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Hiroshima mayor urges Trump visit after A-bomb comments

Donald Trump should visit Hiroshima to see the effects of nuclear weapons, the Japanese city’s mayor said Wednesday after the US president likened the 1945 atomic bombings to recent air strikes on Iran...

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Dhaka, Tokyo sign deal to develop rail communication 

A loan agreement was signed on Friday for project titled ‘Construction of Dual Gauge Double Line Between Joydebpur-Ishurdi Section Project (I)’ under the second batch of the 46th Japanese ODA Loan Package between Bangladesh and Japan. 

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Japan conducts first domestic surface-to-ship missile test

Japan on Wednesday called its first surface-to-ship missile test within its territory necessary training given the current ‘severe security environment’, as it boosts military capacity to counter China...

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Decline in science enrolment in colleges

BANGLADESH is facing an alarming decline in science student enrolment at the higher secondary certificate level and, as a result, the country now stands at a critical crossroads. While Asian nations such as Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia surge ahead on the engines of science and technology, we are witnessing a significant aversion to and...

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Rice prices double in Japan

The price of rice doubled in Japan in the 12 months to May, data showed Friday, as an acceleration in inflation piled fresh pressure on prime minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of key elections next month.

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G7 confronts Israel-Iran crisis

Group of Seven leaders, including US President Donald Trump prepared to hold talks on Monday in the Canadian Rockies, tackling issues, including whether they can find common ground on an escalating conflict between Iran and Israel.

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2 Chinese aircraft carriers seen in Pacific: Japan

Two Chinese aircraft carriers were operating in the Pacific for the first time, according to Japan, whose defence minister said Tuesday the move revealed the expansion of Beijing’s military activities.

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Big Japanese investors to come: Shafiq

Chief adviser’s press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Sunday expressed optimism about increased Japanese investment in Bangladesh following the highly successful visit of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to Japan...

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Bangladesh, Japan sign six MoUs

Japan and Bangladesh on Friday signed six Memorandum of Understandings on economic, investment and other cooperations on the third day of the ongoing visit of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to Japan on Friday, says a press release by CA press wing.

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Japan to give $1b for budget, railway

Japan has agreed to provide over $1 billion to Bangladesh mostly to support its upcoming budget and upgrading its railway infrastructure after Dhaka has sought Tokyo’s assistance in building ‘a new Bangladesh’. 

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JICA urged to bolster support for MIDI  

Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called upon the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to bolster its support for the Moheshkhali-Matarbari Integrated Development Initiative (MIDI), aiming to transform the region into a...

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Japan to recruit 1,00,000 Bangladeshi workers in 5yrs

Japanese authorities and businesses on Thursday announced plans to recruit at least 1,00,000 workers from Bangladesh in the next five years to meet the country’s growing labourers’ shortage.