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Shivangi Acharya
An employee works at a steel works in Mandi Gobindgarh, in the northern state of Punjab, India, on Oct. 19, 2024.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 24, 2025
India set to ditch $23 billion plan to rival China factories after it disappoints
Many participating firms failed to kick-start production, while others that met manufacturing targets found India slow to pay out subsidies.
People shop at a market in New Delhi on Nov. 4. On Tuesday, India forecast annual growth of 6.4% for its fiscal year ending March, the slowest in four years and below the government's initial projections.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 8, 2025
India looks to new economic playbook as risks mount
Disappointing economic indicators and a slowdown in corporate earnings in the second half of 2024 have forced investors to rethink the country¡¯s earlier outperformance.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media after his meeting with President Droupadi Murmu, to stake claim to form the new government at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi on June 7.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 24, 2024
India¡¯s budget reflects new power realities of Modi¡¯s fickle coalition
Modi has been forced to rely on allies to run a government for the first time in his career.
Japan¡¯s average life expectancy rises in 2025
Compared with other countries, Japan ranked seventh in male life expectancy, following Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and others, while taking the top spot in female life expectancy.
U.S. holds fire against Iran as reports emerge of stockpile concerns
Munitions sit on trolleys as military personnel work on a B?1B bomber at RAF Fairford airbase, which hosts United States Air Force personnel, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, on Saturday.
Extreme heat grips Japan for a record fifth straight day
People cross a street in Nagoya on Saturday as temperatures continued to soar across parts of Japan.
Japan to impose tougher requirements for permanent residency, reports say
The government is planning to create stricter requirements for foreign nationals seeking permanent residency in Japan.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
How foreign workers became an essential part of Japan¡¯s ubiquitous konbini
Myanmar national Nyan Linn, who works at a Lawson outlet in Tokyo¡¯s Shinagawa Ward, is one of over 110,000 foreign workers employed by Japan's three largest convenience store chains.
Out of the shadows: Japanese women building a life beyond motherhood
Miyako Kudo addresses an Osaka fertility clinic during a speaking engagement on understanding and supporting women without children.
How Hayao Miyazaki¡¯s love of books influenced Studio Ghibli¡¯s stories
Hayao Miyazaki lists books as direct sources for a number of his films including his latest, ¡°The Boy and the Heron.¡±
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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