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Japan hangs the ‘Twitter killer’ who murdered 9, in first execution in 3 years

Takahiro Shiraishi was sentenced to death in 2017 for killing 8 women & 1 man, all of whom he met on Twitter, now X.

What Japan can teach us about tackling rising heat in everyday life

Addressing the threat of extreme heat requires long-term, sustained climate action. Equally critical are immediate measures that protect the most vulnerable from heat-related illness.

Don’t count countries above India in per capita GDP. Look at the population instead

While it is certainly a reason to celebrate that India has become the world’s fourth-largest economy, this economic milestone is only part of the story.

Japan’s ispace fails again, Resilience lander crashes on moon surface

Japan’s ispace fails again, Resilience lander crashes on moon surface

India’s GDP victory over Japan is still a year away. Here’s why

India’s GDP has not yet surpassed Japan’s GDP. And when it does, it will neither be news nor a subject of research.

From Delhi, UP to Tokyo: Indian students learning Japanese among cyber fraudsters targeting Japan’s elderly

CBI conducted raids in Noida and Varanasi, arresting 6 individuals in their 20s. Japanese authorities have been informed.

India’s finished steel imports fall by 11.3% in April as shipments from China, Japan decline

According to provisional govt data, India's imports from Germany rose more than five times to 30,600 metric tons, while those from France jumped 10 times to 30,300 metric tons.

What Japan’s evolving hydrogen strategy teaches us

Unlike common approaches that primarily reserve hydrogen for hard-to-abate sectors, like steel, shipping and aviation, Japan continues to promote hydrogen use in power generation, gas blending and passenger vehicles.

What Japan’s inclusive school systems can teach us about resilience

Japan's Diversified Learning Schools have a structured schedule with designated start and finish times and class periods. They simply do not enforce this schedule on the students.

Noida’s Japanese-style pod hotels are buzzing. Next goal is to set up near big hospitals

The pod hotel is surrounded by offices, hospitals and start-ups—restaurants, bars, and cafes have also come up in the area in the last five years catering to young corporate workers.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.