Japanese Vice Defence Minister to arrive in Nepal on Saturday

Friday, May 1, 2009, 13:24 [IST]

Kathmandu, May 1 (ANI): Japan's Vice Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi will arrive here on a two-day visit on Saturday.

During his visit, Kishi will inspect the activities of the Japanese Arms Monitors working under the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) to familiarise himself with the activities of UNMIN.

Kishi will also pay a courtesy call to Nepal Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and hold discussion on Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Rookmangad Katawal row, nepalnews reports. (ANI)

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Japanese govt under fire for rewriting wartime history in school textbooks

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London, Jan 9 (ANI): Japanese government is under attack for its apparent attempts to rewrite its wartime past in the new school textbooks.The government had decided two years ago to delete or rewrite references to 1945 Battle of Okinawa in the history books, where the military apparently forced the civilians into mass suicides faced with defeat.According to new reports, education officials have agreed to restore the passages in new books, but it will not contain the word "forced" in.....

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Job strain linked to stroke risk in Japanese men

Tuesday, January 13, 2009,11:51 [IST]

Washington, January 13 (ANI): A Japanese study suggests that men in high high-stress jobs are more likely to suffer a stroke than those in less demanding positions.Background information in the study report, appearing in the Archives of Internal Medicine, reveals that stress is considered a risk factor for stroke.The study report further states that several models of job stress have been developed, and provide clues as to how occupational factors may be modified to reduce risk."The.....