Staff Writer Islamabad: On the invitation by the Government of Japan, a delegation of nine Pakistani students accompanied by a supervisor visited Japan from February 1-7, under the Japan-SAARC Network Program of people-to-people exchange known as JENESYS. The students’ delegation comprises five undergraduate students from COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad campus, and four high school students […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Karachi: Travelling Exhibition called Photographic Images and Matter – Japanese Prints of 1970s was inaugurated at the Japan Information and Culture Centre this week. It’s been organised by Consulate General of Japan in Karachi in collaboration with Pakistan Japan Culture Association – Sindh, in cooperation with Japan Foundation. It is a seven days […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: The Japanese Government this week extended the project loan effective period upto 31 December 2024 of the ongoing loan project “Punjab Transmission and Grid Stations Project (Phase I)”. The loan agreement was signed on 3rd May 2008 under which Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) provided a project-based loan of Japanese Yen 11.943 […]
Read MoreTokyo: People in the age bracket of 18 to 30 (25 in some cases for specific countries) can enter Japan on a special visa which allows them to stay there for up to a year. This visa is called working holiday visa and is amongst the most popular of the visa types. As we speak, […]
Read MoreTokyo: A survey found that at 82.73 years, men in Shiga Prefecture had the longest average life expectancy in Japan. However, even the shortest average life expectancy for women, of 86.33 years in Aomori, well exceeded the top figure for men. The longest average life expectancies by prefecture in Japan as of 2020 were 88.29 […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif this week thanked the government of Japan for pledging US $ 88 million at the Geneva conference for the recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation of the flood affected areas of Pakistan. “We acknowledge with a sense of gratitude Japan’s pledge of $ 88 million for recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Monday made his first public New Year´s greetings since 2020, resuming an annual tradition with caution as the nation and the royal family gradually return to normalcy. Naruhito, joined by Empress Masako, was scheduled to make six brief appearances throughout the day at a glass-covered balcony of the palace […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japan has reported record-high cases of bird flu across 23 provinces, with authorities culling around 7.75 million birds this week, officials said. The country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said the bird flu cases have risen to 54 after new infections were recorded in Chiba and Fukuoka provinces. This is the highest […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: The Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA) Pakistan Office this week provided 9,000 mosquito nets, 80,000 ORS and 400,000 water purification tablets to support the people affected by recent floods in districts of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. On the request of governments of Punjab and KP, the Japanese government and JICA Pakistan Office decided […]
Read MoreTokyo: Japan is offering families 1 million yen (approximately $7,627) per child to move out of Tokyo in hopes of reducing overcrowding. An additional 700,000 yen (approximately $5,339) was added to what was originally 300,000 yen (approximately $2,288) due to the heightened concentration of people in the country’s capital. With a population of 125.7 million, […]
Read MoreTokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida seems hopeful that his ruling party’s wins in a spate of local elections in April and a successful Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima in May will help improve his battered political strength. In recent months, the approval ratings for Kishida’s Cabinet have shown few signs of recovering, even […]
Read MorePatrick Frater Audiences at the opening of the Tokyo International Film Festival had a chance to glimpse Nakajima Kento stretching his acting range in “Fragments of the Last Will” (aka “From Siberia With Love”), Takahisa Zeze’s melodrama about coming home from the front after WWII. Nakajima, a J-Pop star with a major fan following, is […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Japan, Pakistan Economic & Cultural Association (JPECA) has been established to facilitate the business and cultural activities between Japan and Pakistan, also having the objective of bringing both countries’ business leaders, social organizations, chambers of commerce, and industrial associations on a united platform. The two countries’ new joint association, in a ceremony […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japan this week unveiled its biggest military build-up since World War Two with a $320 billion plan that will buy missiles capable of striking China and ready it for sustained conflict, as regional tensions and Russia’s Ukraine invasion stoke war fears. The sweeping, five-year plan, once unthinkable in pacifist Japan, will make the […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: The Government of Japan this week extended its support to the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme by providing more than US$ 3.87 million as a grant. The grant will be used for the procurement of essential oral polio vaccine, which will reach more than 18.61 million under five years old children in Pakistan […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Lahore: A Pakistani man won the hearts of people in Japan after a video of him rescuing riders trapped inside a crashed car on a busy road went viral. The Japanese media is honouring the Pakistani man as hero for his selfless act. The incident occurred in Aichi, a Japanese prefecture in central […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Japan-Pakistan diplomatic relations, Ambassador of Japan Wada Mitsuhiro said that both countries should renew their commitment towards further developing close ties for 70 more years. Speaking to Rawalpindi-Islamabad based senior journalists at his residence, Ambassador Wada said: “We should make a firm commitment towards deepening our […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: The government of Japan has provided $4.196 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), for its humanitarian services in the flood-affected areas of Pakistan. The fund will also aid in improving water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure in refugee settlements and host communities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Balochistan. According to a […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Karachi: ‘Over the Wall’ held Mural Unveiling Ceremony this week as one of the projects commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan-Pakistan diplomatic relations The mural has been created at the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) in Karachi with the support of the Pakistan Japan Cultural Association (Sindh). The concept of the mural […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Pakistan office provided 12,500 certified wheat seed bags to flood affected farmers of five districts Nasirabad, Jaffarabad, Soubatpur, Jal Magsi and Kacchi in Balochistan Province. The Japanese assistance enables 2,500 flood affected farmers families to cultivate wheat crop on their 12,500 acres of land during this Rabi […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Lahore: Punjab Governor Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman along with, the ambassador of Japan for Pakistan Mitishuoro Wada this week inaugurated the Pak-Japan Mini Expo and also the cultural night event. The visitors showed keen interest in the Japanese and Pakistani products on display. Live karate performance by Japan karate association were seen. Addressing on the […]
Read MoreTokyo: Both sets of his grandparents were Lutheran missionaries who came to the country in the early 1950s. His parents—Solveig Grønning Ericson, who finished her medical training at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, and Steven Ericson, an associate professor of history who specializes in the modern transformation of Japan—grew up in Japan and attended an international […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Japanese Ambassador Wada Mitsuhiro said this week that the government of Japan would continue to cooperate with Pakistan in the supply of safe water to citizens and the improvement of the sewage treatment system. He was addressing the inaugural ceremony of the project of replacement of pumping machinery at the inline booster […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan Navy Ships PNS Shamsheer and PNS Nasr visited Yokosuka Port, Japan to participate in the International Fleet Review in connection with the 70-year celebrations of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. On the occasion, Naval Chief Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi observed the Fleet Review along with the heads of naval forces […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, WADA Mitsuhiro and WADA Naoko hosted a reception this week to celebrate the 68th anniversary of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) Day. Defense Attaché, Colonel YAMAMOTO Hidetaka represented the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) at the Embassy. Khurrum Dastagir Khan, Federal Minister for Power was the chief guests on […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: The Japanese government has condemned the attempt to assassinate Imran Khan during the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf’ (PTI) long march. A statement released by the Japanese embassy said Tokyo’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi sent a message concerning to Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. The Japanese minister said that he was “deeply shocked and saddened by […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Shikarpur: The United States has announced an additional $30 million in aid for flood victims in Pakistan, according to a press release issued by the US Embassy in Islamabad. The press release said that total funding from the US for the flood response, food security, disaster preparedness and capacity-building efforts in the country […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Peshawar: The 70th anniversary of Pak-Japan diplomatic relations was gracefully held at Mahboob Medical Institute Habib Physiotherapy Complex Hayatabad this week. Health Minister KP Taimoor Saleem Jhagra was the chief guest. Honorary Consul General of Japan Nawabzada Fazal Karim Afridi, and Mahboob Medical Institute Chairman Dr Mahboob-ur-Rahman also spoke at the ceremony, attended […]
Read MoreWashington: The United States encouraged Pakistan to continue its anti-money laundering and counterterrorism efforts after the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) removed it from the list of countries under an increased monitoring process, commonly known as the grey list. Welcoming the FATF decision to take Pakistan off the grey list, the US acknowledges the country’s […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Lahore: The First Secretary of the Japanese Embassy, Katsura Gawa, has said that Japan has doled out $7 million to help the flood affectees. He paid a visit to the Punjab Secretariat of Pakistan People’s Party the other day. General Secretary of People’s Party Central Punjab Syed Hasan Murtaza, along with party’s member […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Top US corporations, multinational organizations, philanthropic and charitable foundations are actively contributing towards floods relief efforts in Pakistan. The Citizen Foundation (TCF-USA) organized its 13th Annual Gala in Washington DC on Saturday (08 October 2022) with Ambassador Masood Khan as the Chief Guest. The event attended by more than 500 prominent Pakistani […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Japanese ambassador to Pakistan Mitsuhiro Wada said this week that Japan had been investing in Pakistan’s power sector and assured to further enhance investment in power sector of the country. The ambassador expressed these views in a meeting with Minister of Energy Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan here on Wednesday, said a press […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: The United States government has delivered an additional batch of eight million Pfizer Covid-19 pediatric vaccine doses to Pakistan. According to the US Embassy in Islamabad, this shipment increases the United States’ donation to more than 78 million safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine doses for the people of Pakistan, including 16 million […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Karachi: On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Japan, an international photo exhibition was organized under the umbrella of the Pakistan Association of Photojournalists in collaboration with the All Japan Association of Photographic Societies, Japan’s multi-circulation daily Asahi Shimbun and the Consulate of Japan at Karachi consulate. […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said this week that Pakistan was desirous of Japanese investment in the projects of solar energy, cleaning drinking water, and treatment and drainage of wastewater and materials. The prime minister expressed these views while talking to a delegation of Japanese companies based in Pakistan, led by Japan’s Vice […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan this week mourned the loss of legendary Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki who passed away earlier today at the age of 79 after years of battling a rare disease. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his condolences to the wrestler’s family and the Japanese nation. He also shared a throwback image of himself […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Japan agreed on debt deferral amounting to approximately $160 million to Pakistan, as the last phase of “the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI)”. According to an official statement, prior to this, both the governments agreed on the first debt deferral amounting to nearly $370 million on April 27, 2021 and the […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Karachi: Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, Mitsuhiro Wada this week assured that his country will continue its support to Pakistan in various social and economic areas, especially in this very difficult situation emerging after the heavy rain and flood causing devastation in most areas of Pakistan. During his interactive meeting […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman this week apprised the Japanese Ambassador Mitsuhiro Wada of the current relief efforts, the devastation wreaked by the floods throughout the country and the situation of assistance required for recovery, reconstruction for the flood-affected areas and population. The ambassador who had called on her […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Lahore: A 250-member Japanese business delegation is set to visit Pakistan in last week of September to identify available opportunities in different sectors, Board of Investment (BOI) informed. Federal secretary of BOI Asad Rehman Gillani said that while speaking at a meeting at Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Gillani also shared that […]
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