
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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