Crowds flock to Tokyo zoo to see pandas before they leave for ChinaTokyo's Ueno Zoo saw a surge of visitors bidding farewell to giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, who are returning to China. Their departur...
25 Jan, 2026, 01.16 PM IST
All the lovers in the night: Mieko KawakamiThe night's beauty is explored as the narrator walks, observing various lights. Music, a Chopin lullaby, fills the ears, enhancing the expe...
19 Jan, 2026, 11.19 PM IST
Under the eye of the big bird by Hiromi KawakamiA woman reflects on her love for her tall, generously built husband who works at a high-standard factory on the city outskirts. Despite tec...
31 Mar, 2025, 10.43 PM IST
Japanese lawmaker's bizarre comments on women to tackle country's declining birthrate is viralJapanese lawmaker Naoki Hyakuta is facing severe criticism after he made controversial and bizarre remarks about women in a YouTube program...
13 Nov, 2024, 04.54 PM IST
Japan suspends H-IIA rocket launch for moonshot because of strong windsStrong winds of nearly 108 kph (67 mph) were observed at an altitude of 5,000-15,000 metres (16400-49200 ft), Japan Aerospace Exploration A...
28 Aug, 2023, 11.36 PM IST
Booker Prize for Geetanjali Shree's 'Tomb of Sand' opens new opportunities for Hindi writers'Tomb of Sand' is the first Hindi-to-English' translation book to receive the coveted recognition.
28 May, 2022, 10.53 AM IST
Geetanjali Shree's ‘Tomb of Sand’ becomes the 1st Hindi novel to win International Booker PrizeThe New Delhi-based writer said she was “completely overwhelmed” as she accepted her prize.
27 May, 2022, 10.49 AM IST
Japan launches first joint military drill with United States, France"The drill is no doubt a deterrent to China's increasingly aggressive behaviour in the region," Takashi Kawakami, head of the Institute of ...
11 May, 2021, 02.35 PM IST
- Food crisis sparks role reversal in WTO
The food crisis is bringing about a role reversal in the World Trade Organization: traditionally liberal major food exporters are now impos...
28 Apr, 2008, 10.32 PM IST