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https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/may/25/perfect-days-review-wim-wenders-tokyo-toilet-cleaner Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.asiapathways-adbi.org/2023/05/asian-lessons-for-reviving-infrastructure-investment-as-a-driver-of-resilient-development/ How can the region meet its infrastructure needs while securing investment to support project growth within the sector? In fact, some reflection shows that the answer lies within. Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://mailchi.mp/adbi/ap-supporting-creative-economy-sustainable-development-southeast-asia-8474062?e=3160267c15 How can the region meet its infrastructure needs while securing investment to support project growth within the sector? In fact, some reflection shows that the answer lies within. Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/whyutokyo/indpt_sumo_019.html Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.foodandnutritionjournal.org/volume9number1/intermittent-fasting-on-the-ekadashi-day-and-the-role-of-spiritual-nutrition/ Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-Future-of-Asia/The-Future-of-Asia-2023/High-speed-rail-to-China-a-source-of-pride-Laos-president The high-speed railway connecting the Laotian capital of Vientiane and China's Kunming in Yunnan province "has contributed immensely to our economy and will certainly provide a very better future for us," Thongloun told Nikkei Asia on Friday in an interview on the sidelines of Nikkei's Future of Asia conference. Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-Future-of-Asia/The-Future-of-Asia-2023/High-speed-rail-to-China-a-source-of-pride-Laos-president Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/stalin-travels-in-bullet-train-in-japan-bats-for-equivalent-service-in-india-4072749 Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/Interview/AI-a-plus-for-jobs-but-needs-precision-regulation-IBM-chief Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mace_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives Best Regards Seetha Ram

    Hathyogi ⁦‪@hathyogi31‬⁩ || Significance of hexagonal, gomukh, and triangle-shaped architecture in Hinduism explained || Our New parliament building is here, and many think that it has a triangular shape, However, it's not. It has 6 corners which makes it hexagonal and adding a little vastu to it makes… pic.twitter.com/njfEb6DKKs   2023/05/28 16:10     Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/05/25/japans-ageing-society-is-finding-creative-ways-to-dispose-of-its-dead Japan's ageing society is finding creative ways to dispose of its dead from TheEconomist Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/05/25/what-performance-enhancing-stimulants-mean-for-economic-growth What performance-enhancing stimulants mean for economic growth from TheEconomist . "Caffeine became instrumental to the regimented time of the urban industrialised societies," according to Steven Topik of the University of California, Irvine. Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/05/25/what-performance-enhancing-stimulants-mean-for-economic-growth What performance-enhancing stimulants mean for economic growth from TheEconomist Annual sugar consumption per person rose from around 5lbs a year in 1700 to 20lbs by 1800—several times higher than in continental Europe. After 1800 imports then soared as Britons developed a taste for sweet tea and cakes. The change from a fibre-heavy to a sugar-heavy diet, noted Robert Fogel, a Nobel prize-winning economist, "raised the proportion of ingested energy that [could] be metabolised". Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.oneindia.com/feature/sengol-from-eyesore-to-cynosure-3564769.html Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.tirumalesa.com/stunning-analysis-of-a-muthuswami-dikshithar-kriti-by-maha-periyava/ Best Regards Seetha Ram

    Nikkei Asia ⁦‪@NikkeiAsia‬⁩ Japan's Seven Bank will allow customers to deposit and withdraw cash using facial recognition at around 20,000 ATMs nationwide as early as March 2024. s.nikkei.com/3pYiRRF   2023/05/25 5:55     Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/how-the-sengol-embodied-indias-freedom-and-why-it-was-forgotten-and-lost-gurumurthy-writes-articleshow.html Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://gender.cgiar.org/experts/nicoline-de-haan Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/dr_norman_e_borlaug/about_norman_borlaug/ Best Regards Seetha Ram

    Vij Sriram ⁦‪@sriramchennai07‬⁩ எத்தனை எதிரிகள் இருந்தாலும் இந்த மனிதன் புகழின் உச்சியில் எப்போதும் இருப்பது இந்த பணிவினால்தான்.. Papua New Guinea வில் தனது பயணத்தை முடித்து புறப்படும் வேலையில் அவரை வழியனுப்ப வந்த இந்திய வம்சாவளி தம்பதி அவர் காலில் விழா அவர் பதிலுக்கு குனிந்து (அவர்களைவிட வயதில் பெரியவராக… pic.twitter.com/Seg7zfDUsA   2023/05/22 17:38     Best Regards Seetha Ram

    Vij Sriram ⁦‪@sriramchennai07‬⁩ எத்தனை எதிரிகள் இருந்தாலும் இந்த மனிதன் புகழின் உச்சியில் எப்போதும் இருப்பது இந்த பணிவினால்தான்.. Papua New Guinea வில் தனது பயணத்தை முடித்து புறப்படும் வேலையில் அவரை வழியனுப்ப வந்த இந்திய வம்சாவளி தம்பதி அவர் காலில் விழா அவர் பதிலுக்கு குனிந்து (அவர்களைவிட வயதில் பெரியவராக… pic.twitter.com/Seg7zfDUsA   2023/05/22 17:38     Best Regards Seetha Ram

    Ramnath ⁦‪@rmnth‬⁩ Nani Palkhivala on the mental calibre of people who make tax laws in India. The more things change... pic.twitter.com/rV5f67RRJ2   2023/05/21 13:46     Best Regards Seetha Ram

Luxury hotels are on the rise as Japan woos the wealthy RE­BECCA SAUN­DERS CON­TRIBUT­ING WRITER The Japan Times May 20, 2023 As the bud­get-con­scious among us con­tinue to be hin­dered by in­fla­tion, more af­flu­ent trav­el­ers are giv­ing in to their post-pan­demic wan­der­lust Read more... Lucky you. This email was sent to you by a user of PressReader, who thought you'd be interested in reading this story. It means you get to click the link and read it. It does not, however, mean you get any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property, copyrighted material, or trademarks of PressReader or any of our content partners. PressReader Inc., 200-13111 Vanier Place, Richmond BC V6V 2J1, Canada PressReader International Limited, 2nd Floor, The Boat House, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, D08 H01F, Ireland ®2003- PressReader, all rights reserved. |   Best Regards Seetha Ram

Why natural disasters seem worse than our most dire predictions DAVID FICK­LING BLOOMBERG The Japan Times May 20, 2023 Read more... Lucky you. This email was sent to you by a user of PressReader, who thought you'd be interested in reading this story. It means you get to click the link and read it. It does not, however, mean you get any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property, copyrighted material, or trademarks of PressReader or any of our content partners. PressReader Inc., 200-13111 Vanier Place, Richmond BC V6V 2J1, Canada PressReader International Limited, 2nd Floor, The Boat House, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, D08 H01F, Ireland ®2003- PressReader, all rights reserved. |   Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/japan/fumio-kishida-g7-geopolitics-new-meaning-hiroshima Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/ Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20230511-109051/ Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/g7-summit/20230520-110813/?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12751&pnespid=q_yPzZpN4PbN57nt_wGhvqgF4R0L_i4onwIiGhZorReVh01yLNc_Z9WzLpLNvmtAZyApNQ Best Regards Seetha Ram

Creative indeed! Nitin Bassi, a programme lead at CEEW, which also has a cartoon and a documentary series focused on climate change, said the poems could make people feel in a more visceral way the need to act on climate change "without making the conversation too heavy and guilt-driven". https://www.context.news/climate-risks/love-in-the-time-of-climate-change-indian-poets-pen-green-verses Best Regards Seetha Ram

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https://theprint.in/india/all-the-pms-interpreters-the-select-ifs-officers-who-translate-and-keep-many-secrets/310930/?amp Best Regards Seetha Ram

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To check. https://www.hops.hokudai.ac.jp/en/outline-en/faculty-members-en/ Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/Interview/Modi-says-he-will-amplify-concerns-of-Global-South-at-G-7 Best Regards Seetha Ram

    Narendra Modi ⁦‪@narendramodi‬⁩ Landed in Hiroshima to join the G7 Summit proceedings. Will also be having bilateral meetings with various world leaders. pic.twitter.com/zQtSZUpd45   2023/05/19 20:24    

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Thulasi Kavacham - Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia excellent stotram -- Best regards Seetha Ram "Life is a journey. The destination is within oneself."

https://www.economist.com/business/2023/05/11/how-to-recruit-with-softer-skills-in-mind How to recruit with softer skills in mind from TheEconomist companies have shifted away from emphasising financial and operational skills towards social skills—an ability to listen, reflect, communicate and empathise. Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.economist.com/obituary/2023/05/11/ranajit-guha-revolutionised-the-study-of-indias-past Ranajit Guha revolutionised the study of India's past from TheEconomist truth of human life was not to be found in history, but in literature and in the words of ordinary people Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/05/11/indias-once-troubled-banks-are-generating-huge-profits India's once-troubled banks are generating huge profits from TheEconomist Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.economist.com/business/2023/05/11/how-to-recruit-with-softer-skills-in-mind How to recruit with softer skills in mind from TheEconomist companies have shifted away from emphasising financial and operational skills towards social skills—an ability to listen, reflect, communicate and empathise. Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.economist.com/business/2023/05/11/how-to-recruit-with-softer-skills-in-mind How to recruit with softer skills in mind from TheEconomist financial and operational skills towards social skills—an ability to listen, reflect, communicate and empathise. Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/05/11/a-winner-has-emerged-in-the-old-rivalry-between-singapore-and-hong-kong A winner has emerged in the old rivalry between Singapore and Hong Kong from TheEconomist Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Japan-immigration/Japan-to-relax-rules-for-startup-visas-seeking-foreign-talent Best Regards Seetha Ram

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    Sanitation and Water for All ⁦‪@sanwatforall‬⁩ At the #UN2023WaterConference , 700+ voluntary commitments were made by stakeholders. SWA stands ready to support the implementation of these commitments through the Mutual Accountability Mechanism to ensure that they are turned into actions👉 bit.ly/42yGTkV pic.twitter.com/myrpsaxZk1   2023/05/16 17:32     Best Regards Seetha Ram

Choosing not to drink: 'Sober curious' lifestyle catches on NISHINIP­PON SHIM­BUN The Japan Times May 16, 2023 In­ter­est has been grow­ing in Fukuoka Pre­fec­ture, where non­al­co­holic cock­tails are chang­ing per­cep­tions Read more... Lucky you. This email was sent to you by a user of PressReader, who thought you'd be interested in reading this story. It means you get to click the link and read it. It does not, however, mean you get any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property, copyrighted material, or trademarks of PressReader or any of our content partners. PressReader Inc., 200-13111 Vanier Place, Richmond BC V6V 2J1, Canada PressReader International Limited, 2nd Floor, The Boat House, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, D08 H01F, Ireland ®2003- PressReader, all rights reserved. |   Best Regards Seetha Ram

TURNING LOVE INTO CHANGE The Japan Times May 16, 2023 Uzbek­istan-born politi­cian looks to aid marginal­ized Read more... Lucky you. This email was sent to you by a user of PressReader, who thought you'd be interested in reading this story. It means you get to click the link and read it. It does not, however, mean you get any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property, copyrighted material, or trademarks of PressReader or any of our content partners. PressReader Inc., 200-13111 Vanier Place, Richmond BC V6V 2J1, Canada PressReader International Limited, 2nd Floor, The Boat House, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, D08 H01F, Ireland ®2003- PressReader, all rights reserved. |   Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/G-7-in-Japan/G-7-talks-with-India-Indonesia-others-to-curb-China-dependence Best Regards Seetha Ram

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https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/India-s-Japan-backed-bullet-train-project-gathers-speed Best Regards Seetha Ram

Congratulations https://metrorailtoday.com/news/trichy-metro-three-light-rail-corridors-with-68-km-network-planned-for-tiruchirappalli Best Regards Seetha Ram

Congratulations https://metrorailtoday.com/news/trichy-metro-three-light-rail-corridors-with-68-km-network-planned-for-tiruchirappalli Best Regards Seetha Ram

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https://www.japan.travel/en/guide/vegetarian-guide/ Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/05/25/2183472/marcos-eyes-deal-indiaon-generic-meds-manufacture Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/india-japan-participate-in-workshop-on-quality-control-of-concrete-structures-in-surat Best Regards Seetha Ram

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    Ministry of Finance ⁦‪@FinMinIndia‬⁩ Union Finance Minister Smt. ⁦‪@nsitharaman‬⁩ interacted with investors & business Leaders during an event on "Rising Investment Opportunities: Destination India", organised in collaboration with ⁦‪@keidanren‬⁩ & Japan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (JCCI) and ⁦‪@IndianEmbTokyo‬⁩ , in Tokyo. pic.twitter.com/iw31lZSlpF   2023/05/11 14:01     Best Regards Seetha Ram

    NSitharamanOffice ⁦‪@nsitharamanoffc‬⁩ This year's Union Budget, first of the Amrit Kaal, was a budget not just for this financial year but had several features which will lay the foundation and strengthen it for leading India up to 2047. - Smt ⁦‪@nsitharaman‬⁩ during interaction with investors & business Leaders in… pic.twitter.com/5wCpQHrHXu   2023/05/11 14:40     Best Regards Seetha Ram

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    India in Japanインド大使館 ⁦‪@IndianEmbTokyo‬⁩ Ambassador ⁦‪@AmbSibiGeorge‬⁩ inaugurated the new campus of the India International School in Japan (IISJ) at Koto-ku ward, Tokyo along with the Mayor of Koto city Ms. Yayoi Kimura and Founder of IISJ Ms. Nirmal Jain. pic.twitter.com/W0oZmu5fjI   2023/05/09 9:54     Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://mariawirth.com/2022/11/11/indian-influence-on-german-scientists/ Best Regards Seetha Ram

If children can learn that there are more interesting things to do than just use their smartphones, their worlds should expand even further. https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/editorial/yomiuri-editorial/20230505-107828/ Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/India-talks-tough-on-terrorism-as-it-hosts-SCO-foreign-ministers Jaishankar said India attaches "great importance" to the development of multifaceted cooperation in the SCO. He referred to Prime Minister Modi's framing of India's priorities for the SCO using the acronym SECURE , which stands for security, economic development, connectivity, unity, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, and environmental protection. Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Japan-must-lead-G-7-to-address-global-education-crisis Over the 1945-1975 period, the share of Japanese students graduating from ninth grade and continuing their education soared to 92% from 43%, mirroring the country's broader economic reemergence. Japan invested heavily in education then. As the current president of the Group of Seven, it can inspire a new surge of investment in education to help counter worsening threats to peace and stability. When it was president of the group in 2008, Japan was instrumental in steering members, then including Russia, to strongly prioritize education at the leaders' summit held in the northern town of Toyako. Best Regards Seetha Ram

AI will revolutionize Japanese fashion — just not soon SA­MUEL THOMAS CON­TRIBUT­ING WRITER The Japan Times May 06, 2023 Read more... Lucky you. This email was sent to you by a user of PressReader, who thought you'd be interested in reading this story. It means you get to click the link and read it. It does not, however, mean you get any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property, copyrighted material, or trademarks of PressReader or any of our content partners. PressReader Inc., 200-13111 Vanier Place, Richmond BC V6V 2J1, Canada PressReader International Limited, 2nd Floor, The Boat House, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, D08 H01F, Ireland ®2003- PressReader, all rights reserved. |   Best Regards Seetha Ram

In 'sherpa' role, senior diplomat Ono to be key G7 summit player KY­ODO The Japan Times May 06, 2023 Read more... Lucky you. This email was sent to you by a user of PressReader, who thought you'd be interested in reading this story. It means you get to click the link and read it. It does not, however, mean you get any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property, copyrighted material, or trademarks of PressReader or any of our content partners. PressReader Inc., 200-13111 Vanier Place, Richmond BC V6V 2J1, Canada PressReader International Limited, 2nd Floor, The Boat House, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, D08 H01F, Ireland ®2003- PressReader, all rights reserved. |   Best Regards Seetha Ram

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Every father secretly (or otherwise) hopes that his son overtakes him, does better than him, but few actually do in sport. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65446466 Best Regards Seetha Ram

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Depressive tendencies among children grew during pandemic JIJI The Japan Times May 04, 2023 Read more... Lucky you. This email was sent to you by a user of PressReader, who thought you'd be interested in reading this story. It means you get to click the link and read it. It does not, however, mean you get any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property, copyrighted material, or trademarks of PressReader or any of our content partners. PressReader Inc., 200-13111 Vanier Place, Richmond BC V6V 2J1, Canada PressReader International Limited, 2nd Floor, The Boat House, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, D08 H01F, Ireland ®2003- PressReader, all rights reserved. |   Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://japantoday.com/category/national/gov%27t-study-finds-only-3-065-homeless-people-in-japan ? Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2023/04/26/why-indias-population-is-about-to-overtake-chinas Why India's population is about to overtake China's from TheEconomist Coercive controls are not the only explanation for the falls in fertility. Massive improvements in living standards, health and education in both countries meant that families no longer felt the need to have many children as a sort of insurance policy. Best Regards Seetha Ram

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there is a need to enhance women's empowerment by recognizing their unseen and unpaid work, increasing their employment opportunities, and providing access to public resources, including public health care, child care, education, and recreational facilities. https://www.asiapathways-adbi.org/2023/05/uncovering-womens-burden-of-unseen-work/?utm_source=ADBI+General+Subscribers&utm_campaign=9dfe9c4169-MailChimp+-+Listen+to+us+-+13+Dec+2017_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ddd5be63d0-9dfe9c4169-206132745 Best Regards Seetha Ram

ஒரு வெளியுறவு அமைச்சராக மறைந்த சுஷ்மா ஸ்வராஜின் அதே மட்டத்தில் அவரை நான் வைக்கிறேன். வெளியுறவு அமைச்சராக டாக்டர். எஸ். ஜெய்சங்கரின் சாதனைகள் பண்டிட் ஜவஹர்லால் நேருவை விட மிக அதிகம் என்று நான் கருதுகிறேன் "என்று டாக்டர் சுவ்ரோக்மல் தத்தா கூறுகிறார். https://www.bbc.com/tamil/articles/c6pex3wg298o Best Regards Seetha Ram

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