Japan promises assistance in food processing, tourism

Okinawa is one of the top tourist destinations in Japan. Its warm weather and ocean of emerald green have been attracting tourists.The island comprises a treasure of flora and fauna. Also, it is known as having an excellent and nutritional food culture ...

"Missile launch! Missile launch! A missile appears to have been launched from North Korea. Take cover in a building or underground." To the accompaniment of blaring sirens and emergency phone alerts, that was the terrifying loudspeaker message that jolted ...

Japan's Princess Mako and her fiance -- a commoner -- announced their engagement Sunday, a match which will cost the princess her royal status according to a law that highlights the male-dominated nature of Japan's monarchy. Like all female imperial family ...

The lieutenant governor of Guam reassured Japanese that the US territory is calm amid the recent tension between the US and North Korea. Lt Gov Ray Tenorio said at a news conference with the president of the Guam Visitors Bureau in Tokyo that Guam remains in ...

How did the newly-anointed heritage city bag the title and is it ready for the expected rush of tourists? IMAGE: One of Ahmedabad's magnificent pols or old-fashioned housing clusters in the walled city. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Tarkik Patel/Wikimedia Commons. UNESCO recently declared the 600-year-old walled city of Ahmedabad as a world heritage city. With this, Ahmedabad has joined Paris, Vienna, Cairo, Brussels, Rome, Melaka (Malacca, Malaysia) and Edinburgh as one of the 287 world heritage ...

The Odisha government is targeting a 30 per cent growth in foreign tourist arrivals at around one lakh travellers in the state this calender year. In 2016, the state hosted 76,361 foreign tourists, most of them from Sri Lanka, Japan, some European and South ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 September said that Japan invested USD 4.7 billion in India during 2016-2017, which is 80 per cent higher than the last year, while addresing the India-Japan summit meet here. Prime Minister Modi further said that ...

By Yimou Lee and Marius Zaharia YANGON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - When officials from Myanmar's commercial capital Yangon toured six European countries in June, they were hoping to drum up investment in transport, energy and education. Instead, they were bombarded ...

Mumbai: At least 12 persons, including minors and an on-duty policeman, lost their lives during immersion ceremonies on Anant Chaturdashi, marking the end of the 12-day long Ganeshotsav celebrations throughout the state on Tuesday, officials said. Four ...