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Japan Explores Ways to Join India's UPI Payment System
Japan is mulling to join India's UPI payment system and promote cooperation on the digital identity system, an official statement said on Friday. Bhutan, Nepal, Singapore and UAE have already started accepting Unified Payment Interface (UPI) payment systems. Japanese Digital Minister Kono Taro earlier on Friday said in an interview with a media ch...
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Japan PM Candidates Differ On Same-Sex, Women Rights Issues
Candidates to become Japan's next prime minister all said they would have better policies to fight the pandemic, but they were split on diversity issues from same-sex marriage to married couples having separate surnames.
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Japan Minister Says "Anything Can Happen" With Tokyo Olympics
Taro Kono, minister for administrative and regulatory reform, did not rule out the possibility of the Olympics being cancelled, with greater Tokyo and other regions currently under a state of emergency until at least February 7.
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Japan Deploys 22,000 Soldiers On Full Alert Amid Approaching Typhoon Haishen
Typhoon Haishen, which is expected to hit southwestern Japan in the next few days, has prompted the country's military to put 22,000 troops on full alert, Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono said on Saturday.
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Japan Defence Minister Taro Kono Visits Hindan Air Base
Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono on Saturday visited the Indian Air Force base at Hindan where he was given an overview of the IAF's organisational structure and its operation capabilities, officials said.
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Rajnath Singh Discusses Security Issues With Japanese Counterpart On Call
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday had a telephonic conversation with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono during which the two leaders exchanged views on bilateral ties and regional security situation, the Defence Ministry said.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Congratulates S Jaishankar, Invites To G20 Meet
Japanese Foreign Minister Kono Taro spoke to newly appointed External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar by phone and highlighted India's role and responsibility as a global power in the realisation of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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Sushma Swaraj, Japanese Foreign Minister Discuss Indo-Pacific Cooperation
India and Japan on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono in New Delhi.
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PM Modi Discusses Bilateral, Regional, Global Issues With Japan Leaders
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and held productive, focused discussion on bilateral, regional and global issues.
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India, Japan Call For A Free And Stable Indo-Pacific
India and Japan on Thursday called for a peaceful, stable and free Indo-Pacific region following the Ninth India-Japan Strategic Dialogue co-chaired by Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono in Tokyo.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono Hails Indo-Japan Ties In 2017
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has hailed the remarkable progress of Indo-Japan strategic ties in 2017, describing it as a "great year" for bilateral relations.
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Japan, South Korea Urge China To Do More To 'Pressure' North Korea To End Its Nuclear And Missile Programmes
Japan and South Korea urged China to do more to "pressure" North Korea to end its nuclear and missile programmes, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on Tuesday, as tension builds amid a standoff between North Korea and the United States.
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US, Japan To Advance Security, Defence Ties With India, South Korea And Australia
The US and Japan have agreed to advance their multilateral security and defence cooperation with India, South Korea and Australia in view of North Korea's dangerous provocative behaviour, leaders of the countries have said.
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Japan Explores Ways to Join India's UPI Payment System
Japan is mulling to join India's UPI payment system and promote cooperation on the digital identity system, an official statement said on Friday. Bhutan, Nepal, Singapore and UAE have already started accepting Unified Payment Interface (UPI) payment systems. Japanese Digital Minister Kono Taro earlier on Friday said in an interview with a media ch...
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Japan PM Candidates Differ On Same-Sex, Women Rights Issues
Candidates to become Japan's next prime minister all said they would have better policies to fight the pandemic, but they were split on diversity issues from same-sex marriage to married couples having separate surnames.
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Japan Minister Says "Anything Can Happen" With Tokyo Olympics
Taro Kono, minister for administrative and regulatory reform, did not rule out the possibility of the Olympics being cancelled, with greater Tokyo and other regions currently under a state of emergency until at least February 7.
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Japan Deploys 22,000 Soldiers On Full Alert Amid Approaching Typhoon Haishen
Typhoon Haishen, which is expected to hit southwestern Japan in the next few days, has prompted the country's military to put 22,000 troops on full alert, Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono said on Saturday.
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Japan Defence Minister Taro Kono Visits Hindan Air Base
Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono on Saturday visited the Indian Air Force base at Hindan where he was given an overview of the IAF's organisational structure and its operation capabilities, officials said.
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Rajnath Singh Discusses Security Issues With Japanese Counterpart On Call
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday had a telephonic conversation with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono during which the two leaders exchanged views on bilateral ties and regional security situation, the Defence Ministry said.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Congratulates S Jaishankar, Invites To G20 Meet
Japanese Foreign Minister Kono Taro spoke to newly appointed External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar by phone and highlighted India's role and responsibility as a global power in the realisation of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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Sushma Swaraj, Japanese Foreign Minister Discuss Indo-Pacific Cooperation
India and Japan on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono in New Delhi.
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PM Modi Discusses Bilateral, Regional, Global Issues With Japan Leaders
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and held productive, focused discussion on bilateral, regional and global issues.
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India, Japan Call For A Free And Stable Indo-Pacific
India and Japan on Thursday called for a peaceful, stable and free Indo-Pacific region following the Ninth India-Japan Strategic Dialogue co-chaired by Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono in Tokyo.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono Hails Indo-Japan Ties In 2017
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has hailed the remarkable progress of Indo-Japan strategic ties in 2017, describing it as a "great year" for bilateral relations.
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Japan, South Korea Urge China To Do More To 'Pressure' North Korea To End Its Nuclear And Missile Programmes
Japan and South Korea urged China to do more to "pressure" North Korea to end its nuclear and missile programmes, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on Tuesday, as tension builds amid a standoff between North Korea and the United States.
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US, Japan To Advance Security, Defence Ties With India, South Korea And Australia
The US and Japan have agreed to advance their multilateral security and defence cooperation with India, South Korea and Australia in view of North Korea's dangerous provocative behaviour, leaders of the countries have said.
