Manmohan Singh Japan Visit

• With royal visit, Japan focuses on people-to-people contact

  The visit by Japan Emperor Akihito to India is being considered as a crucial one as it brings the partnership between the two countries under the spotlight.

• Japanese Emperor meets with top Indian leaders

  It was a day of official engagements for Japan's Emperor Akihito on Monday as he met top leadership of the country, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

• Japan's imperial couple set for first official India tour

  Japan's royal couple will this week start their first state visit to India, aiming to bring the people of the two countries closer together.

• Three months after he resigned, Ashwani Kumar headed to Japan

  Nearly three months after he resigned as Union Law minister over coal-gate controversy, Ashwani Kumar has been appointed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as his Special Envoy to visit Japan in the rank of a Cabinet Minister.

• I hope politics and sports don't get mixed: Manmohan Singh on IPL row

  Speaking on-board his special plane, returning to India after visiting Japan and Thailand, Prime minister Manmohan Singh spoke on a variety of issues including saying that he hoped sports and politics don't get mixed up. This, when he was asked about the going IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal unfolding in the country.

• Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives in Thailand

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today arrived in Bangkok on a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with his Thai counterpart Yingluck Shinawatra to outline the framework of a Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement and elevate bilateral ties into a "strategic partnership".

• Japan trying to 'encircle' China by cozying up to India: Chinese media

  Fuming over Japan's efforts to forge maritime security cooperation with India during the just-concluded visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a state-controlled Chinese daily today accused Tokyo of attempting to "encircle" China by building strategic alliances in the neighbourhood.

• Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves Japan for one-day visit to Thailand

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today wrapped up his three-day visit to Japan and left for Thailand to reinforce India's "Look East" policy, recognising Thailand as a key gateway to the ASEAN region and seeking to elevate bilateral ties into a "strategic partnership".

• Japan and India to carry out high-speed rail study

  Japan and India agreed on Wednesday to carry out a joint feasibility study on India's first high-speed railway, a move which could make Japanese bullet train technology the favourite for any contract.

• Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives in Japan on three-day visit

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Tokyo on Monday on a three-day visit to Japan to invigorate bilateral strategic ties and push for a civil nuclear energy cooperation deal.