Staff 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 […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan HAYASHI Yoshimasa said this week that the government of Japan was planing to provide emergency assistance of $7 million to Pakistan, in response to the devastating flooding nationwide. According to Japanese Embassy in Pakistan, the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs said, the epochal levels of rain […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Japanese Ambassador WADA Mitsuhiro said this week that his county has shown keen desire to work with the Pakistan government in the Railways and Aviation sector. The envoy in a meeting with Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique appreciated the efforts of his Ministry for allowing airplanes containing Japanese passengers evacuated from […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Japan has provided emergency relief goods (Tents and Plastic Sheets) through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to Pakistan in response to the damages caused by the flood disaster. The emergency relief goods, delivered in two times, arrived at Jinnah International Airport Karachi. In addition, H.E. Mr. WADA Mitsuhiro, Ambassador of Japan to […]
Read MoreTokyo: The Japan Tourism Agency has revised its guidelines for overseas tourists as the county prepares to reopen to individual tourists next week. the government will allow tourists from all countries to enter Japan without joining a guided tour. Travelers will be able to plan their itinerary more freely, but travel agencies will be asked […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan flags were flying high on the stage in Japan all day in connection with a stunning 75th Diamond Jubilee Independence Day and 70-year of Pakistan-Japan Friendship celebrations held with people living in Japan including children, women and families living in Japan largely attended in an area called as Mini Pakistan in […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Tsuneko Sasamoto, a pioneering photographer considered to be Japan’s first female photojournalist, who swore by a glass of red wine each night as one of the keys to good health, has died at the age of 107, domestic media said. She died on August 15 of old age, media added — just over […]
Read MoreHiroshi Hiyama Tokyo: From the “leaning tower of pizza” to a fish slicing and cooking itself and a dragon emerging from a dragon fruit, Japanese artisans’ quirky plastic food sculptures went on display this week at an exhibition in Tokyo. The models were made with the same painstaking detail as the rock-solid noodle soups and […]
Read MoreTokyo: Designer Hanae Mori, known for her elegant signature butterfly motifs, numerous cinema fashions and the wedding gown of Japan’s empress, has died, local media reported. She was 96. Mori symbolized the rise of Japan as a modern, fashionable nation and the rise of the working woman. The reports said she died August 11, but […]
Read MoreCarly Cassella Tokyo: A child’s manner of walking can tell a doctor a lot about their health and development. But the transition from tottering toddler to strutting teen is not as universal as you might think. Depending on where in the world a child grows up, their gait may mature in a slightly different way. […]
Read MoreTokyo: The release of charming adventure game Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation on Nintendo Switch this week may not seem like a momentous occasion in the annals of gaming — low-budget licensed titles rarely are. But like the recent Western debuts of Live A Live, Kowloon High-School Chronicle, or Moon, Shin-chan’s […]
Read MoreMichael Fitzpatrick Tokyo: Gazing disconsolately at a £6,000 Japanese cedar bathtub is the svelte figure of kimono-clad general manager Taisuke Yajima. He is wilting slightly in the soupy Kyoto summer. The wooden tub, golden and fragrant, is empty save for a shallow lozenge of water. All around is the scent of cedar and rose incense […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, a native of Hiroshima, attended the commemoration dedicated to the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing. The attack claimed more than 140,000 lives. In Peace Park in central Hiroshima, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was among leaders gathered to mark the precise moment that the United States dropped the […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Rawalpindi: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong this week met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ in Rawalpindi. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), matters of mutual interest, defense collaboration, progress on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and regional security were discussed in […]
Read MoreYusaku Yoshikawa On 10 June 2022, Japan finally started allowing international tourists into the country for the first time in two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began. Seeking to balance its reopening and preventing the spread of infection, the Japanese government requires all tourists to wear face masks, and to be privately insured and chaperoned. […]
Read MoreJapanese police are turning to tranquiliser guns in an attempt to stem the tide of wild monkey attacks that have been terrorising residents. In recent weeks, 42 people have been reported injured in Yamaguchi city – including children and the elderly. The attacks are being blamed on Japanese macaques. However, while they are a common […]
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