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Also Read: Google Doodle celebrates 40th anniversary of discovery of 9,000-year-old Ain Ghazal statues The description noted, “Unfortunately, the writer grew ill and lost her home during World War II, causing her to temporarily retreat from the literary world." Enchi eventually found her way back to the pen and focused more on fiction, writing tales that explored the gender discrimination, lack of equality, and wrongful treatment of women caused by Japan’s patriarchal society. In 1953, she won the Women’s Literature Prize for her story ‘Starving Days’.

North Korea soccer coach Sin Yong Nam defended his players after several clashed with match officials on the pitch after their 2-1 defeat to Japan in the Asian Games quarter-finals in Hangzhou on Sunday. North Korea captain Jang Kuk Chol and team mate Kim Kyong Sok remonstrated heatedly with referee Rustam Lutfullin after the final whistle, pursuing the Uzbek in the middle of the pitch as he tried to back away. With the confrontation drawing in the assistant referees and several security staff, the North Korean coach also ran to his players to try to defuse the situation. The North Korean players were earlier furious when Lutfullin awarded a penalty to Japan after goalkeeper Kang Juh Yok charged out and clipped the feet of Jun Nishikawa with an outstretched arm. Waving his arms and shaking his head, an angry Kang argued with the referee before Yuta Matsumura slotted home from the spot in the 80th minute to see Japan through at the Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium.

NEW DELHI : A top government panel has recommended that Bharat Biotech Ltd conduct phase-3 trials of its Japanese encephalitis vaccine for people aged 65 and above, as the disease emerges as a key concern in India. The Hyderabad-based company had asked the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for permission to conduct phase-3 trials in children up to a year old, as was done in phase 1 and 2 trials. However, the expert panel of DCGI said the company may conduct it for older individuals as well, minutes of its meeting showed.

Click here! He said the initiative is being undertaken to improve punctuality and turnaround time. “It is a unique concept and happening for the first time in the Indian railways," the railway minister said. Over 200,000 lakh people participated in around 2,050 activities involving 685,883 man-hours, according to the railways.

Coal shipments fell more than a fifth in the month to the end of August, recording their lowest level for that period out of the Port of Newcastle, the world’s busiest export terminal for the resource, in at least five years.

World War II aircraft carriers that played a crucial role in the Battle of Midway. This discovery holds the potential to shed light on the mysteries surrounding this pivotal event that marked a turning point in the Pacific theater, shifting control from Japanese to U.S.

Indian Railway is introducing the '14 minutes of miracle' concept for speedy cleaning of trains from October 1, starting with 29 Vande Bharat trains at their respective destination stations across the country. It will be formally launched by the Railway Ministry Ashwini Vaishnaw at the Delhi Cantt. Railway Station. Vaishnaw told reporters that the Vande Bharat trains will be cleaned within 14 minutes under the initiative to improve their punctuality and turnaround time. “It is a unique concept and happening for the first time in the Indian railways,” the minister said. The initiative is based on the concept of '7 minutes of miracle' at various stations such as Osaka, Tokyo, etc.

dedicated 9 new Vande Bharat Express to the nation, taking the total number of high-tech trains to 34. The trains are already known for their accuracy in departure and arrival and the new “14-minute miracle" initiative will further help them to maintain that accuracy.

Satya MicroCapital has announced raising $60 million from Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Saturday close on the heels of its mobilising another $20 million from the French Development Agency’s private sector financing arm Proparco. The funding will help the New Delhi-based micro loan provider to expand its portfolio. Satya has assets under management of nearly Rs 5000 crore. The fund is raised at around 11% rate, an official with the micro lender said.

Dell is considering a fresh investment in its research and development (R&D) centre in Bengaluru, an official statement said on Saturday. The Dell team comprising Michael Dundas of Global Manufacturing Operations and Technology, Alan Richey, Senior Vice President, Legal, and Tabrez Ahmad, Director, Asia Pacific and Japan, Govt Affairs and Public Policy held meetings with Karnataka Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Minister M.B. Patil, in Austin, on Friday, as per the state Large and Medium Industries Ministry.

By Leika Kihara

Global market update: Wall Street indices erased its gains from signs of subsiding inflation as investors seems weary of US shutdown on October 1, 2023. Dow Jones index ended 0.47 per cent lower whereas S&P 500 index went down 0.27 per cent on Friday. However, tech heavy weight Nasdaq manged to remain in positive territory as it closed 0.14 per cent higher on Friday.

Yields on 30-year Treasuries are on track for their largest quarterly jump since 2009, stoking anxiety that the bond rout of the past few months could reverberate across financial markets.

Shohei Ohtani’s soaring popularity was even more evident when it came to jersey sales

Today, the Arbitrum Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting Arbitrum, an Ethereum Layer 2 network, announced a strategic partnership with protocol studio Fracton Ventures. 

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SBI Holding and TradeFinex will look to drive trade finance adoption of EVM-compatible enterprise blockchain XDC Network through a new joint venture in Japan.

By Marc Jones

Indian team suffered a 0-3 defeat against a formidable Malaysian side in the quarter-finals of Badminton World Junior Championships in Spokane, USA on Friday. In the mixed doubles category, Sathwik Reddy Kanapuram and Vaishnavi Khadkekar fought valiantly but lost the first match of the tie 12-21 16-21 against Bryan Jeremy Goonting and Chan Wen Tse. Ayush Shetty kept the team's hopes alive with a spectacular comeback in the boys' singles match.

(Reuters) -Japan's Sony (NYSE:SONY) Group Corp said on Friday a merger of its Indian unit with Zee Entertainment Enterprises, which had an initial deadline of September, would take a few more months to complete.

China has no claim over Arunachal Pradesh as the state has always been part of India, Chief Minister Pema Khandu asserted on Friday. Referring to the recent denial of regular visa to three Wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh for the Asian Games in Hangzhou, he said China «unnecessary» tries to bring a «political angle» whenever there is an issue related to the border state. «China has no claim over Arunachal Pradesh.