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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.

6.9 magnitude earthquake hits southern Japan, tsunami advisories issued

No abnormalities were reported at the Ikata Nuclear Power Plant in western Japan or the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant in Kagoshima prefecture, both nearest to the quake site.

Japan, Sri Lanka boost bilateral cooperation, discuss debt restructuring, airport project

JICA Senior VP Shohei Hara reaffirms dedication to aid Sri Lanka during meeting with PM Harini Amarasuriya.

ADB-backed project supported by Japanese govt spurs growth for Bhutanese cottage industries

The project, Improving Market Linkages for Cottage and Small Industries in Bhutan, aims to strengthen market connections for CSIs, elevate the quality and marketing of locally produced goods, and stimulate economic growth.

Bhutan’s cottage, small industries get boost from Japan, ADB

The 'Improving Market Linkages for Cottage and Small Industries in Bhutan' project aims to improve product quality, marketing, and cultural impact of local products.

Japan grants ‘protected status’ to 39 British products

These products have already been protected and recognized as geographical indications (GIs) by the UK Government.

Japan, US to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency, news agency Kyodo reports

Under the plan, the U.S. would deploy missile units to the Nansei Islands of Japan's southwestern Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures, and to the Philippines, the report says.

ASEAN to participate in World Expo 2025

The ASEAN pavilion will feature diverse cultural heritage, economic development, and commitment to a shared future.

No clear mandate after Japan polls, yen hits three-month low

Incumbent PM Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party & its ally acquired 215 seats, while the main opposition party, the CDJP, won 148 seats. However, both sides fell short of a majority.

Japan’s ruling coalition may lose majority as exit polls show strong gains for opposition parties

NHK exit poll shows PM Ishiba's LDP and coalition partner Komeito likely to win 174–254 of 465 seats, with main opposition CDPJ projected to gain 128–191 seats in Japan's lower house.

On Camera

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.