The swap deal, originally agreed upon in 2001 as a tool to aid both countries during financial crises, was allowed to expire in 2015 due to diplomatic tensions.
Final report by government panel said major suppliers of smartphone operating systems must be obliged to offer users alternatives to securely-obtained apps, other than from their own app stores.
Japan’s Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said large-scale investments by Toyota and so on will hopefully lead to strengthening of supply chain for storage batteries.
Initial draft stipulated that discrimination on basis of sexual orientation, gender identity should ‘not be tolerated’ but was changed to ‘there should be no unfair discrimination.’
Japan is a highly lucrative market for TV rights & women's football has a committed following which burgeoned after the Nadeshiko won the cup in 2011 and reached the final in 2015.
Weeks after another district court's similar ruling, this bolsters hopes of the LGBTQ community in Japan, the only G7 nation without legal protection for same-sex unions.
It's not something most people would think to pay for but Kawano's services as a smile instructor are seeing a surge in demand in Japan, where mask-wearing was near universal during the pandemic.
Japan's foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, who made the comments, said he hoped the sanctions would encourage Russia to put an end to its aggression in Ukraine 'as soon as possible'.
WEF report flags growing erosion of multilateralism, long considered stabilising force. 'Declining trust, heightened protectionism are threatening trade, investment.'
The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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