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Japan’s office chairs have been racing for 16 years. Winning employee gets 90kg rice

Every year, hundreds of office goers in Japan put on safety gear and roll out onto the streets on their office chairs, ready for a two-hour race.

War in the Gulf has become a thorn in the side of India’s growth story, writes global media

Focus is also on Germany's growing outreach to India for labour workforce as well as Bengaluru’s first-generation wealth creators 'rethinking the role of the billionaire.'

Don’t hoard toilet paper, there’s enough supply, Japan tells citizens amid Iran war fears

Authorities dismissed concerns sparked by social media posts of toilet paper shortages amid West Asia tensions.

Japan’s Takaichi avoids Iran clash with Trump, shrugs off Pearl Harbor comment

Takaichi had warned her first Trump summit would be “extremely difficult” over US calls to send warships to Iran, but she instead highlighted strong Japan-US ties and deft diplomacy.

Cats always reorient midair to land on their feet, says study. ‘Air-righting behaviour’

Scientists from the Laboratory of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Yamaguchi, Japan, conducted 'destructive failure testing' on five cats.

Japan says no plan to send warships to Strait of Hormuz despite pressure from Trump

Defence minister says Tokyo will prioritise diplomacy to calm tensions as PM Sanae Takaichi prepares to meet Donald Trump in Washington, where the US may press Japan to support Gulf security efforts.

Why many Japanese people struggle to explain if they’re Shinto or Buddhist

In 'Eight Million Ways to Happiness', Hiroko Yoda reveals the traditions that infuse Japan's culture, from Shinto, Buddhism, and the mountain mysticism of Shugendo.

Shinzo Abe’s killer gets life term: Defence sought leniency on grounds of ‘religious abuse’

Abe was fatally shot by Tetsuya Yamagami while delivering speech at rally in Nara, a prefecture in south of Kyoto. Yamagami has been awarded life term after 3-year trial.

Japan to restart world’s largest nuclear power plant 15 years after Fukushima disaster shutdown

The restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa comes as Tokyo pushes to cut its reliance on imported fossil fuels amid an expected surge in energy demand from energy-intensive AI data centres.

Japan and Sri Lanka are making the same mistake—replacing political action with fiscal policy

Markets and institutions often force adjustments only when political entities are unwilling to do so voluntarily.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.