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Babasaheb Neelkanth Kalyani nominated as the Chairman of IJBLF

March 29, 2013

The Govt of India has nominated Babasaheb Neelkanth Kalyani (the Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Forge Limited) as the Chairman of the India-Japan Business Leader’s Forum (IJBLF). India-Japan Business Leader’s Forum (IJBLF) Objective: Leveraging the trade and investment between India ..

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Fish with high cesium level found near Fukushima plant

March 19, 2013

The Japanese utility that owns the tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant has found a record 740,000 becquerels per kilogram of radioactive cesium in a fish caught close to the plant. This level is 7,400 times higher than the Government limit for ..

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Fact Box: Fire Ice – (Methane hydrate / Methane clathrate)

March 17, 2013

Japan unfolds the mystery of ‘Fire ice’ Japan has successfully developed new technology for extracting methane gas from a previously untapped off-shore fossil fuel resource that has been dubbed ‘fire ice’. Japan has invested several hundred million pounds in developing ..

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President of ADB Mr. Kuroda become Governor of Central Bank of Japan

March 16, 2013

Japan’s Parliament approved Haruhiko Kuroda, a Finance Ministry veteran to become the Governor of the Central Bank of Japan. Mr. Kuroda will try to make efforts to break the world’s third-largest economy out of its long bout of deflation. Mr. ..

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India-Japan first Maritime Affairs dialogue at Delhi

February 20, 2013

New Delhi (India) hosted the first India-Japan Maritime Affairs Dialogue. Both sides deliberated on issues of mutual interest, inter alia, maritime security including non-traditional threats, cooperation in shipping, marine sciences and technology, marine biodiversity and cooperation at various multilateral forums.

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Battery safety concerns ground Boeing 787 and the issue with using “Lithium-ion Batteries”

January 19, 2013

The US and Japan have grounded their Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircrafts due to concerns over it battery safety. Recently, a battery-fault warning on an All Nippon Airways Dreamliner in Japan forced an emergency landing. A battery overheated and started a ..

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Shinzo Abe: Japan's new prime minister

December 30, 2012

Shinzo Abe, the leader of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has been named as the new Prime Minister of Japan by country’s lower house of Parliament. The LDP which was formed in 1955 ruled the country for decades. The party’s stand ..

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North Korea rocket launch violation of Security Council resolution: Ban Ki Moon

December 20, 2012

North Korea’s move which successfully placed a satellite into orbit after launching a long-range rocket again incited regional tensions and was condemned by neighbors as a provocative missile-test. It is for the second time in 2012 when the country attempted ..

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India-Japan sign currency swap accord to enhance bilateral trade

December 8, 2012

Central banks of India and Japan (The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) respectively) signed a 3-year Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA). How agreement will help? Help in addressing short-term liquidity problems Supplementing the existing international ..

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Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak honoured with Kyoto Prize

November 15, 2012

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Ms Spivak is amongst the recipients of this year’s Kyoto Prize. She won the award in the Arts and Philosophy category for her “deep thinking on humanities against intellectual colonialism in relation to globalisation”. About Gayatri Chakravorty ..

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