Kyoto Mayor

The head of Japan's sumo association has apologised after women attempting to perform CPR during a medical emergency Wednesday were repeatedly asked to leave a sumo ring.

On his second day in Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited two leading Buddhist temples in Kyoto, met with the city mayor and and later sought Japan's help on combating sickle cell disease prevalent in tribal regions of India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today received a presentation from Kyoto Mayor Daisaka Kadokawa on how the ancient tradition of Japan's cultural capital has been preserved while building it into a modern city, a day after India signed a pact to develop Varanasi on the pattern of Kyoto.

The head of Japan's sumo association has apologised after women attempting to perform CPR during a medical emergency Wednesday were repeatedly asked to leave a sumo ring.

On his second day in Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited two leading Buddhist temples in Kyoto, met with the city mayor and and later sought Japan's help on combating sickle cell disease prevalent in tribal regions of India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today received a presentation from Kyoto Mayor Daisaka Kadokawa on how the ancient tradition of Japan's cultural capital has been preserved while building it into a modern city, a day after India signed a pact to develop Varanasi on the pattern of Kyoto.