Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his G20 summit visit with a set of bilateral matters - including the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project and the Varanasi convention centre being built with Japanese cooperation-- with ‘old friend’ Japanese PM Shinzo Abe.

A strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan on Friday, the US Geological Survey said; the Japanese authorities have said that there is no tsunami threat so far.

A strange rule for job seekers in Japan is trending in social media. The hashtag #KuToo on Twitter is sparking debate and many people are calling the practice as misogynist. In Japan, both men and women are expected to wear suits when out for hunting jobs, but they cannot get out of wearing heels.

Women are often dubbed as the symbol of love, kindness, beauty and strength. On the flip side, there are some women in the world who are remembered for worst reasons. Here's a list of world's deadly women who are known for their unimaginable cruelty.

Japan space agency has booked a special place in the world record book by delivering artificial meteor shower on Friday. A rocket carrying a satellite blasted into space to create an artificial meteor shower, Japanese scientists confirmed.

Breaking news from Russia reports that two Russian fighter jets have collided in mid-air in the Far East over the sea of Japan. The accident took place on January 18 and the news has been confirmed by the Defense Ministry.

In the unfortunate news reporting from US, Richard Overton, the oldest man in America and World War II veteran died at the age of 112.

Five countries - Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the UK - have joined the US in accusing China of stealing trade secrets of major companies around the world through its support of a hacker group known as Advanced Persistent Threat 10, or APT 10, a media report said.

Japanese infrared satellite AKARI has discovered evidences of water in 17 asteroids. It is for the first time that scientists have found water traces which will possibly to the understanding of water distribution in our solar system. Also, the new discovery will help scientists to dig out the facts about evolution of asteroids and origin of water on Earth.

After series of internal investigation, Carlos Ghosn, the chairman of Nissan Motor Co. was found to have under-reported his income by millions of dollars and engaged in other “significant misconduct". He was arrested immediately after he voluntarily submitted to questioning by Tokyo prosecutors, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported, though prosecutors did not confirm the move.