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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2020
Toyota, Honda and Suzuki halt plants in India due to coronavirus
Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co., Suzuki Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. have halted operations at their plants in India due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 22, 2020
U.S.-India relations shape Japan's strategic environment
Japan's strategic environment is shaped by the intersection of three major geopolitical storylines.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 18, 2020
An Indian take on making a Japanese film
Indian filmmaker Anshul Chauhan opted to make his first feature film in Japan, but discovered just how difficult working with the local industry can be.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2020
The China factor behind Trump's India visit
The far-reaching shift that President Donald Trump has initiated in U.S. relations with China promises to reshape global geopolitics and trade.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2020
Over 500 arrested over Delhi sectarian violence
Indian police have arrested 514 people for deadly Hindu-Muslim violence that broke out in the capital, the government said, as it faced mounting international criticism for failing to protect minority Muslims.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2020
Foreign diplomats introduced to sake-making in bid to promote Japan's national beverage
Foreign diplomats in Japan have toured a sake brewery near Tokyo to study how the beverage is made in a project the government and the sake industry hope will promote the traditional rice wine overseas.
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2020
India says it has discovered gold fields in north which could yield over 3,000 tons of ore
India, the world's second-biggest gold consumer, has discovered gold fields with reserves of over 3,000 tons in its most populous northern state, a government official said on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 20, 2020
MUFG Bank launches system development and operations unit in India
MUFG Bank has set up a system development and operations wing in India, with plans to develop it into a unit that supports the bank's business across the Asian and Oceanian regions and elsewhere.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2020
Masayoshi Son's big real estate venture with Oyo runs into real problems in Japan
Last March, months before the meltdown at WeWork, Masayoshi Son worked through the prospects for another one of his favorite portfolio companies — a startup from India called Oyo.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2020
India's use of facial recognition tech during protests stirs criticism
When artist Rachita Taneja heads out to protest in New Delhi, she covers her face with a pollution mask, a hoodie or a scarf to reduce the risk of being identified by police facial recognition software.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 15, 2020
App successfully reunites thousands of missing kids with families in India
Indian police have reunited thousands of missing and trafficked children with their families using a new facial recognition app that campaigners said is a "game changer" in tackling the problem.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Feb 6, 2020
Yogendra 'Yogi' Puranik: The first Indian voice in Tokyo politics
After seeing miscommunication and bullying firsthand, Yogendra 'Yogi' Puranik decided to stand up and do something about it. Now, as a politician, he hopes to be a bridge between two communities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2020
India draws fire for hiking taxes on imported electronics, toys and furniture
India on Saturday raised taxes on imports of goods including electronics, toys and furniture, aiming to give impetus to domestic manufacturing in a move that will hit Sweden's IKEA and other foreign firms.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 30, 2020
Indian Cabinet approves extending abortion deadline from 20 to 24 weeks
In a boost to female reproductive rights, India's Cabinet on Wednesday backed giving women more time to seek an abortion in a bill aimed at helping the young, disadvantaged and the raped.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jan 24, 2020
Indian entrepreneurs create water-saving solution for farmers out of Okinawa fruit scraps
Two Indian entrepreneurs in Okinawa Prefecture are developing an organic polymer made from fruit scraps that can retain water 50 times its weight, in a potential breakthrough for farming in water-scarce regions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 21, 2020
Where India fits in Japan's Indo-Pacific strategy
The South Asia giant has grown increasingly prominent in Japan's regional strategy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 21, 2020
IMF upgrades Japan's growth forecast to 0.7% for 2020
The International Monetary Fund is forecasting that Japan's economy will grow 0.7 percent this year, up 0.2 percentage point from its earlier estimate due to stimulus measures to mitigate the impact of the Oct. 1 consumption tax hike.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Jan 17, 2020
India relief team chief brings home lessons from 3/11 Tohoku tsunami
The former head of an Indian government rescue team dispatched for relief operations in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, following the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in 2011 is sharing the lessons learned from the disaster-stricken town in his home country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 17, 2020
Japan and India hold joint coast guard drill
The Japanese and Indian coast guards on Thursday conducted a joint drill in waters off Chennai, southern India.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 14, 2020
Toward an Indo-Pacific concert of democracies
If democratic powers leverage their bilateral and trilateral partnerships to generate progress toward such a concert of democracies, the vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific may be achievable in the years ahead.

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