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INDIA

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 17, 2019
RCEP without India isn't to Japan's liking
In Japan's view, India's participation in the RCEP is crucial to prevent it from becoming a China-led trade block.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2019
India is abandoning its founding principles
The country's embrace of religious nationalism is trampling on a tradition of secular liberalism that has served its people well
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2019
Student protests against India's citizenship law spread after clashes on campuses
Protests over a new citizenship law based on religion spread to student campuses across India on Monday as critics said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government was pushing a partisan agenda in conflict with India's founding as a secular republic.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 13, 2019
Abe postpones talks with India's Modi due to unrest in Assam over citizenship law
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has postponed a three-day visit to India, the government said Friday, as violent protests continue over a controversial citizenship law in Gauhati, a northeastern Indian city in Assam state where Abe had planned to meet his counterpart, Narendra Modi.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 13, 2019
Scientists home in on potential treatments for deadly Nipah virus
Scientists working on how to combat a highly infectious and deadly virus called Nipah, which is transmitted to humans from bats and pigs, say they have found around a dozen potential drugs that might be developed to block the disease.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 5, 2019
A TikTok craze is minting celebrities and ruining lives in India
Arpita Chaudhary, a newly recruited police constable in India's western Gujarat state, became an overnight celebrity after posting a clip of a 15-second gambol — clad in her civvies — on the hit social video app TikTok.
EDITORIALS
Dec 3, 2019
Common enmity shouldn't guide Japan-India ties
The Japan-India partnership must focus on genuine accomplishments and securing prosperity and stability for both nations' peoples.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 3, 2019
Modi lacks the political ticker for tough economic decisions
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lost his nerve again and has locked India into a bleak future.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 29, 2019
Modi's nationalistic right-hand man may one day lead India
Fresh off a resounding re-election victory, Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined other lawmakers in India's colonial-era Parliament building to applaud the man to his right.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2019
India pollution regulator threatens to shut coal-fired utilities around New Delhi
India's federal pollution regulator has warned coal-fired power plants around New Delhi that they could be shut down for failing to comply with deadlines to meet emissions standards, according to sources and a letter reviewed by Reuters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 22, 2019
Japan and India — a special relationship
As the world's economic center of gravity shifts to Asia, it increasingly falls to these two countries to take up the baton to champion freedom, inclusivity, trade and other liberal values.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 21, 2019
Sony in talks to buy stake in Indian TV network
Sony Corp. is in talks to acquire a stake in the Indian television network controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, as the Japanese giant seeks to tap booming demand for content in the South Asian nation, according to people familiar with the matter.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2019
Abe considering visit to India in December in bid to draw Modi back to RCEP
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering visiting India in mid-December for talks with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, sources familiar with bilateral relations said Tuesday, following New Delhi's decision to withdraw from a sweeping free trade agreement.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 17, 2019
After protests, India drops plan to let officials use force to evict tribes from forests
India has dropped plans to give forest officials the right to use force against indigenous people and open up more land for commercial plantations after nationwide protests.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami