New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) From Security And Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR) to Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions (MAHASAGAR), India’s maritime vision has grown into a leadership position, which resonates with Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) framework, as said by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi herself in a recent article. Together, the initiatives of two Premiers represent a democratic axis in the Indo-Pacific that blends security with development…
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New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) India and Japan will establish a framework to promote biogas-powered vehicles as part of efforts to strengthen clean mobility and energy security, with the two countries targeting the expansion of methane production plants for compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles in India, a report has said.A report published in The Japan Times said the two governments will exchange a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s three-day visit to I…
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Suzuki Motor President Toshihiro Suzuki and top executives of trading giant Itochu will be among the business leaders of 50 Japanese companies accompanying Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for the India-Japan annual summit, scheduled for the first week of July at Assam’s Guwahati.The Japanese business delegation is expected to focus on investment opportunities, industrial cooperation and supply chain partnerships, according to a report in Nikkei Asia.This will be Prime Min…
Tokyo, June 14 (IANS) Japan needs to continue its counterarguments about China’s narrative of “new militarism” of Tokyo and restructure its strategy towards Beijing in preparation for a prolonged conflict with the country, a report said.A report from Japan News said that “China reacted strongly to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks in the Diet last November on a potential Taiwan contingency. China is intensifying pressure on Japan and simultaneously using the narrative of “new militarism” t…
Tokyo, May 30 (IANS) Around 10,000 people gathered in front of Japan’s National Diet Building in Tokyo for an anti-war rally, protesting what they described as a series of dangerous policy moves pursued by the government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.Held under the theme “Don’t Let War Happen,” the rally saw participants holding banners reading “No to Lethal Weapons Exports” and “Stop War Profiteering,” while chanting slogans such as “No War,” “No Military Buildup,” and “Protect Peace” to exp…
Tokyo, April 17 (IANS) The Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force destroyer J S Ikazuchi sailed through Taiwan Strait on Friday, the country’s media reported. According to Japan’s leading Kyodo news agency, Tokyo had long refrained from sending MSDF vessels through the strait to avoid provoking Beijing, until September 2024 when the destroyer Sazanami became the first to do so. Two MSDF ships subsequently passed through the strait in February and June 2025.”It is the first such passage since Prime…
Tokyo, Feb 28 (IANS) Large numbers of Japanese citizens gathered in Tokyo to protest Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s attempt to revise the country’s pacifist Constitution. Nearly 1,000 people attended the demonstration in front of the prime minister’s official residence on Friday evening, holding placards reading “Oppose war, defend the Constitution,” and “No war, no Takaichi.”Protesters chanted slogans such as “No constitutional revision” and “Protect peace,” voicing strong dissatisfaction with…
Tokyo, Feb 8 (IANS) Voting in Japan’s general election began on Sunday morning, with a total of 1,284 candidates competing for 465 seats in the House of Representatives, the powerful lower chamber of parliament. The primary focus of the election is whether the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Japan Innovation Party will secure a majority and allow the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to continue, or whether the opposition will expand its strength and …
Tokyo, Jan 27 (IANS) Japanese government has lodged a strong protest after North Korea on Tuesday launched two ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan, local media reported on Tuesday. Japan’s Defence Ministry stated that one of the missiles rose to an altitude of around 80 kilometres and flew about 350 kilometres, Japanese news agency Kyodo News reported.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said that military spotted the missiles launched from a region in northern Pyongyang at around 3:50 pm…
Tokyo, Jan 10 (IANS) The city assemblies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have adopted statements urging the Japanese government to adhere to the country’s Three Non-Nuclear Principles, Kyodo News reported.The Hiroshima City Assembly unanimously adopted its statement on Friday, pointing out that the ruling party’s attempt to revise the non-nuclear principles has caused concern, and strongly urging the Japanese government to take the feelings of people in the atomic-bombed cities seriously and to uphold…