Spain pledges $239M to help volcano-hit island

Tokyo, 4 October, /AJMEDIA/ Spain will send €206 million ($239 million) to the island of La Palma to help its residents recover from the ongoing volcanic eruption, the country’s prime… Read more

Six killed in clashes during Indian farm protest

Tokyo, 4 October, /AJMEDIA/ Six people were killed when violence broke out in India’s Uttar Pradesh state on Sunday after a car linked to a federal minister ran over two… Read more

Kyrgyzstan starts vaccination with QazVac vaccine

Tokyo, 4 October, /AJMEDIA/ Kyrgyzstan has started vaccination against coronavirus infection with QazVac vaccine, National Immunization Center Director Gulbara Ishenapysova said, AJMEDIA reports citing AKIPress. She said vaccination started since… Read more

Oil prices decrease again

Tokyo, 4 October, /AJMEDIA/ Price for December of 2021 agreement on the exportation of Brent crude oil has decreased by 0,05% to stand at $ 79,24 for a barrel during… Read more

Zelensky has yet to decide to run for second presidential term

Tokyo, 4 October, /AJMEDIA/ President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky hasn’t decided whether he will run for a second presidential term, said he on Sunday at a parliamentary faction session, according… Read more

Baseball: Shohei Ohtani hits homer No. 46 in Angels’ season finale

Tokyo, 4 October, /AJMEDIA/ Shohei Ohtani finished his fourth season in the majors with a leadoff homer — his 46th long ball of the season — as the Los Angeles… Read more

Kyodo News Digest: Oct. 4, 2021

Tokyo, 4 October, /AJMEDIA/ Fumio Kishida was elected as Japan’s new prime minister by parliament on Monday and is set to form a Cabinet that will seek to keep COVID-19… Read more

Japan in talks to procure oral COVID-19 drug for mild symptoms

Tokyo, 4 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s health ministry is in talks with U.S. pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. to procure an oral COVID-19 medicine developed by the firm for use by… Read more

1,000 Japan firms, people named in “Pandora Papers” on tax havens

Tokyo, 4 October, /AJMEDIA/ More than 1,000 Japanese companies and individuals including SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son are listed in leaked documents on tax havens dubbed the… Read more

Honda becomes 1st Japan automaker to sell cars online domestically

Tokyo, 4 October, /AJMEDIA/ Honda Motor Co. on Monday began selling new cars online, becoming the first major Japanese automobile manufacturer to allow customers in the domestic market to complete… Read more