Toyota tops global auto sales in 2021 for 2nd year in row

Tokyo, 13 January, /AJMEDIA/ Toyota Motor Corp. ranked top in global auto sales in 2021, beating Volkswagen AG of Germany for the second consecutive year amid an easing of the… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Jan. 13, 2022

Tokyo, 13 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s daily coronavirus cases top 13,000 for 1st time in 4 months TOKYO – Japan’s count of reported daily coronavirus cases exceeded 13,000 on Wednesday for… Read more

Japan eyes shortened isolation for close Omicron contacts

Tokyo, 13 January, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government is considering shortening the current 14-day isolation period for those who have been identified as a close contact of a person infected with… Read more

U.S. sanctions North Koreans aiding weapons programs after missile tests

Tokyo, 13 January, /AJMEDIA/ The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on five North Koreans based in Russia and China over their alleged ties to Pyongyang’s weapons-development programs, following… Read more

ASEAN foreign ministers meeting scheduled for next week postponed

Tokyo, 13 January, /AJMEDIA/ Cambodia said Wednesday that an in-person ASEAN foreign ministers meeting scheduled for next week will be postponed, a development that could have been influenced by the… Read more

Azerbaijan produces 597,100 barrels of oil per day in December last year

Tokyo, 13 January, /AJMEDIA/ In December 2021, daily oil production (including condensate) in Azerbaijan amounted to 717,600 barrels, including 597,100 barrels’ crude oil and 120,500 barrels’ condensate, the Ministry of… Read more

Azerbaijan detects 645 daily COVID-19 cases

Tokyo, 13 January, /AJMEDIA/ 645 new cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in Azerbaijan, while 577 patients have been recovered, the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers told… Read more

President: The Lachin corridor is under our control, we can stop any car there and no-one can tell us anything

Tokyo, 13 January, /AJMEDIA/ “In assessing the work of peacekeepers, I think we need to look at it from a broader perspective, and, of course, there are many sources of… Read more

Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia discuss bilateral cooperation

Tokyo, 13 January, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has met with Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the country Hamad bin Abdullah bin Saud bin Khudair. The sides exchanged views on… Read more

A century of quantum mechanics questions the fundamental nature of reality

Tokyo, 13 January, /AJMEDIA/ Scientists are like prospectors, excavating the natural world seeking gems of knowledge about physical reality. And in the century just past, scientists have dug deep enough… Read more