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  • tokyo bitcoin exchange files for bankruptcy

    Tokyo bitcoin exchange files for bankruptcy

    March 01, 2014 16:31 IST

    Tokyo: The Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange in Tokyo filed for bankruptcy protection Friday and its chief executive said 850,000 bitcoins, worth several hundred million dollars, are unaccounted for.The exchange's CEO Mark Karpeles appeared before Japanese

  • visit the restaurant near tokyo where monkeys serve as

    Visit the restaurant near Tokyo where monkeys serve as waiters

    World | December 13, 2013 6:40 IST

    Tokyo: There is a restaurant in the city of Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo, Japan where monkeys serve customers hot towels before meals and take their drink orders in exchange for boiled soya beans as tips.

  • china hardens stance on adiz ahead of biden s visit

    China hardens stance on ADIZ ahead of Biden's visit

    World | December 03, 2013 21:38 IST

    Beijing: On the eve of US Vice President Joe Biden's visit, China hardened its stance on the implementation of its new air defence zone over the disputed islands in the East China Sea saying its

  • pune girl represents india at asia uno challenge in tokyo

    Pune girl represents India at Asia UNO Challenge in Tokyo

    India | November 27, 2013 11:29 IST

    Mumbai: Khushi Patil, a 10-year old girl from Pune, represented India at the Asia finals of the UNO card game, held in Japan recently.A regular visitor to a store in Pune, Khushi said she was

  • japanese consul wishes a bengali restaurant in tokyo

    Japanese consul wishes a Bengali restaurant in Tokyo

    India | November 07, 2013 7:12 IST

    Kolkata: Happy with the coming up of a Japanese only food restaurant in eastern India, serving delectable sushi dishes, Consul General Mitso Kawagachi says he hopes cuisine could connect people of two countries.“Our Sushi dishes

  • know about renkoji temple in tokyo where netaji s ashes are

    Know about Renkoji Temple in Tokyo, where Netaji's Ashes are preserved

    India | June 22, 2014 7:40 IST

    New Delhi: Renkoji is a Buddhist temple located in the Suginami Ward of tokyo, Japan's capital .Nestled in the wada part of the Suginami Ward, it is a small but beautiful temple.If you are in

  • japan open bopanna and roger vasselin win tokyo title

    Japan Open: Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin win Tokyo title

    Tennis | October 06, 2013 22:36 IST

    Tokyo: India's Rohan Bopanna and his French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin defeated Jamie Murray and John Peers 7-6(5), 6-4 to capture their first ATP World Tour team title on Sunday at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis

  • quake hits japan

    Quake hits Japan

    World | September 20, 2013 6:59 IST

    Tokyo: A strong earthquake, measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale, hit Japan's Fukushima Prefecture Friday, with strong tremors felt in the capital city.The temblor hit the prefecture at 2.25 a.m. (local time), Xinhua reported.In 2011,

  • past and future in tokyo olympic venues

    Past and future in Tokyo Olympic venues

    Other Sports | September 09, 2013 16:36 IST

    Tokyo: The venues planned for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo both look to the future and incorporate the past.   A futuristic 80,000-seat main stadium will be the centerpiece, touted by organizers as one of the

  • tokyo will host 2020 olympics

    Tokyo will host 2020 Olympics

    Other Sports | September 08, 2013 10:22 IST

    Buenos Aires, Argentina: Tokyo has been awarded the 2020 Olympics, capitalizing on its reputation as a "safe pair of hands" and defying concerns about the Fukushima nuclear crisis.Tokyo defeated Istanbul in the final round of

  • tokyo says support for olympic bid on the rise

    Tokyo says support for Olympic bid on the rise

    Other Sports | August 28, 2013 12:55 IST

    Tokyo: Heading into the final days of the race to host the 2020 Olympics, Tokyo organizers say public support for the bid has risen to 92 percent.Tokyo 2020 organizers didn't say how or when the

  • japan concerned about chinese military activity

    Japan concerned about Chinese military activity

    World | July 25, 2013 14:21 IST

    Tokyo,July 25: Tokyo expressed unease Thursday over Chinese military and maritime activity near disputed islands that Japan controls, as China defended a flight by one of its fighter jets near Japanese airspace.Japan had scrambled fighter

  • pm lands in tokyo

    PM lands in Tokyo

    World | May 27, 2013 21:18 IST

    Tokyo, May 27:  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh landed in Tokyo Monday saying that there were "enormous potentialities" for Indo-Japan relations."India and Japan have a strategic and global partnership. There are enormous potentialities for further enriching

  • japan deploys pac 3 missile interceptors around tokyo

    Japan deploys PAC-3 missile interceptors around Tokyo

    World | April 09, 2013 9:17 IST

    Tokyo, Apr 9 : - Amid reports North Korea is preparing a missile launch or another nuclear test, Japan on Tuesday deployed PAC-3 missile interceptors in key locations around Tokyo. Japan has taken similar measures

  • vintage look takes the spotlight at tokyo fashion fair

    Vintage look takes the spotlight at Tokyo fashion fair

    Lifestyle | January 24, 2013 12:51 IST

    Tokyo:  The vintage style, sailor look and industrial, ethnic and environmental weaves are among the styles making waves at the International Fashion Fair in Tokyo, where some 750 firms from 20 countries are unveiling their

  • bluefin tuna sells for record 1.76m in tokyo

    Bluefin tuna sells for record $1.76M in Tokyo

    World | January 05, 2013 16:40 IST

    Tokyo, Jan 5: A bluefin tuna sold for a record $1.76 million at a Tokyo auction Saturday, nearly three times the previous high set last year. In the year's first auction at Tokyo's sprawling Tsukiji

  • tokyo protests chinese ships trespass

    Tokyo protests Chinese ships' trespass

    World | October 03, 2012 18:56 IST

    Tokyo, Oct 3: Tokyo has lodged an official protest with Beijing over Chinese ships entering the territorial waters of disputed islands in the East China Sea, Japanese media reported Wednesday.Four Chinese maritime surveillance ships were

  • record rainfall causes flood mudslides in japan

    Record rainfall causes flood, mudslides in Japan

    World | July 13, 2012 14:10 IST

    Tokyo, Jul 13: A record-level of rainfall continued to pound the Kyushu area in southern Japan on Friday, causing landslides and floods.Local media reported that the death toll rose to 19 on Friday morning, with

  • mizuno chooses country over company for 2020 bid

    Mizuno chooses country over company for 2020 bid

    Other Sports | June 28, 2012 16:42 IST

    Tokyo, Jun28: Given the choice of staying in the family business or helping Tokyo land the 2020 Olympics, Masato Mizuno knew it was time to put country ahead of company.The 69-year-old Mizuno stepped down as

  • tornado strikes city near tokyo dozens injured

    Tornado strikes city near Tokyo, dozens injured

    World | May 06, 2012 18:16 IST

    Tokyo, May 6:  A tornado tore through an area just northeast of the Japanese capital on Sunday, injuring at least 30 people, destroying dozens of homes and leaving thousands more without electricity.Firefighters and helicopter medical

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