Updated: May 21, 2021 14:32 IST
Tokyo, [Japan], May 21 (ANI): The term `Kamon' refers to a crest used in Japan for centuries to indicate one's origins, it gradually became a cultural component that preserves the history of Japanese families and expresses their ancient roots.
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Moscow [Russia], May 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia welcomes the Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire but believes this important step is insufficient, as it is necessary to launch direct negotiations, the Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova said on Friday.
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Toronto [Canada], May 21 (ANI/Sputnik): A group of Canadian parliamentarians and senators is urging the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to employ the diplomatic tools used in pressure campaigns against Russia and China, in support of Palestinian civilians ca
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Tokyo [Japan], May 21 (ANI): Japanese sword called 'Katana' is a traditional sword with an elaborate blade. An ornament or detail, most of its parts are handmade.
Read MoreUpdated: May 21, 2021 13:55 IST
Paris [France], May 21 (ANI): France's constitutional council rejected on Thursday (local time) a controversial provision of the country's "global security" law which made it an offence to maliciously share images that identify operating police officers, reported eurone
Read MoreUpdated: May 21, 2021 13:08 IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to visit the United States next week beginning May 24 to meet with US officials and discuss COVID-related cooperation between the two countries.
Read MoreUpdated: May 21, 2021 13:03 IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 21 (ANI): The Japanese government on Friday gave the green signal for two more COVID-19 vaccines -- those developed by AstraZeneca and Moderna pharmaceutical giants -- to be added to the nation's vaccine portfolio, Kyodo news reported.
Read MoreUpdated: May 21, 2021 12:51 IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 21 (ANI): Uncertainty reached its peak in the wake of US and NATO troops withdrawal, scheduled to be gone completely by September, violence has been intensified inexorably around Afghanistan.
Read MoreUpdated: May 21, 2021 12:28 IST
Tokyo [Japan] May 21, (ANI): After security concerns, over 700 Chinese-funded transactions of plots of land have been detected by the Japanese investigative groups around Military bases in Japan, a local newspaper reports.
Read MoreUpdated: May 21, 2021 12:33 IST
Washington [US], May 21 (ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi put his foot in mouth in an interview on CNN on Thursday (local time) when he made anti-Semitic comments against Israel.
Read MoreUpdated: May 21, 2021 11:59 IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea decided Friday to extend its tightened quarantine measures for three more weeks over the continuing COVID-19 pandemic here, especially in the Seoul metropolitan area.
Read MoreUpdated: May 21, 2021 10:10 IST
Washington [US], May 21 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that he would visit the Middle East in the upcoming days and meet the leadership of Israel and Palestine.
Read MoreUpdated: May 21, 2021 09:52 IST
New York [US], May 21 (ANI): Violent clashes took between pro-Israel, pro-Palestinian protestors at New York City Times Square on Thursday (local-time).
Read MoreUpdated: May 21, 2021 09:10 IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is likely to visit the United States in the coming week, the visit is at the planning stage. There is no official announcement of the visit yet.
Read MoreUpdated: May 21, 2021 10:35 IST
Beijing [China], May 21 (ANI): China’s ageing population, with years of experience in underwriting medical and retirement products has snow-balled into crisis of its state pension system and Hong Kong insurance sector is seeking this opportunity to unlock USD 1
Read MoreUpdated: May 21, 2021 07:28 IST
Santiago [Chile], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile will lift lockdowns in 13 towns on Monday and continue to gradually ease pandemic restrictions across the country despite detecting more than 7,600 new COVID-19 cases in one day, Health Minister Enrique Paris announced Thursd
Read MoreUpdated: May 21, 2021 07:20 IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Leaders from around the world on Thursday welcomed the news of a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine which ended the more than 10-day conflict that caused destruction on both sides as thousands of rockets were fired between them.
Read MoreUpdated: May 21, 2021 07:18 IST
Washington DC [US], May 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has signed legislation to address the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreUpdated: May 21, 2021 07:00 IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Mirwaiz Maulvi Mohammad Farooq Shah, the Mirwaiz (a hereditary position of religious authority) of Kashmir and Chairman of the All Jammu and Kashmir Awami Action Committee, was assassinated on May 21, 1990, at his residence at Nageen,
Read MoreUpdated: May 21, 2021 06:24 IST
New York [US], May 21 (ANI): Ambassador of India to the UN TS Tirumurti on Thursday (local time) said that India supports the rapid operationalization of special political mission UNITAMS, as part of continued UN support for the Sudanese transition.
Read MoreUpdated: May 21, 2021 05:19 IST
Washington DC [US], May 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) announced that Washington will replenish Israel's Iron Dome air defense systems that were depleted during the recent conflict with the Palestinian group in Gaza.
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