Tokyo, July 6 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Tokyo on Monday thanked visiting members of Japan’s Diet for their support in bolstering India-Japan partnership.”Charge d’Affaires Madhu Sudan welcomed Representative Junichi Mizuoka of the Constitutional Democratic Party, along with the party’s members of the Diet. We sincerely thank you for your strong support for the partnership between India and Japan,” the Embassy wrote on X.Madhu Sudan also visited a retrospective exhibition of the former Prime…
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Tokyo (Japan), July 6 (IANS) O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) successfully convened the 3rd India-Japan Higher Education Forum 2026 on the theme “Shaping Universities of the Future in the Era of Human and Artificial Intelligence.”The Forum in Tokyo brought together senior university leaders, diplomats, policymakers, academics and students from India and Japan for a substantive dialogue on higher education, academic mobility, research collaboration, technology, sustainability and education…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) When Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in India, the visit was hailed as another milestone in the Indo-Japanese partnership. Yet, for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this relationship is not merely a matter of statecraft — it is a personal journey that began long before he assumed office in 2014.His fascination with Japan, its culture, and its technological brilliance stretches back decades, weaving a story of friendship, curiosity, and vision.Prime Minister …
Guwahati, June 23 (IANS) The proposed summit-level meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is now likely to be held in New Delhi instead of Guwahati, with logistical considerations reportedly prompting a rethink of plans to host the high-profile engagement in Assam, sources said on Tuesday. Takaichi is expected to visit India from July 1 to 3 for the annual India-Japan summit, which will mark her first official trip to the country since assuming of…
Tokyo, May 22 (IANS) Akie Abe, wife of late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, visited the Indian Embassy in Tokyo earlier this week, recalling her late husband’s deep love for India and his friendship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In her interaction with India’s Ambassador to Japan, Nagma M Mallick, Akie Abe also touched upon her charitable endeavours and work with young people.”It was a rare privilege to welcome Ms Akie Abe to the Embassy earlier this week. Former Prime Minister Shinzo A…
Seoul, April 21 (IANS) South Korea expressed deep regret on Tuesday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a ritual offering to a war shrine seen as symbolising, if not whitewashing, Japan’s militaristic past. Takaichi sent the offering to the Yasukuni Shrine honouring Japanese war dead, including 14 Class A criminals convicted by the Allies in international tribunals for their roles in World War II, on the occasion of the annual spring festival.Her key Cabinet members and other lawma…
Tokyo, April 21 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine on the occasion of its spring festival. Takaichi sent a ritual “masakaki” tree offering to the war-linked shrine on the first day of its three-day ceremony.Yasukuni Shrine, located in central Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward, has long been a source of diplomatic friction between Japan and its neighbours, reports Xinhua news agency.For a long time, visits and ritual offerings made by Japanes…
Washington, March 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan wrapped a day of White House meetings with a carefully staged display of warmth, personal praise, and allied purpose, using a bilateral visit shadowed by war in the Middle East to underline the strategic weight of the US-Japan relationship.From the powerful Oval Office on Thursday morning to the majestic State Dining Room in the evening, the visit blended ceremony with hard security concerns. Trump h…
Tokyo, Feb 4 (IANS) Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, filed an appeal on Wednesday against his life sentence.The Nara District Court on January 21 handed down a life sentence to Yamagami, 45, who was convicted of murder and other charges for shooting Abe with a homemade gun in July 2022 while the former leader was delivering a campaign speech on a street in Nara.The ruling rejected the defence counsel’s argument that his unfavorable upb…
Tokyo, Jan 23 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday dissolved House of Representatives for a snap election set to be held on February 8, local media reported. The lower house dissolution at the outset of the ordinary parliamentary session effectively began a short campaign time for political parties ahead of the polls, with the ruling and opposition parties proposing lifting the consumption tax on food to ease the burden on households facing inflation, Japan’s Kyodo News report…