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Who is Kenzaburō Ōe?
Kenzaburō Ōe, the Nobel Prize-winning Japanese author, passed away on March 10, 2023, at the age of 88. His death marks the end of an era in Japanese literature, as Ōe was widely regarded as one of the most important ..
Tags: Asian literature • Japan • Nobel Prize in Literature • Persons in News
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Persons in News
India’s Assurances to IMF backing Sri Lanka
India sends financing assurances to IMF to back Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring program. Sri Lanka’s three largest bilateral lenders are China, Japan, and India. India’s backing is a critical step for Sri Lanka to receive a $2.9 billion package from ..
Tags: China • Finance • IMF • Japan • New Delhi
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Japan Adopts New Policy to Promote Nuclear Energy and Achieve Carbon Neutrality
Japan has adopted a new policy promoting greater use of nuclear energy to secure a stable power supply and reduce carbon emissions, reversing its previous plan to phase out nuclear energy by 2030. The new policy calls for the maximum ..
Tags: Fukushima disaster • Japan • Nucelar Energy
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Japan’s war on floppy disks
Japan may be home to some of the world’s leading tech giants, but the Japanese have always been fond of old technology. But now Japan has declared war on the floppy disk to get rid of old technologies and machines. ..
Tags: Floppy Disk • floppy disks • Japan • old technology • War on Floppy Disk
Month: Current affairs - September, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
August 9: Nagasaki Day
On August 9, Japan is commemorating the Nagasaki Day. On this day in 1945, the United States had dropped “Fat Man- atomic bomb” on Japanese city, Nagasaki. The atomic bomb was named so, due to wide, round shape of the ..
Tags: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki • Fat Man • First World War • Hiroshima • Japan
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Asia Cup Hockey Tournament: India Wins Bronze
In the eight-team Asia Cup hockey tournament, India beat Japan for the second time to win the bronze medal. This match was held at the GBK Sports Complex in Jakarta. Raj Kumar Pal scored in the seventh minute which saw ..
Tags: Asia Cup • Asian Hockey Federation • India • International Hockey Federation • Japan
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Sports Current Affairs