AJMEDIA News Digest: Jan. 9, 2022

Tokyo, 9 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s COVID quasi-emergency takes effect in 3 areas as cases spike TOKYO – The Japanese government placed three prefectures under a quasi-state of emergency on Sunday… Read more

Japan’s COVID quasi-emergency takes effect in 3 areas as cases spike

Tokyo, 9 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan imposed quasi-emergency COVID-19 measures in three prefectures on Sunday in response to surges in infections that their governors say are linked to the spread of… Read more

Nippon Life to encourage more firms to reduce CO2 emissions

Tokyo, 9 January, /AJMEDIA/ Nippon Life Insurance Co. will urge foreign companies it invests in to bring carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050, expanding its existing request for… Read more

Japan’s post-Olympic skateboard boom not yet dispelling old prejudices

Tokyo, 9 January, /AJMEDIA/ The Tokyo Olympics pushed skateboarding further into the Japanese mainstream than ever before with skaters now a familiar sight in cities around the country, but that… Read more

Biden’s economic challenge: Finding workers and goods

Tokyo, 9 January, /AJMEDIA/ President Joe Biden enters the midterm election year of 2022 determined to address what economists call a “supply” problem — there aren’t enough jobseekers or goods… Read more

China’s lunar probe detects in-situ moon surface water

Tokyo, 9 January, /AJMEDIA/ Chinese scientists published results of in-situ detection of water signals on the moon by the Chang’e-5 lunar lander, lending new evidence to the dryness of the… Read more

UAE expresses hope for stability in Kazakhstan

Tokyo, 9 January, /AJMEDIA/ The UAE has affirmed that it is closely following recent developments in Kazakhstan, stressing the need to urgently achieve stability and security in the country, AJMEDIA… Read more

Azeri Light crude sells for $85,21

Tokyo, 9 January, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijani oil price has decreased on the world markets. The price of a barrel of Azeri Light crude oil fell $0,36 to trade at $85,21. Read more

Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov, Turkish Vice President Fuad Oktay hold phone talk

Tokyo, 9 January, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Asadov has had a telephone conversation with Vice President of Turkiye Fuat Oktay. During the conversation, the sides exchanged views on… Read more

Azerbaijan detects 630 daily COVID-19 cases

Tokyo, 9 January, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan logged 630 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, taking national count to 620,679, the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers told AJMEDIA.… Read more