By Sibi George, Ambassador of India to JapanOn the occasion of India's 76th Republic Day, I extend my warm greetings to Their Majesties, the Emperor a･･･

CM Mohan Yadav is going on a four-day Japan visit on Monday seeking investment opportunities and to invite industrialists for the Global Investors Summit (GIS) to be held Bhopal on February 24-25. According to the official release, CM Yadav will reach Tokyo in the early hours of Tuesday (January 28).

On January 29, CM Yadav will again hold a one-to-one discussion with investors and industrialists in the morning, followed by meetings with prominent industrialists and organizations of Japan. After that, the Chief Minister will also visit the tourist places of Tokyo.

China's relations are starting to improvewith Japan, India and other countries that former U.S. President Joe Biden courted, just as Donald Trump brings his more unilateralist approach back to the White House.

U.S. President Donald Trump is back with an administration led by "America First" policies, and the independence of Japanese diplomacy is being put to the test. An international rules-based order must be protected without fail to ensure the stability of Asia.

An X account, Crime Reports India, currently blocked in India, shared the image of a man with the caption, ‘Pramod Rathore of Haryana arrested in Japan… [for] molesting Japanese girl.’

U.S. officials say the Trump administration would begin formal international engagements this week when Marco Rubio — expected to be confirmed soon as secretary of state — meets with the foreign ministers of India,

A renewed push by Japan’s biggest banks and other global lenders in India is driving down loan prices with the new players having more appetite for riskier credit, according to the country head for Barclays Plc.

According to recent reports, Tokyo has agreed to India running its own high-speed prototypes on the same infrastructure, set to be ready by 2026-27. Previously slated to receive the Shinkansen E5, India now looks forward to the E10, capable of reaching speeds up to 400 kmph—an upgrade from the E5’s 320 kmph limit.

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's vision of transforming Madhya Pradesh into an industrial hub is taking shape. Following interactions with industrialists in major cities across India, the organization of regional industry conclaves in the state,

Prime Video has named Keisuke Oishi as its new country manager for Japan, effective Jan. 20. The veteran Amazon executive, who most recently served as director and general manager of Amazon Music Japan, will report to Gaurav Gandhi, VP of Prime Video Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa. He replaces Kodama Takashi.

India has allowed mills to export 1 million metric tons of sugar during the current season to September 2025, the food minister said on Monday.