Hayashi points to U.S. forces over COVID surge in parts of Japan

Tokyo, 14 January, /AJMEDIA/ Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Thursday clusters of COVID-19 cases at U.S. military facilities in Japan have possibly caused a resurgence of infections in some areas… Read more

Japan, Thailand to launch new energy initiative for decarbonization

Tokyo, 14 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan and Thailand agreed on Thursday to launch new energy policy dialogue and implement joint projects to promote decarbonization, Japan’s industry ministry said, as the two… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Jan. 14, 2022

Tokyo, 14 January, /AJMEDIA/ Ex-Japan PM Toshiki Kaifu dies at 91 TOKYO – Former Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu died earlier this month, a source familiar with the matter said… Read more

Japan to cut plastic waste from April via new Cabinet ordinance

Tokyo, 14 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s Cabinet approved Friday an ordinance obliging businesses to reduce the use of 12 types of disposable plastic items like cutlery and straws from April as… Read more

Ex-Japan PM Toshiki Kaifu, who dispatched SDF to Persian Gulf, dies at 91

Tokyo, 14 January, /AJMEDIA/ Toshiki Kaifu, who was Japan’s prime minister for about two years from 1989, died earlier this month, the government said Friday. He was 91. Kaifu, known… Read more

New Czech governing coalition wins confidence vote

Tokyo, 14 January, /AJMEDIA/ The Czech Republic’s new conservative-led government won a vote of confidence in the lower house of parliament on Thursday in a mandatory ballot that every administration… Read more

At least four rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad: Iraqi officials

Tokyo, 14 January, /AJMEDIA/ At least four rockets targeted the US Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday, two Iraqi security officials said. The area is home to… Read more

Azerbaijani FM talks situation in the region with Executive Director of US Jewish Committee

Tokyo, 14 January, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov received a delegation led by the Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee David Harris On January 13, 2022, AJMEDIA reports… Read more

Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Energy, ACWA Power to cooperate in field of offshore wind energy

Tokyo, 14 January, /AJMEDIA/ As part of the groundbreaking ceremony of the Khizi-Absheron Wind Power Plant with a capacity of 240 MW, a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation was signed… Read more

Azerbaijan confirms 674 new COVID-19 cases

Tokyo, 14 January, /AJMEDIA/ 674 new cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in Azerbaijan, while 509 patients have been recovered, the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers told… Read more