Celina Ali Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari this week called for expanding the scope of bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and Japan across a wide spectrum of areas, especially trade, investment, economy, culture, and people-to-people contacts. The president expressed these views while talking to Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, Mitsuhiro Wada, who called on him, at […]
Read MoreTokyo: The Japanese government plans to expand the scope of foreign university students eligible for its scholarships from April to provide more academic opportunities to children of the country’s growing number of foreign workers, according to officials. The education ministry is set to include in the target students who are residing in the country with […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: The United States reiterated its continued commitment to help Pakistan with its financial and regional security challenges on Friday, as the top American diplomat in the country held a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and discussed a wide range of bilateral issues. The US-Pakistan relations have had its ups and downs […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: The Government of Japan this week awarded prestigious MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan) Research Scholarships for Masters/Doctorate degrees to eleven Pakistani students for academic year 2024-25 aiming to provide them with an opportunity to pursue advanced studies and research in various disciplines at the prominent universities […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: The U.S. Embassy this week launched the fourth Pakistan cohort of its “Academy for Women Entrepreneurs” (AWE) program at the Lincoln Reading Lounge at the National Library of Pakistan. Bettina Malone, Minister Counselor for Public Affairs, launched this year’s cohort of the AWE which is set to empower 150 participants from Lahore, […]
Read MoreNewswire Lahore: To experience and learn about the rich cultural diversity and aesthetic beauty of Japan, the Embassy of Japan in Pakistan in collaboration with the Pakistan-Japan Cultural Association (PJCA) Lahore and Lahore Sogetsu Study Group showcased the exhibitions of Wagashi (traditional Japanese sweets) and ikebana flower arrangement, two of Japan’s most cherished cultural traditions […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: To celebrate the 64th Birthday of His Majesty the Emperor Naruhito, the Ambassador of Japan WADA Mitsuhiro hosted a reception here this week. Jamal Shah, the Caretaker Federal Minister for National Heritage and Culture, was the chief guest on the occasion. The reception was attended by Ministers, Parliamentarians, senior government officials, members […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: New recruits enlisting in Japan’s Self-Defence Forces (SDF) from April will no longer be forced to sport either buzz cuts for men or short hair for women. The new hair regulations, which come into effect in the upcoming fiscal year starting from April 1, allow male recruits to have longer hair on top, […]
Read MoreWashington: The United States this week returned the Houthis to a list of terrorist groups as planned, hitting the Iran-aligned group with harsh sanctions that the United Nations fears could hurt Yemen’s fragile economy and civilians. The United States in January said it would designate the Houthis as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” as it […]
Read MoreTokyo: More than 80 percent of major firms saw male employees take child-care leave of less than three months over the past year while female employees got longer leave times, a recent Kyodo News survey showed, underscoring the dominant role women continue to play in child-rearing in Japan. In the survey that covered 113 companies […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: The United States said this week it is interested in taking appropriate steps to continue to foster its relationship with Pakistan as the South Asian nation held a vote to decide its future. While the picture is still murky as the results are yet to come in, the polling day was marred […]
Read MoreTokyo: A Ukraine-born model with Japanese citizenship who won the 2024 Miss Japan beauty pageant has given up her title, competition organizers said Monday, in the wake of a weekly magazine report detailing her relationship with a married man. Karolina Shiino, 26, was named the 2024 Miss Japan Grand Prix winner on Jan. 22. She […]
Read MoreMikhal Weiner Washington: While presidential hopeful Nikki Haley proposes a rise in Americans’ retirement age, retirement differences around the world point to one thing: the age doesn’t matter. Benjamin Franklin famously wrote of the certainty of two things — death and taxes. In today’s world many workers would like to add a third guarantee: an […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: UN Women, in collaboration with the Government of Japan, hosted a showcase event in Karachi this week to highlight the success of Women’s Socio-Economic Resilience Project. The initiative aimed to provide essential relief and protection services to women and girls in flood-affected areas, fostering their resilience and adaptability to emergencies and disasters. […]
Read MoreMegan Lebowitz Washington: President Joe Biden this week vowed to halt crossings at the border when it’s “overwhelmed” if Congress passes bipartisan immigration legislation giving him that authority. In a strongly worded statement, Biden threw his support behind an emerging immigration deal in the Senate, one that former President Donald Trump is seeking to torpedo […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: The Government of Japan this week announced a new US$ 3.62 million grant to procure essential oral polio vaccines as part of its continued support to polio eradication efforts in Pakistan. Pakistan Polio Programmewill use these funds to procure more than 21 million doses of vaccines to support polio campaigns in 2024. […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japan signed a deal with the United States on January 18 to buy 400 long-range Tomahawk missiles as it ramps up its military capacity to counter regional security threats. Faced with growing Chinese military clout and a nuclear-armed North Korea, the Japanese government plans to double its defence spending to the Nato standard […]
Read MoreTokyo: A survey released this week shows that 86.6 percent of respondents back tougher political funds control laws in Japan amid a fundraising scandal embroiling the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. A total of 61.6 percent were also dissatisfied with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s handling of a magnitude-7.6 earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in […]
Read MoreNewswire Washington: US President Joe Biden said this week that the United States does not support the independence of Taiwan, after Taiwanese voters rebuffed China and gave the ruling party a third presidential term. Earlier in the day, the Taiwanese ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential candidate William Lai Ching-te came to power, strongly rejecting […]
Read MoreAbdulah Jan Islamabad: The Embassy of Japan in Pakistan has announced MEXT Teachers Training Scholarship 2024 for Pakistani teachers who have teaching experience of 5 years in primary or secondary school, public or private. As per the criteria, teachers aged 35 or less would be eligible to apply for the scholarship, said a news release […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The United States said this week that it expects the upcoming national elections in Pakistan to be conducted in a manner that is both free and fair and follows the country’s laws. The South Asian nation of about 241 million people is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on February 8. But the democratic process […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: In 2023, the United States and Pakistan strengthened their partnership for mutual benefit. USAID played a pivotal role in this success, consistently supporting the pursuit of a prosperous, healthier, safer, and more robust Pakistan. Through various collaborations, projects, and programs, USAID contributed significantly to Pakistan’s development goals. The United States through USAID […]
Read MoreTokyo: The United States and Japan are making final arrangements to land a Japanese astronaut on the surface of the Moon for the first time, under a US-led lunar exploration program, sources familiar with the matter said this week. The Artemis program aims to achieve a historic milestone by sending U.S. astronauts to the lunar […]
Read MoreNewswire Washington: As the world grapples with the existential crisis of climate change, environmental activists want President Joe Biden to phase out the oil industry, and Republicans argue he’s already doing that. Meanwhile, the surprising reality is the United States is pumping oil at a blistering pace and is on track to produce more oil […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: The Federal Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT), Pakistan, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) this week initiated an EAD-approved project focused on elevating Pakistan’s ICT industry exports to Japan and fostering partnerships between public and private entities. The formal Record of Discussions was signed by key representatives at MoITT. […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Preparing a strategic plan requires more than just the responsibility of a single administrator — it requires vertical and horizontal coordination among internal and external stakeholders. This also requires consolidating several micro-plans such as academic plan, research plan, financial plan, students’ services plan, or sustainability plan. According to a statement issued by […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: The Government of Japan has awarded the Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2023 to Muhammad Shafiqur Rehman, President of Milestone Society for the Special Persons, in recognition of his significant contribution towards the promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and Pakistan. Wada Mitsuhiro, the Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, on behalf of […]
Read MoreNewswire Washington: The White House will step up its engagement with US lawmakers trying to strike a bipartisan deal that would provide military aid for Ukraine and Israel while tightening US border security, a Democratic Senator said this week. Republicans have insisted that additional funding for Ukraine must be paired with major US border security […]
Read MoreNewswire And the Japan has been able to lower the inflation with a controversial but well-thought policy. Proof is a latest Reuters poll which shows that the core consumer inflation in Tokyo likely grew in November but at slower pace than the month before. Tokyo: Japan has been under attack launched by Western media for […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome this week hailed the Municipal Services Project, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), for the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), particularly the capital city of Peshawar. Ambassador Blome visited the Water and Sanitation Services Peshawar (WSSP) office in Peshawar, to celebrate the […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Japan has been providing development assistance to Pakistan since 1954 and will celebrate the 70th anniversary of Official Development Assistance (ODA) cooperation next year. These views were expressed by Ambassador of Japan Mr Wada Mitsuhiro at an end-of-year reception organized exclusively for journalists this week. Senior members from the Political, Economic & Development and […]
Read MoreLahore: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) supremo Nawaz Sharif this week held a meeting with US Ambassador Donald Blome in Lahore, discussing the current political and economic landscape in the country, with a specific emphasis on his party’s preparations for the upcoming elections. Ambassador Blome’s meeting with Sharif was one of several liaisons with politicians, which […]
Read MoreBen Turner Tokyo: NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are planning to launch the world’s first wooden satellite into space in a bid to make spaceflight more sustainable. LignoSat, a coffee mug-size satellite made from magnolia wood, is set to launch into Earth’s orbit by summer 2024, according to the space agencies. Wood […]
Read MoreAndrew Salerno-Garthwaite Tokyo: While concerns had spread that Japan’s planned defence budget could be affected by the recent currency devaluation of the Yen by an average of 20% since 2022 against other major currencies, GlobalData instead finds that major ongoing procurement programmes, including the Global Combat Air Programmes, the F-35A/B, Mogami-glass Frigates, C-2 and V-22 […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar this week sought to reassure thousands of Afghans waiting in Pakistan for resettlement in the United States that they won’t be deported as part of his government’s widely criticized crackdown on undocumented migrants in the country. Islamabad has launched a crackdown on illegal migration, saying any unregistered foreign […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Ambassador of Japan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, H.E. Mr. WADA Mitsuhiro and Mrs. WADA Naoko this week hosted a reception on Wednesday, November 1st, 2023, to celebrate the 69th anniversary of the Japan Self-Defense Forces(JSDF) Day. Defense Attaché, Colonel ABE Kazuo represented the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) at the Embassy. […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: The Government of Japan has conferred the 2023 Spring Imperial Decorations, “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star” on Imtiaz Ahmad, former Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Japan in recognition of his significant contribution towards strengthening friendship, cultural and economic relations and mutual understanding between Japan […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan and Japan this week signed an agreement worth $5.3 million for the reconstruction of educational facilities in flood-affected areas in Sindh. A signing ceremony for the Exchange of Notes and Grant Agreement between the Governments of Pakistan and Japan regarding “The Programme for Reconstruction of Educational Facilities in Flood affected Areas […]
Read MoreNewswire Muzaffarabad: The US Embassy in Islamabad and the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir this week formally solidified their partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish another Lincoln Corner in the university. The MoU paved the way for the establishment of the state-of-the-art Lincoln Corner at the King Abdullah Campus (KAC) […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: The Embassy of Japan in Pakistan, in collaboration with The Nippon Foundation, this week donated a collection of 55 books on Japan to Gandhara University Peshawar as part of the “Read Japan Project” aiming to promote further understanding of Japan and its culture through books. Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan, WADA Mitsuhiro presented […]
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