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Protests over mass immigration fears force Jica to scrap Japan-Africa hometown plan

JICA has scrapped its Japan-Africa hometown project after protests over fears of mass immigration, highlighting domestic opposition to foreign labour initiatives and the challenges of balancing international aid with public sentiment.

In Photos | Do you live in one of the world’s coolest neighbourhoods?

Time Out magazine has listed this year’s coolest neighbourhoods. They spread as far as Tokyo’s Jimbocho to Avondale in Chicago

Can eating ramen increase the risk of death?

A study carried out by Japanese scientists found that people who frequently ate ramen faced about 1.5 times the risk of death compared to those who limited it to just once or twice a week. The research was carried out on 6,725 residents of Yamagata prefecture, a region known for some of the highest ramen consumption in Japan

History Today: How the 1965 war between India and Pakistan came to an end

One of the bloodiest conflicts between India and Pakistan drew to an end on September 23, 1965. The war, which went on for 17 days, followed a United Nations-brokered ceasefire. On this day in 1889, Fusajiro Yamauchi founded the Nintendo company, one of the biggest video gaming companies in the world

How India’s bullet train from Mumbai to Ahmedabad is on track for December 2027

Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor will launch its first bullet train stretch between Surat and Bilimora by 2027, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Saturday. The train, which will run at a speed of up to 320 km/h, will slash travel time between Mumbai and Ahmedabad to just over two hours and will link major towns and cities on the way. The bullet trains will work on the Japanese Shinkansen’s technology

From France to Greece, this is where Indian millionaires like to holiday

Where do India’s millionaires like to spend their free time? Hurun India’s Wealth Report and Luxury Consumer Survey 2025 has revealed the go-to international destinations that are preferred by the country’s Richie Rich

Amid H-1B visa chaos in the US, will China’s K-visa attract top talent?

China’s K-visa to attract global talent rolls out on October 1. This comes as the White House caused widespread panic over the weekend after announcing a $100,000 fee (Rs 88 lakh) on H-1B visas. How do the two compare?

Japan’s R&I upgrades India’s sovereign rating to BBB+, third upgrade in 2025

Japan's Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I) has upgraded India's long term sovereign credit rating to 'BBB+' from 'BBB', while retaining the "Stable" Outlook for the Indian economy.

In Photos | From Sydney to Mumbai and more… it’s an iPhone 17 frenzy

Today’s a big day for Apple lovers! The new iPhone 17 series has gone on sale. Long queues of people could be seen outside the stores of the tech behemoth. These pictures tell the tale of the bubbling excitement

From Zebra cows to pizza-eating lizards, the winners of the Ig Nobel are…

The Ig Nobel Prizes are here. The winners gathered in Boston to accept the awards for some bizarre experiments, ranging from painting cows with zebra-like stripes to ward off pestering flies to studying the effects of alcohol on bats' ability to fly