Musashino city in Tokyo rejects proposal for foreigners to vote

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ The city assembly of Musashino in Tokyo rejected Tuesday a proposed ordinance that would have allowed foreign residents to vote in local referendums. When first submitted,… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Dec. 21, 2021

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ Moderna says COVID booster shows effectiveness against Omicron WASHINGTON – U.S. biotechnology firm Moderna Inc. said Monday that a third shot of its coronavirus vaccine has… Read more

G-7 expresses “grave concern” over democracy erosion in Hong Kong

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ The Group of Seven industrialized nations on Monday expressed their “grave concern” over what they view as an erosion of democracy in Hong Kong after pro-Beijing… Read more

Medley winner

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s Daiya Seto reacts after winning the 400 meters individual medley during the World Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Monday. Read more

Shionogi says its COVID pill under development effective against Omicron

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese pharmaceutical firm Shionogi & Co said Monday it has confirmed the efficacy against the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus of its oral COVID-19 drug… Read more

Suspect in Osaka clinic fire may have copied animation studio arson

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ The suspect in a fatal fire at a mental health clinic in Osaka last week might have intended to copy a deadly 2019 arson at an… Read more

U.S. urges Japan not to join nuclear ban treaty meeting

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ The United States has urged Japan not to attend as an observer the first meeting of signatories to a U.N. treaty banning nuclear weapons, according to… Read more

Japan enacts record ¥36 tril extra budget to fund economic package

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ The Diet on Monday enacted a record 36.0 trillion yen supplementary budget for fiscal 2021, partially financing the government’s latest economic package to get the coronavirus… Read more

The powerful effects of the ‘Matrix’

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ Bullets that defy gravity and time, code falling like rain down the screen — the visual effects of the original “Matrix” movie quickly became iconic upon… Read more

Azerbaijan logs 577 new COVID-19 cases

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan logged 577 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, taking national count to 610,895, the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers told AJMEDIA.… Read more