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New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Paris Olympic women’s 57kg champion wrestler Tsugumi Sakurai of Japan has decided to retire at the tender age of 24 to begin a second career nurturing a new generation of wrestlers and serving as a goodwill ambassador of sports for her native Kochi Prefecture in western Japan.Sakurai triumph in Paris came after winning three consecutive world titles, at 55kg in 2021 and back-to-back golds at 57kg in 2022 and 2023. “Thank you for your continued support. I have decided …

Kohima, Jan 28 (IANS) Highlighting its long-term economic significance, Nagaland’s Deputy Chief Minister T. R. Zeliang on Wednesday said that the Nagaland-Japan Connect is a strategic economic intervention designed to enhance bilateral cooperation, promote investments, and accelerate the state’s growth trajectory. Delivering the keynote address at the ‘Nagaland–Japan Connect 2026’ at the Integrated Business Hub and Innovation Centre (IBHIC) in Dimapur, the Deputy Chief Minister describ…