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INDIA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 15, 2020
Blaming high taxes, Toyota says it won't scale up in India
Motor vehicles including cars, two-wheelers and sports utility vehicles, although not electric vehicles, attract taxes as high as 28 percent in the country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 14, 2020
WHO reports record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 307,000
The World Health Organization reported a record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 307,930 in 24 hours.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2020
U.S. and India agree to deepen quadrilateral ties with Japan and Australia
Senior government officials from the United States and India agreed on Friday to further strengthen dialogue with Japan and Australia, the U.S. State Department said, amid increasing rivalry between Washington and Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 11, 2020
China and India agree yet again to ease tension on Himalayan border
The stand off has been ongoing since May, with additional troops having been brought to both sides of the boundary.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2020
Japan and India sign military supply-sharing pact
The agreement will allow the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the Indian Armed Forces to share food, fuel and ammunition.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 7, 2020
There's a better TikTok deal out there and SoftBank is eyeing it
SoftBank is putting together a coalition to bid for the company's business in India, Bloomberg News reported late Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2020
SoftBank reportedly considering bid for TikTok in India
TikTok is considering selling its operations in several countries after governments shut out the app, citing fears that user data was passing into the hands of China.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Sep 3, 2020
Dangerous tensions at the top of the world — again
Nationalist leaders, the general antagonistic public, military confrontations and nuclear-armed neighbors: This is as dangerous a combination as can be imagined.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 3, 2020
In a changed Kashmir, moderates feel betrayed by India
For more than two decades, Peerzada Lateef Shah risked his life in a high-wire political process to bring peace to Kashmir, the mountainous, predominantly Muslim region that has long chafed under India’s rule.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2020
India paid the price of lockdown for little reward
The troubles keep piling up for India, feted not long ago as a would-be commercial superpower. Economic data show the country is in far worse shape than previously thought, while it has overtaken Mexico to become the world’s third-largest tally of coronavirus cases. It will take the South Asian giant...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2020
With eye on China, U.S. aims to 'formalize' four-nation 'Quad' security grouping
The move comes as Japan, Australia, India and U.S. increasingly take a hard line on Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2020
New border flash point raises tensions between China and India
The latest development comes after multiple rounds of high-level military talks failed to end a monthslong standoff.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2020
U.S. to hold high-level 'Quad' talks with Australia, Japan and India
Top officials from all countries set to meet in Hawaii in September and October, U.S. national security adviser says.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 27, 2020
RCEP states make 'significant' progress in trade talks without India
The RCEP deal aims to establish common rules for e-commerce, trade and intellectual property.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2020
How India's Silicon Valley saw its COVID-19 success come undone
On June 9, an Indian health education minister posted an infographic on Twitter showing COVID-19 infections and deaths in the city of Bangalore were running at about half the rate in New Zealand, a country acclaimed globally for reining in the disease.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2020
China’s expansionism enters dangerous phase
From the East and South China seas to the Himalayas and Central Asia, the region is becoming more volatile and unstable.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 23, 2020
Japan, India and Australia eye 'supply chain pact' to counter China
The intensifying U.S.-China conflict and worsening diplomatic relations across Asia are forcing companies to rethink their prospects in China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 21, 2020
Toyota launches car-leasing service in India as more prefer to rent
Toyota Motor Corp. has begun a car-leasing service in India after seeing more customers in the country prefer renting a vehicle to owning one.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 19, 2020
Back to the paddy fields: Coronavirus smashes Indian middle-class dreams
For years, people in rural India have been gaining prosperity and moving into what economists call a burgeoning middle class of consumers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 19, 2020
SoftBank to dispatch executives to help stricken Oyo
Cuts in Japan by the online hotel operator come as it adapts to a much smaller tourism industry in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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