Authorities say Japan has rejected a stock of tea exported by Sri Lanka citing that the stock contained chemical substances more than what has … The Chairman of Sri Lanka Tea Board Lusil Wijewardene said now the tea planters are using MCPA as a weed killer after use of glyphosate was banned.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena agreed Wednesday to promote bilateral cooperation on maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region. During their meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Abe and Sirisena confirmed that the two countries will advance …
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has started an official visit to Japan. He will meet with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the 4-day trip. He told NHK before he left for Japan that his trip heralds a new chapter in strengt…
A leading Japanese academic Prof. Narushige Michishita, in an interview with the Daily Mirror, spoke about the relationship between Japan and Sri Lanka. Prof. Michishita, who is Director of the Security and International Studies Programme of the Nation…
Occupying a strategic spot in a sea lane connecting the Indian and Pacific oceans, Sri Lanka is an important piece of the puzzle in China’s Belt and Road Initiative, a grand project to create a sweeping economic zone encompassing Asia and Europe. China has for this reason launched a diplomatic …
A top Japanese industry chief has called for “joint-action with other like-minded countries” to counter China’s growing influence in Sri Lanka revealing the island-nation’s leadership would welcome such an initiative as it looks for more investment from the private sector in Japan. “We must not stand …
Sri Lanka’s strategic location, astride the main shipping lanes in the Indian Ocean, has kept in the gaze of the world powers more and more. The latest example of such attention turned out to be the visit of Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono to Sri Lanka last Thursday just for a couple of days, for the …
Petronet LNG Ltd, India’s biggest importer of gas and operator of receiving terminal, will partner with Japan’s Mitsubishi and Sojitz Corp to set up Sri …
North Korea launched an unidentified missile eastward over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean early on Friday, raising tensions yet again on the …
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