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Japan’s ex-PM Shinzo Abe shot, reportedly in cardiac arrest

July 8, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was attacked with what appeared to be a shotgun on Friday while making a street speech in the western city of Nara. He is believed to have been gravely injured. According to local media’s report, The former leader had been delivering a stump speech at an event ahead […]

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Japan bans exports of trucks, dump trucks, and bulldozers to Russia

June 10, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: As a part of its new package of anti-Russian sanctions, Japan will prohibit exports of trucks, dump trucks, and bulldozers to Russia, Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Koichi Hagiuda told reporters on Friday. “In accordance with the cabinet of ministers’ June 7 decision to prohibit exporting to Russia goods that contribute to […]

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Russia suspends agreement with Japan on catching of marine living resources

June 8, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Russia will suspend the implementation of an intergovernmental agreement with Japan on certain issues of cooperation in the area of catching marine living resources until Tokyo meets its financial commitments, the official spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said in a statement on Tuesday. “Unfortunately, Tokyo sticks to freezing payments stipulated by […]

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QUAD Starts Fellowship for Bright Minds, the program will sponsor 100 students

May 27, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: On September 24, 2021, Quad partners Australia, India, Japan, and the United States announced the Quad Fellowship: a first-of-its-kind scholarship program designed to build ties among the next generation of scientists and technologists. Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic initiative, will operate and administer the fellowship program in consultation with a non-governmental task force, comprised of […]

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The Second F-35B ‘Fighter Attack Squadron’ Now Fully Operational In Japan, Trouble For China

May 24, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Trouble for China has increased as ‘Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) – 242’ is in Fully Operational Capability and about 32 F-35B aircraft have been permanently forward-based as part of the USMC’s Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12, said a media report. MAG-12 is now the only forward-based unit in the Indo-Pacific with two […]

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PM Modi’s Japan Visit: Quad welcomes Albanese, vows to defend the international order

May 24, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The four leaders of the Quad met in person in Tokyo on Tuesday, reaffirming the grouping’s resolve to protect the rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US president Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting on Tuesday in Tokyo, hours after the second in-person Quad summit kicked off with […]

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Japan to prohibit exports of high-tech equipment to Russia

May 14, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Japan is expanding the list of goods and technologies, whose exports to Russia are prohibited over the situation around Ukraine, the Japanese ministry of economy, trade, and industry said on Friday. The ban has already been approved by the country’s government and will come into force on May 20. Overall, the updated document […]

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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Battle Group Starts ‘Combat Patrols’ In The Western Pacific

May 4, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Chinese Navy on Tuesday said that the Liaoning aircraft carrier group had begun a “realistic combat” training exercise in the Western Pacific. The PLA Navy stated that the mission was regular, followed all international laws and standards, and was “not directed at any third parties” in a post on its social media […]

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The US and Japanese senior officials discuss Biden’s visit to Asia and sanctions against Russia

May 4, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Secretary-General of Japan’s National Security Secretariat Akiba Takeo discussed at their meeting on Tuesday an upcoming visit to South Korea and Japan of US President Joe Biden as well as sanctions against Russia, the White House press office said in a statement. According to the statement, Sullivan […]

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QUAD summit to take place on May 24

April 29, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The summit of leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) nations – the United States, Australia, Japan, and India – will be held in Tokyo on May 24. US President Biden will visit Japan on May 22-24, and he will meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on May 23 and take part in the […]