Japan

2May

World

Zero Luggage Lost In 30 Years: Japan’s Kansai International Airport Wins Award

The Kansai International Airport (KIX) of Japan is celebrating a milestone. It won the Skytrax award for the World's Best Airport for Baggage Delivery in 2024. The award was in due recognition for the airport as it has never let a baggage lost in the past 30 years. A press release from the airpor...

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19Apr

Travel, World

Japan’s Tokyo Haneda Is The World’s Cleanest Airport 2024

In its 25th year, the Skytrax World Airport Awards have released a list of the world’s cleanest airports in 2024, with Japan’s Tokyo Haneda topping the list once again. With Japan’s majestic Mount Fuji in the background, Haneda airport was ranked as the second-best airport in 2020. Japan has f...

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4Apr

Travel

Japan Issues Tourist E-Visas For Indians; Here’s How To Apply

Dream of visiting Japan for its ancient temples, picturesque cherry blossom gardens, the bustling streets of Tokyo, and the culinary delights of sushi and ramen? Well, now your dream is closer to becoming a reality. Effective April 1 onwards, Japan launched its e-Visa programme for Indian tourists, ...

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3Apr

World

7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Taiwan; At Least Four Dead, Many Injured

A deadly earthquake of magnitude 7.4 hit Taiwan on Wednesday. At least four people were reported dead in the strongest earthquake to strike the island nation in last 25 years. The incident has prompted tsunami warning in the Taiwan, and parts of southern Japan and Philippines. Reportedly, the qua...

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5Mar

Education

IIT Guwahati Strengthens International Collaboration Canada, Japan Universities

Guwahati, March 5: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has bolstered its global partnerships by signing four Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with renowned international educational institutions. On March 3, 2024, the institute took a significant step towards enhancing knowledge exchang...

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26Feb

World

Mark Zuckerberg Is Busy Making Katan Sword In Japan

Mark Zuckerberg has learned the skill of sword making. Taking to social media, Zuckerberg shared images of him constructing katana, a traditional Japanese sword. He made the sword with the help of Japanese sword master. In a series of pictures shared, the Meta owner documented the journey of craftin...

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15Feb

Business

World’s Biggest Economy: Germany Overtakes Japan In Third Position

Germany overtakes Japan last year as the world's third-biggest economy. As per the reports, India is likely to overtake both later this decade. According to the figures released last month, Japan's nominal 2023 gross domestic product in dollar terms was $4.2 trillion, whereas Germany's was $4.5 t...

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26Jan

Arts and Literature

Japanese Literary Award Winner Reveals She Used ChatGPT To Write Her Book

Author Rie Kudan, who won Japan's top literary prize named, Akutagawa Prize recently revealed that she has resorted the assistance of ChatGPT to write certain portions of her book. The 33-year-old bagged best work of fiction by a promising new writer for her sci-fi novel Tokyo-to Dojo-to (The Tokyo ...

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14Jan

World

North Korea Fires Suspected Ballistic Missiles Towards Sea: Japan PMO

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile On Sunday, the country’s neighbouring nation Japan's prime minister's office announced in a post on X (formerly Twitter). The new action from North Korea comes amid its leader Kim Jong Un’s pledge to enhance the nuclear strike capabilities of the natio...

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1Jan

World

All You Need To Know About Japan Tsunami Alert

A tsunami warning has been issued in parts of Japan as a powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 in magnitude hit the central part of the country. The tsunami warning was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency along the coastal regions of Toyama, Ishikawa, and Niigata prefectures. Public broadcaster...

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