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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 14, 2018
Every breath you take: Indian capital's smog leaves children gasping for air
Deepa Tampi worries a lot about the air her two children breathe. The garment exporter says she believes her 14-year-old daughter Mahika and 12-year-old son Vihaan both became asthmatic because of high levels of pollution in the New Delhi area.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 3, 2018
Will future mega-cities be a marvel or a mess? Look at New Delhi
Focus
EDITORIALS
Oct 30, 2018
Japan-India ties should go beyond countering China
Japan should seek deeper cooperation with India as part of a diverse and broad-based diplomacy in Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 29, 2018
Modi and Abe agree to boost ties as Tokyo pledges huge new yen loans for India
A high-speed railway project included in the package of loans is “a symbol” of a new bilateral relationship, Japan's Foreign Ministry said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 29, 2018
Villagers lose their homes, farmland to feed India's booming power sector
Siyaram Saket refuses to give up his 1½ acres of farmland in central India — no matter how much the coal mining company offers him.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 28, 2018
Balancing act: Abe meets Modi for talks just a day after visit to China
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, seeking to perform a balancing act between two Asian giants, meets with his Indian counterpart a day after returning from talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Oct 27, 2018
Air quality in Delhi area plummets as peak pollution season arrives
India's capital was covered in a blanket of choking gray air and pollution Saturday, with government data showing air quality slumping to "severe" or "very poor" levels in almost all parts of Delhi.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2018
Amnesty India says raid and frozen accounts aimed at silencing government critics
Indian authorities have frozen the bank accounts of Amnesty International after a raid on its country office, the human rights watchdog said on Friday, accusing the government of treating rights groups "like criminal enterprises."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 26, 2018
Third Modi visit to Tokyo reflects deepening of Japan-India ties
Converging interests are drawing Tokyo and New Delhi closer, but obstacles must be overcome.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 25, 2018
The linchpins for a rules-based Indo-Pacific
the Abe-Modi summit offers an opportunity to discuss how the Tokyo-New Delhi duet can contribute to the larger U.S.-initiated effort to build strategic equilibrium, power stability and maritime security in the Indo-Pacific.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2018
Ground Self-Defense Force to conduct first joint drills with Indian Army in late October
The Ground Self-Defense Force will conduct joint anti-terrorism drills with the Indian Army starting later this month, the Japanese Defense Ministry's Ground Staff Office has said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Oct 19, 2018
After slew of complaints from sexually harassed women, India looks to tighten abuse laws
India is considering tightening sexual harassment laws, government officials said Thursday, after an avalanche of allegations of abuse lodged by women in recent weeks thrust the issue to the forefront of politics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 19, 2018
Firecrackers and reluctant authorities: New Delhi's smog set to worsen during Diwali
With a toxic smog beginning to envelop New Delhi as winter approaches, residents of the Indian capital are set to make matters a lot worse by burning hundreds of thousands of firecrackers to celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali early next month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 12, 2018
Honda's India unit considers $1.2 billion investment to fund expansion, produce affordable hybrids
The Indian unit of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. is considering investing over $1.2 billion as part of plans to launch new models, including electric vehicles, and fund its expansion in the South Asian country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2018
India's aluminum producers increase sales to Japan amid industry shake-up
Indian aluminum producers including Hindalco Industries and Vedanta Ltd. are boosting sales to Japan as U.S. sanctions against Russia's Rusal and import tariffs shake up traditional supply routes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 6, 2018
Five Indian states to go to polls at year-end in test for Narendra Modi
Five Indian states will go to the polls later this year, the country's election commissioner said Saturday, in a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity ahead of his re-election bid in May.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 6, 2018
Russia signs pact for six nuclear reactors on new site in India
India and Russia on Friday signed a pact to build six more nuclear reactors at a new site in India following summit talks between their leaders in New Delhi.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 25, 2018
400-year-old spice-laden shipwreck 'discovery of decade' for Portugal
Archaeologists searching Portugal's coast have found a 400-year-old shipwreck believed to have sunk near Lisbon after returning from India laden with spices, specialists said on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2018
Japan's tech-hungry firms seeking help from Indian IT startups
Technology-hungry Japanese firms are being matched with startups in India as Japan looks toward innovation to revitalize its aging population and mature industrialized economy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2018
Trading house Mitsubishi enters India's housing market
Mitsubishi Corp. is making its first investment in Indian housing development, with the country projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country in the coming years.
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
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.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
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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