Rain helps contain wildfire in Japan’s Iwate
Steady rainfall on Wednesday has helped contain the spread of a week-long wildfire in Ofunato City of Japan's Iwate Prefecture, local media reported.
Steady rainfall on Wednesday has helped contain the spread of a week-long wildfire in Ofunato City of Japan's Iwate Prefecture, local media reported.
PM Modi also highlighted the importance of enhanced cooperation in skill development, which remains a key pillar of India-Japan bilateral ties.
The 6th edition of the India-Japan joint military exercise, Dharma Guardian, is currently in progress at the East Fuji Training Area in Japan. Scheduled to end on March 9, the exercise underscores the growing defence cooperation between the two nations, focusing on strengthening operational capabilities and interoperability.
According to a government survey in Japan, over 80 per cent of Japanese people support the death penalty, stating that the existence of the system is "unavoidable," local media reported on Sunday.
The 6th edition of the India-Japan joint military exercise, Dharma Guardian, commenced at the East Fuji Training Area in Japan.
The caveat of "predominantly" is seen as a direct result of Japan's failure to adopt more ambitious domestic power sector decarbonisation plans.
The exercise focused on practicing procedures to detect and track a computer-simulated ballistic missile target, and share related information, as per Yonhap News Agency.
Condemning the "violent incident" at a public event in Japan's Wakayama, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he is relieved that his "friend" Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is safe.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated from Wakayama after blast sound was heard at outdoor speech on Saturday.
Though mainland Japan consists of four primary islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku, the country has a total of 6,852 islands. Many are very small and uninhabited. Some are strategically located and thus very important for the defence of Japan as they can be used to deploy forces to secure the country from external threats. Ishigaki Island is one such strategically important island
