The moment was reminiscent of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Japan visit in 2014, when he played the traditional Taiko drums alongside a Japanese drummer.
Legacy of Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule of Korean peninsula remains politically sensitive for both sides, with many surviving ‘comfort women’ still demanding Tokyo’s formal apology.
Japan has faced opposition to its plan, both at home and abroad, including from South Korea, despite assurances that the water is safe after being filtered to remove most isotopes.
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.
Japan will remove curbs on exports to South Korea of materials for smartphone displays & chips & Seoul will drop a WTO complaint against Tokyo, South Korea's trade ministry said.
He will hold a summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida. The visit will be an important milestone in the development of relations between the two nations, Yoon's office said.
India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.
Speaking at ThePrint OTC Thursday, NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan said the exchange has been trying to list itself since 2016, but it couldn’t happen due to one reason or the other.
Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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