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Japan, S Korea mark 60 years of ties despite lingering tension and political uncertainty
Japan Today
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June 22, 2025
Japan and South Korea marked the 60th anniversary of the normalization of their diplomatic relations Sunday. The two Asian powers, rivals and neighbors, have often had little to celebrate, much of their rancor linked to Japan’s brutal colonial...
India plans full-spectrum maritime push to challenge global shipbuilding giants: Report
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 22, 2025
India is preparing to launch a series of mission-mode measures to transform itself into a global shipbuilding and maritime services hub, according to a Mint report citing two people familiar with the government’s plans. The initiative, aimed at...
Chinese Anime Is Booming, And These 10 Series Will Make You a Believer
Screen Rant
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June 22, 2025
Like anime, Chinese animation has only gotten better in the last decade, and is actively becoming a medium that’s making waves with each new release that comes out. Also referred to as donghua, these series are just as expansive with their...
Japan scraps '2+2' talks with US after defense spending hike demand sparks anger in Tokyo: media
Global Times
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers his policy speech at the extraordinary session of parliament's lower house Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Tokyo. Photo: VCG Japan has scrapped the planned July 1 meeting in Washington of foreign and...
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India has weeks of fuel reserves, will receive energy via multiple routes, says Hardeep Singh Puri
Firstpost
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June 22, 2025
India, the world’s third-largest importer of oil and fourth-largest buyer of natural gas, has sufficient energy reserves to meet its requirements for the next several weeks, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Sunday. His comments come as...
Japan still a draw as Singapore property players look beyond Tokyo
The Business Times Singapore
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June 22, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Japan’s property market remains a firm favourite among Singapore-based property investors, who continue to deploy capital into the country despite global interest rates coming down. What has changed, however, is the type of Singapore...
Corporate Bitcoin Boom: 18 Firms Add $1.22 B in 5 Days
Techstory
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June 22, 2025
A quick uptick in corporate interest is quickly moving bitcoin from a speculative asset to a treasury vehicle. In five days, 18 companies have added nearly $1.22 billion in bitcoin to their balance sheets. This indicates the pace of institutional...
Japan, S Korea mark 60 years of relations
Taipei Times
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June 22, 2025
Japan and South Korea yesterday marked the 60th anniversary of the normalization of their diplomatic relations. The two Asian powers, rivals and neighbors, have often had little to celebrate, much of their rancor linked to Japan’s brutal colonial...
India could achieve quantum communication using satellite by 2030, says IIT-Delhi Professor
The Hindu
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June 22, 2025
India could be technologically capable of “quantum communication” using satellites in the “next half a decade” Professor Bhaskar Kanseri of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi, whose team recently reported an instance of quantum key...
Japan’s music industry seeks to expand abroad beyond CD sales
The Asahi Shimbun
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A new awards gala was held to spread Japan’s pop music to the rest of the world, but the struggling domestic industry may have to ditch its traditional practices to enable expansion. The inaugural ceremonies of Music Awards Japan were held at Rohm...
ASEAN co-chair rebukes Piyush Goyal over 'B-team of China' remark
The Economic Times
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June 22, 2025
New Delhi: The Asean co-chair for the review of India FTA has expressed displeasure over commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal's recent remarks, describing several countries in the region as a "B team of China". At a scheduled India-Asean...
India roars at Cannes, but global creative dominance still eludes us
Mint
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June 23, 2025
The wins spanned newer, impact-led categories like PR, creative data, social and influencer, creative strategy and brand experience—marking a clear departure from the era when India’s strength lay in print or radio. Among the most celebrated...
India vs the oil choke point: How we're dodging the Strait of Hormuz fallout amid the Israel–Iran war
The Economic Times
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June 22, 2025
Military conflict in the Middle East is intensifying. Following US airstrikes on three of Iran's nuclear sites, Tehran has threatened to shut down the Strait of Hormuz—a narrow but essential maritime passage between Iran and Oman that handles...
China Is Close To Being Able To Refuel Satellites On-Orbit (And Maybe Already Has)
Jalopnik
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June 22, 2025
According to footage captured by s2a systems and uploaded to X, two Chinese satellites, Shijian-21 and Shijian-25, flew into extremely close proximity on both June 13 and June 14. This is notable, since Shijian-25 was specifically designed to test...
India will ensure domestic fuel supply despite Middle East tension
News India Times
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June 22, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas of India Hardeep Singh Puri speaks during the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 16, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India...
India Scientists Develop Hydrogen Production Method Using Only Solar Power
Power Magazine
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June 22, 2025
Scientists in India said they have developed a scalable next-generation device that produces green hydrogen by splitting water molecules using only solar energy. A group at the Bengaluru-based Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), an...
India’s woeful catching lets England off the hook
Hindustan Times
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June 22, 2025
Kolkata: Harry Brook led a charmed life at Headingley, till he ran out of luck. There is no greater agony than to be dismissed one run short of a hundred at a ground one has grown up playing cricket. But it’s also true Brook had no business...
Chinese experts complete inspecting quake-affected ancient buildings
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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June 22, 2025
The cultural heritage preservation team from China has conducted inspection over ancient buildings damaged by the Mandalay earthquake in Mandalay Region, according to the Chinese Embassy to Myanmar. The Chinese team inspected and evaluated...
Japan's political parties tap support through online videos, social media
The Mainichi
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Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Democratic Party for the People, is seen being recorded on a smartphone at the east exit of JR Kamata Station in Tokyo's Ota Ward on June 13, 2025, while giving a public speech in support of new candidates in the...
India Walks Tightrope As Missiles Fall: What Israel-Iran-US Clash Means
Zee News
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New Delhi: The explosions in Tehran and Tel Aviv may feel far away, but the tremors are being felt from Riyadh to New Delhi. The widening confrontation between Israel and Iran, now joined militarily by the United States, has raised global anxiety...