Ben 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 […]
Read MoreMohenjodaro: US ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome, along with members of the ambassadorial staff, on Thursday visited Mohenjodaro, ruins of an ancient civilization. He was given a warm reception on arrival. Sindhi Ajrak and a cap were gifted to him. The US ambassador and members of his delegation watched stupas besides going round different areas […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: The spirit of valuing each season as well as seasonal transitions are deeply rooted in Japanese culture. During the transition from summer to winter, and from winter to summer, people in Japan especially respect the significance of nature. Fruitful autumn is just as festive as a beautiful blooming spring in Japan. To […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Researchers in Japan have confirmed that microplastics are present in clouds, where they are likely affecting the climate in ways that are not yet fully understood. In a study published in the journal Environmental Chemistry Letters, Japanese scientists climbed Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama in order to collect water from the mists that […]
Read MoreNewswire Washington: Matthew Miller, the spokesperson for the United States Department of State, reiterated this week that the US does not support any kind of regime change. In his media briefing, Matthew Miller has once again rejected the allegations of regime change in Pakistan. He said the US government has responded to the claims many […]
Read MoreCovert Report Lahore: Punjab Governor Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman this week underlined the need to enhance trade volume between Pakistan and Japan. He stated this during a meeting with Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan Mr. Wada Mitsuhiro in Lahore. Baligh-ur-Rehman said Pakistan has to be included in GSP Schemes for export of high quality Pakistani products including […]
Read MoreNewswire Toronto: Information shared by members of an intelligence-sharing alliance was part of what Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used to make public allegations of the Indian government’s possible involvement in the assassination of a Sikh Canadian, the US ambassador to Canada said. “There was shared intelligence among ‘Five Eyes’ partners that helped lead Canada […]
Read MoreAbida Shaheen Islamabad: In an effort to fortify bilateral relations and extend collaboration, the Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Jawad Sohrab Malik, convened a meeting with WADA Mitsuhiro, the Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan this week. The discussion spanned across myriad facets of collaboration between the Ministry […]
Read MoreArslan Ali Arsal Karachi: United States Deputy Chief of Mission Andrew Schofer’s visited Karachi this week underscored the strong partnership between the United States and the people of Sindh. He explored opportunities to enrich development, trade and commercial ties and showcased the strength of our people-to-people relationships, the cornerstone of our bilateral relationship. As co-host […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Tokyo: Japan’s “Moon Sniper” mission blasted off this week as the country’s space programme looks to bounce back from a string of recent mishaps, weeks after India’s historic lunar triumph. Only the United States, Russia, China and as of last month India have successfully landed a probe on the Moon, with two failed […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: US Ambassador in Pakistan Donald Blome said this qweek that the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) was eager to make large-scale investments in Pakistan. During a meeting with Shahid Ashraf Tarar, the caretaker minister for communications, railways and maritime affairs, Mr Blome said the United States was ready to help Pakistan […]
Read MoreMara Budgen Tokyo: Emphasising self-defence rather than victory, Japan’s youngest martial art brings both new and veteran practitioners from across the globe to Tanabe, the town where it was born. Two men stood opposite each other holding wooden sticks shaped like a katana, the legendary Japanese sword, at arm’s length. The tips of the sticks […]
Read MoreArslan Ali Arsal Peshawar: Senior Foreign Service Officer Shante Moore this week assumed responsibility as the Consul General at the United States Consulate General in Peshawar. “I am delighted to welcome Shante Moore as our new Consul General in Peshawar,” said U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome. “We have a dynamic relationship with the people […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Japan’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Takei Shunsuke says relevant ministers will meet on Monday to discuss emergency relief measures for businesses hit by China’s suspension of Japanese seafood imports. China’s move came after Japan started releasing treated and diluted water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean. Takei […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan needs to undertake energy reforms and opt for renewable energy sources, said a senior US official, stressing that reforms suggested by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would help Islamabad break the “vicious circle of debt and international financing”. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Horst, who heads the Bureau of South and […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Selling jackets with built-in fans, neck coolers and T-shirts that feel cold, Japanese firms are tapping into a growing market for products to help people handle the summer heat. Japan — like other countries — is seeing ever-hotter summers. This July was the warmest in 100 years, with at least 53 people dying […]
Read MoreAbida Shaheen Islamabad: Government College University (GCU) Hyderabad has unveiled a golden opportunity for youngsters hailing from low-income households with the initiation of the two-year English Access Micro Scholarship Program. In collaboration with the United States (US) Embassy in Islamabad, this educational venture aims to empower disadvantaged children by enhancing their English language proficiency. The […]
Read MoreArslan Ali Arsal Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a brief visit to the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on Sunday to highlight the safety of an impending release of treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, a divisive plan that his government wants to start soon despite protests at home and abroad. His trip comes […]
Read More‘Let’s celebrate the shared values that unite our nations’ Arslan Ali Arsal Islamabad: The US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome said as Pakistan commemorate 76th Independence Day, he sends his best wishes to all Pakistanis. “Let’s celebrate the shared values that unite our nations and look forward to a future of cooperation, progress, and peace. […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: The stamp was issued at an event in Islamabad on Friday, held to culminate the US mission’s year-long campaign in Pakistan marking 75 years of bilateral ties. Addressing the event, Foreign Secretary Dr Asad Majeed Khan said Pakistan values its long-standing and broad-based relationship with the United States which has been our […]
Read MoreArslan Ali Arsal Every year on August 11, people celebrate Mountain Day, or Yama no Hi ???, in Japan. This is the country’s newest public holiday, enacted in 2014 with the intention to encourage people to pay homage to, and appreciate blessings from, the mountains. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that there is a […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Government of Japan, in collaboration with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), on Tuesday held Pakistan Investment Seminar in Tokyo as part of ongoing efforts to foster international trade and investment ties between both countries. The seminar was inaugurated by Executive Vice President of JETRO Mr. Kazuya Nakajo, who emphasized the strategic […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Through the support of the United States Government, the Pakistan-US Alumni Network (PUAN), in partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan) and the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) organised a two-day national conference on ‘The Climate Change Emergency: Pakistan in the 21st Century and the Road to […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Japan has had the hottest July since the country’s weather officials began taking data in 1898. Japan’s Meteorological Agency says temperatures rose nationwide last month as warm air from the south flowed in around the dominant Pacific high pressure system. Temperatures hit life-threatening levels of 38 degrees Celsius or higher later in the […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Washington: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Masood Khan, held separate meetings with three key US lawmakers to discuss Islamabad-Washington relations, economic partnership, defence ties, and security collaboration, said a Pakistani embassy press release. Ambassador Khan, conferred with Senator Todd Young, who serves on Committees on Finance. Foreign Relations, Commerce, Science & Transportation, […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: When regular diplomacy does not work, mango diplomacy does or at least it did for the Pakistan Embassy on Thursday evening. The sweetness brought US officials, lawmakers, think-tank experts, journalists, and even undeclared PTI supporters under one roof. “The United States has important security arrangements with Pakistan,” said Chairman House Foreign Affairs […]
Read MoreArslan Ali Arsal Mr. ISHII Kensuke, Counsellor of the Embassy of Japan in Pakistan, attended the handover ceremony for the project of reusing secondhand ambulances funded by the Government of Japan to Pakistan Red Crescent Society, one of the largest humanitarian organizations working all over Pakistan. The ceremony was held in the PRCS headquarters in […]
Read MoreAbdullah JAn Michael McCaul, the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on Saturday emphasised the need for a strong Pakistan-US alliance and partnership to deal with issues related to Afghanistan, refugees and terrorism. He made these comments while speaking to journalists after attending a barbeque reception and mango festival, hosted by Pakistan’s Ambassador to […]
Read MoreArslan Ali Arsal Tokyo: Pakistan and Japan Monday agreed to further deepen their bilateral cooperation in diverse fields including trade, investment and Information Technology. This was stated by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while addressing a joint press conference along with his Japanese counterpart Hayashi Yoshimasa here in Tokyo today. He said the two sides […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Nowshera:U.S. Ambassador Donald Blome, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pakistan inaugurated the Joint Police Training Center in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The project is the U.S. Embassy’s Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL)’s largest construction project in its 41-year history in Pakistan. Thanks to the U.S. […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: The Government of Japan this week announced grant aid worth 315 million Japanese Yen (around 2.25 million USD) for the Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) program in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. ITO Takeshi, Charge’d Affaires to Pakistan, and Muhammad Humair Karim, Additional Secretary of Ministry of Economic Affairs, signed the Exchange […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Karachi: US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome visited Karachi June 22-24 to underscore the strong bilateral ties between the United States and Pakistan and to further strengthen the robust bilateral economic partnership via the US-Pakistan “Green Alliance” framework. Ambassador Blome engaged with government officials, the American Business Council, the Overseas Investors Chamber of […]
Read MoreLahore: The Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) this week decided to make the Japanese language part of the curriculum for higher educational institutes, the body’s chairman Dr Shahid Munir announced. The announcement was made during a ceremony organised by the Pakistan Japan Socio-Economic Association for the promotion of the Japanese language in Pakistan. While addressing […]
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