Wrestling: Japan’s Furuichi wins 1st world title in women’s 72kg

Tokyo, 8 October, /AJMEDIA/ Masako Furuichi won her maiden title in the women’s 72-kilogram division on the sixth day of the wrestling world championships on Thursday, Japan’s fourth gold medal… Read more

Tanzanian novelist Gurnah wins Nobel Prize in literature

Tokyo, 8 October, /AJMEDIA/ Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah on Thursday won this year’s Nobel Prize in literature, the Swedish Academy said. Gurnah, who was born on the island of Zanzibar… Read more

Turkish, Russian leaders discuss regional issues over phone

Tokyo, 8 October, /AJMEDIA/ The presidents of Turkey and Russia on Thursday held a phone call to discuss bilateral ties and regional issues, according to the Turkish Communications Directorate, Anadolu… Read more

Azerbaijani Ombudsperson issues statement on anniversary of cluster bomb attacks on Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan main export oil pipeline by Armenian armed forces

Tokyo, 8 October, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijani Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) Sabina Aliyeva has issued a statement on the first anniversary of cluster bomb attacks on Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan main export oil pipeline… Read more

Panel session devoted to Nizami Ganjavi held in Kazakhstan

Tokyo, 8 October, /AJMEDIA/ The international youth-political forum “Jastar-Otanga!” organized by The Eurasian Regional Center of Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF-ERC) and the Youth Wing МК “Jas Otan” under the… Read more

U.S. nuclear-powered sub collides with unknown object in Indo-Pacific

Tokyo, 8 October, /AJMEDIA/ A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine collided with an unidentified object while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region last weekend, the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet said… Read more

Japan World Cup qualifying pain continues with loss to Saudis

Tokyo, 8 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan lost 1-0 to Saudi Arabia an Asian qualifier for the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup on Thursday, their second defeat in three games denting their… Read more

Japan PM Kishida instructs Cabinet to compile economic package

Tokyo, 8 October, /AJMEDIA/ New Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday instructed ministers in charge of economic and fiscal policies to come up with the specifics of an economic package… Read more

Strong quake in Tokyo region injures over 30, train disruptions continue

Tokyo, 8 October, /AJMEDIA/ A powerful earthquake that struck the Tokyo area Thursday night, the strongest the Japanese capital has experienced in a decade, left 32 people injured and continued… Read more

LUKOIL to purchase Petronas’ share in Shah Deniz

Tokyo, 8 October, /AJMEDIA/ PJSC LUKOIL announces conclusion of an agreement on acquiring 15.5% interest in the Shah Deniz natural gas project in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea… Read more