LED helium lanterns carry bright wishes into a dark sky

Tokyo, 25 November, /AJMEDIA/ About 100 helium-filled lanterns on strings, lit from within by LEDs and carrying written wishes such as “May the coronavirus go away,” floated in the night… Read more

Japan announces release of state oil reserves

Tokyo, 25 November, /AJMEDIA/ Japan will release part of its state-owned oil reserves for the first time, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters on Wednesday. Made in response to calls… Read more

Tokyo confirms 5 new infections, lowest single-day number this year

Tokyo, 25 November, /AJMEDIA/ Tokyo reported five new COVID-19 cases on Nov. 24, a record daily low for this year, while the weekly average of cases continued to decline, metropolitan… Read more

Japanese team to excavate 12,000-year-old sites in Turkey

Tokyo, 25 November, /AJMEDIA/ A Japanese research team will join an excavation project in Turkey of what are believed to be the world’s oldest structures of worship that have raised… Read more

Renowned distillery creates whiskey only for Hokkaido town

Tokyo, 25 November, /AJMEDIA/ AKKESHI, Hokkaido–A distillery has produced a whiskey that is available only in this town as a “thank you” for the community’s support and its bountiful nature.… Read more