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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.

5 Feb 2018 12:43 PM IST

North Koreas 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...

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

29 April 2018 4:23 PM IST

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...

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

25 April 2018 3:14 PM IST

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 April 2018 6:31 PM IST

Gold prices went down by Rs 200 to Rs 31,350 per ten grams at the bullion market on Friday.

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 April 2018 11:53 AM IST

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...

16 April 2018 6:32 PM IST

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...

17 July 2018 6:27 PM IST

Hisahitos birth in 2006 was seen as a miracle by conservatives eager to preserve the males-only succession. (Photo: Social Media)

Fate of Japan's royal dynasty rests on shoulders of 13-year-old

Hisahito, 13, the lone royal male in his generation, is second in line to throne after his father Crown Prince Akishino.

18 Oct 2019 12:17 PM IST

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 to allocate 710 million yen to support Typhoon Hagibis hit areas

As per Cabinet Office, around 5,500 people remain housed in shelters and more than 2,30,000 people had been evacuated...

16 Oct 2019 6:43 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe held talks on Thursday during which they discussed a range of issues of mutual interest, the first meeting between the two leaders since the start of Japans Reiwa era. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI

Indo-Japan 2+2 meet to be held in Delhi today

Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale had earlier this year said the two prime ministers are personal friends .

30 Nov 2019 2:23 AM IST

Wednesday marks Abes 2,887th day in office, topping the record previously set by Taro Katsura, a revered politician who served three times between 1901 and 1913. (Photo: File)

Shinzo Abe becomes Japan's longest-serving Premier with 2,887 days in...

The 65-year-old is also the second-longest-serving leader of the Group of Seven major economies behind only German...

20 Nov 2019 10:49 AM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

New citizenship law lets down India's diplomacy

Why our home minister brought in Afghanistan within the CAA's ambit is a mystery.

16 Dec 2019 12:00 AM IST