Tag: Japan

Tokyo: Japanese company Fujitsu yesterday presented a watch-like device that measures the body’s temperature and pulse, along with humidity to prevent incidents of heat stroke, Efe news agency reported. If heat and humidity exceed a certain level, or if the person wearing the device shows signs of fatigue, the gadget sends an alert to computers […]

A confident India outfit pulled off a 2-0 win over Japan in the second match of the four Test series here yesterday

Bhubaneswar: The Indian hockey team is all geared up to take on Japan in what would be the first of the four-match Test series at the Kalinga Stadium here today at 7 pm, which is preparation for the upcoming World League Semi-Final to be held at Antwerp in June. Following their third place finish in […]

Indian hockey team defender Birendra Lakra said that their upcoming bilateral Test series against Japan is a good opportunity of getting the playing XI right

Tables that become stoves, toilets that are hidden from view and solar panels that provide electricity during emergencies are some of the features of smart cities in Japan, a country always on the alert against natural disasters

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the Chief Guest at the 65th Republic Day parade here today, becoming the first premier from that country to grace the occasion.

Stricter regulations have been put in place for all travellers -- including athletes, coaches and support staff -- who have resided in 11 countries, including India, where different variants of COVID-19 have been identified, within 14 days of their arrival in Tokyo.

The number of serious-ill patients who typically need intensive care treatment in hospitals and require the use of ventilators or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machines jumped by 119 from a day earlier, the ministry said.

Tokyo: Sightings of the rare oarfish in Japan have raised fear and speculation amongst the people of an incoming natural disaster, as the deep-water fish is believed to be a harbinger of earthquakes and tsunamis, the media reported on Saturday. On Friday, two oarfish were discovered after being caught in fishing nets off the Toyama […]

Tokyo: At least 87 people were injured after a high-speed passenger boat collided with a “marine creature” in Japan, the country’s Coast Guard told CNN. The boat was carrying 121 passengers during the collision on Saturday that occurred between Niigata and Sado islands, according to the Coast Guard from the Niigata prefecture. The crew of the […]

Seoul: The leader of North Korea returned to Pyongyang following his “successful and historic” summit with the President of Russia, state media reported on Saturday. Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin met in the Russian city of Vladivostok on Thursday in what was the first ever summit between the two leaders. Kim arrived back in the […]

Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture, the weather agency here said Friday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor’s epicenter was located at a latitude of 31.8 degrees north and longitude of 132.1 degrees east and occurred at a depth of 20 km, […]

Tokyo: Japan has started testing its fastest-ever bullet train — capable of reaching 400 kilometers per hour (249 mph) — as it continues to develop the revolutionary mode of travel. The ALFA-X version of the Shinkansen train began three years’ worth of test runs on Friday, the CNN reported. Once it enters operation sometime around 2030, […]

Mecca: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan goofed up again. Post his recent controversial statement regarding Japan (an Asian country) sharing borders with Germany (a Central European country), the Pak PM has stoked another controversy and this time again on Japan. Speaking at the OIC summit held in Mecca, Khan talked on how the Western nations […]

Tokyo: Researchers have found that drinking unsalted tomato juice can lower blood pressure and cholesterol level in adults who are at risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study. For the study, published in the journal of Food Science and Nutrition, researchers from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University in Japan examined nearly 500 residents – […]