IIT Bombay to offer joint PhD programme with Japan's Tohoku University from 2025

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) has collaborated with Tohoku University of Japan to provide a joint PhD programme from this year. The institute said IIT Bombay is planning to set up a Centre with Tohoku University next year, …

Japan research team says it has solved mystery of calico cats' fur color

Researchers in Japan say they have unlocked a long-standing mystery about the color of calico cats, known for their black, white and orange fur. The team includes Sasaki Hiroyuki, distinguished professor at the Kyushu University Institute for Advanced …

Approval rating for Japan's Ishiba cabinet hits record low: poll

TOKYO, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The approval rating for the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hit a record low at 27.4 percent, down 5.2 percentage points from last month, the latest Kyodo News survey showed Sunday. The support rate of the Ishiba …

Business in focus as upper chamber head visits Japan

Tokyo, 18 May - Upper chamber President Marko Lotrič has started a week-long official visit to Japan. Lotrič will meet parliamentary representatives and visit several businesses in Osaka and Tokyo. The main event will be a business forum on Monday. The …

This sunscreen is a best seller in Japan—and easily one of the best I've ever used and it's under £20

If there’s one skincare tip that every dermatologist, aesthetician and beauty editor will hammer home to anybody who asks for them, it’s applying the facial sunscreen day in, day out. Without going off on too much of a tangent, this will significantly help …

China imposes anti-dumping duties on plastics from US, EU, Japan, Taiwan

China on Sunday imposed anti-dumping duties as high as 74.9% on imports of POM copolymers, a type of engineering plastic, covering shipments from the United States, the European Union, Japan and Taiwan. The Commerce Ministry's findings conclude a probe …

China to implement anti-dumping duties on polyformaldehyde copolymer imported from US, EU, Japan, and China's Taiwan ...

The Ministry of Commerce Photo: VCG   China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on Sunday that it had found evidence of dumping of polyformaldehyde copolymer imported from the US, the EU, Japan and China's Taiwan region. The investigation …

Support for Japan PM Ishiba hits record low as price of rice soars: Reports

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government fell to 27.4 per cent.PHOTO: REUTERS TOKYO - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has hit a record low, with nearly nine out of every 10 voters dissatisfied with the …

BREAKING NEWS: 74% not expecting favorable result from Japan-U.S. tariff talks: poll

Steelers storm their way into Japan Rugby semi-finals

On a damp Saturday afternoon in Osaka,  former Chiefs flyhalf Bryn Gatland starred for Kobe, creating two of his side's four tries in the 35-20 quarter-final victory. This included the game's defining score in the 73rd minute when a perfectly …