour of the elephant sanctuary in Mathura. (Photo: PTI)

Justin Trudeau in Modi’s home state today

Trudeau will be holding delegation-level talks with PM Modi this week on Friday.

19 Feb 2018 3:15 AM

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will travel to South Korea for the opening ceremony of the Games, where he is expected to hold talks on Korean ‘comfort women’ used by the Japanese as war-time sex slaves. (Photo: File)

Japan protests unified Korea Olympic flag with disputed isles

The two Koreas have agreed to march together under the unification flag at the Games' opening ceremony on February 9.

05 Feb 2018 12:43 PM

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid the foundation stone for India’s first bullet train in September, 2017. It will link Mumbai with Ahmedabad, the largest commercial city in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state Gujarat. (Photo: PTI)

Japanese firm to benefit most from India's bullet train: report

Japan is funding most of the project with firms likely to supply at least 70 per cent of the core components of rail line.

18 Jan 2018 7:15 PM

The Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Trump's Winter WH where the president hosts world leaders, is checked annually by the state of Florida. (Photo: AP)

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club cited for serious violations: report

According to the report, the November inspections of the club's two main kitchens, meanwhile, yielded a total 15 violations.

16 Jan 2018 2:57 PM

Shinzo Abe, wife Akie while boarding the PM's official plane, one of which has lost a wing panel (Photo: AFP)

In embarrassing mishap, wing panel of Japan PM's official jet falls off

ASDF spokesperson said, 'The air force would conduct an investigation to determine why the panel had fallen off Abe's plane.'

12 Jan 2018 12:58 PM

Kim Jong-un in his new year’s speech to the country warned US claiming that he had a ‘nuclear button is on his desk at all times.’ (Photo: File)

North Korea fires missile which accidentally lands on its own city

Satellite images show a cleared ground indicating damages cause to a building and a greenhouse.

05 Jan 2018 4:32 PM

‘It is not an exaggeration to say that the security environment surrounding Japan is at its severest since World War Two. I will protect the people's lives and peaceful living in any situation,’ Shinzo Abe told a New Year news conference. (Photo: File)

Japan’s security endangered due to N Korea, situation like WW2: Shinzo Abe

Abe said Japan would take new steps to strengthen its defence posture but he did not go to specifics.

04 Jan 2018 4:31 PM

Some experts see it as unlikely that Moon’s government will spark a full-blown diplomatic row with Japan by scrapping the deal when the allies face pressing needs to form a strong united front against North Korea’s growing nuclear threat. (Photo: File)

S Korean Prez says sex slave deal with Japan flawed amid victims’ grievances

Thousands of women were sent to front-line military brothels to provide sex to Japanese soldiers during World War II.

28 Dec 2017 12:04 PM

Guterres, who was in Japan to attend an international conference on universal health coverage, said it's important that all parties understand the urgency of finding a peaceful solution. (Photo: File)

Important to avoid miscalculations with N Korea: UN chief

Guterres, who met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, said the UN's objective is to avoid a conflict.

15 Dec 2017 12:30 PM

The sanctions list now comprises 103 entities and 108 individuals in total, including seven Chinese entities, five Chinese individuals, one Singaporean entity and two Namibian entities, it said. (Photo: File)

Japan extends assets-freeze sanctions on North Korea

Japan has already imposed strict sanctions on North Korea, including a blanket ban on trade and port calls.

15 Dec 2017 12:15 PM

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres (Photo: AP)

Don’t sleepwalk into war with North: UN chief

The secretary-general’s trip comes after Jeffrey Feltman, the UN’s political affairs chief, visited North Korea earlier this month.

15 Dec 2017 1:07 AM

Hiramatsu said that the two countries were discovering new avenues of collaboration, for instance, in retail, services sectors, and start-ups. (Photo: PTI | File)

India most essential partner of Japan, says Japanese envoy

Hiramatsu said the strategic dialogue between the Modi-Shinzo Abe on regional, global issues was becoming increasingly deep and substantial.

14 Dec 2017 8:10 AM

Washington and Seoul staged their biggest-ever joint air drill last week in a show of force against Pyongyang, which is subject to multiple sets of UN sanctions over its ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programmes. (Photo: File/Representational)

US, S Korea, Japan start missile-tracking drill against N Korea

Both South Korea and Japan have security alliances with the US, although their own relationship is marred by disputes.

11 Dec 2017 10:39 AM

Akihito was 56 years old when he ascended the throne after the death of his father, beginning the Heisei Era. (Photo: AP)

New era in Japan: Emperor Akihito to abdicate throne for eldest son

The much admired Emperor and his wife are often seen making visits to disaster victims and carrying out other official duties.

01 Dec 2017 9:52 AM

Pyongyang's state-run radio station said the announcement would be made at 0330 GMT without providing details. (Photo: AP)

North Korea to make important announcement at 0330 GMT

The nuclear-armed North test-fired Wednesday morning a missile that could bring the entire continental United States within range.

29 Nov 2017 2:33 PM

One of the bodies was found early Saturday, with the second corpse discovered Sunday by passers-by who were walking along the beach, which is some 750 kilometres east of North Korea. (Photo: File/Representational)

Heavily-decomposed bodies, possibly of N Korean fishermen found on Japan’s coast

The discovery comes just days after a group of eight fishermen, who claim to be from North Korea, washed up on Japan's northern coast.

27 Nov 2017 12:43 PM

Nationalists like Abe say the constitution is a humiliating relic imposed by US occupiers after Japan's defeat in World War II. (Photo: AP)

Confident of progress in amending Japan’s constitution: Shinzo Abe

Abe wants to change the wording of the document to affirm Japan's right to have a full-fledged military.

17 Nov 2017 7:13 PM

In September this year, PM Narendra Modi and his visiting Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe had launched the ambitious Rs 1.10 lakh crore project for India’s first bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai that will run at a maximum speed of 350 kmph covering the 508-km stretch in under three hours. (Photo: PTI/File)

France may offer cheaper trains to India

It may be recalled that Japan is financially and technologically assisting India on a high-speed rail project from Mumbai to Ahmedabad.

16 Nov 2017 6:39 AM

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