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Infosys founder N.R. Narayana Murthy recently suggested young Indians work 70 hours a week, sparking debate. Time Use Survey 2019 data shows urban Indians aged 15-29 work 8.5 hours a day. Murthy pointed to Germany and Japan. But India's informal workforce raises questions about comparison. It's important to consider if…

Tokyo’s measures follow announcement of similar sanctions by the United States earlier this month.

Shoring up the economy requires not just protecting the technologies of today but promoting those of tomorrow as well.

Visitors to Japan are usually primed to look up – at the vast skyscrapers, the ornate temple gates, the traditional timber-framed guesthouses. Those who look down at their feet, though, might have noticed something equally intriguing on the ground. Ornate manhole covers in wrought iron, often plain, sometimes brightly painted,…

Panasonic revealed today that had to reduce EV battery production at some of its plants in Japan to normalize inventories.

From that monumental quarter-final weekend to Kurt-Lee Arendse’s wonder try and the emergence of Portugal, the Guardian’s rugby experts hand out their awards

Honda took its CR electric prototype racing for the first time in October 2023, with a wildcard at the All Japan Motocross Championship. Here's how it went.

Japan team visits Technopark to explore IT ecosystem. 21-member delegation led by Akihito Uesada, Mayor of Matsue City, and Osamu Yanagihara, Deputy Speaker, Matsue Legislative Assembly. Manjit Cherian, CMO of Kerala IT Parks, and Madhavan Praveen, General Manager (Projects), Technopark, addressed the team. Representatives from Experian Technologies and Indo-Japan Chamber…

A Japanese high court on Monday said the North Korean government was responsible for the human rights abuses of plaintiffs who said they were lured to the North by Pyongyang’s false promise of living in the “paradise on Earth."