AJMEDIA News Digest: Jan. 15, 2022

Tokyo, 15 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan to cut quarantine period for int’l travelers to 10 days TOKYO – Japan said Friday it will shorten the quarantine period for travelers and returnees… Read more

Masks rules get tighter in Europe in winter’s COVID-19 wave

Tokyo, 15 January, /AJMEDIA/ To mask or not to mask is a question Italy settled early in the COVID-19 outbreak with a vigorous “yes.” Now the onetime epicenter of the… Read more

Japan brings forward fiscal health projection to FY2026

Tokyo, 15 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan may be able to restore its public finances in fiscal 2026, a year earlier than the previous estimate made in July, with tax revenue expected… Read more

Russia foreign minister plans to visit Japan in next few months

Tokyo, 15 January, /AJMEDIA/ Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday he plans to make a visit to Japan within the next few months, with the trip’s schedule already being… Read more

As McDonald’s Japan restricts French fry sales, rival boosts its fry sizes by 25%, at no extra cost

Tokyo, 15 January, /AJMEDIA/ These are dark days for French fry fans in Japan. In December, McDonald’s Japan announced that it would be suspending sales of all French fry orders… Read more

Erdogan discusses Turkey-UK ties with PM Johnson

Tokyo, 15 January, /AJMEDIA/ President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed bilateral relations and defense and trade cooperation between Turkey and the United Kingdom with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday,… Read more

Saudi Arabia to develop nuclear power program: minister

Tokyo, 15 January, /AJMEDIA/ Saudi Arabia aims to take advantage of its uranium resources to develop its nuclear power program, Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud revealed… Read more

Chairman of Caucasus Muslims Office meets with Pope Francis in Vatican City

Tokyo, 15 January, /AJMEDIA/ A delegation led by Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Office Sheikhulislam Allahshukur Pashazade has visited Vatican City on the invitation of head of the Catholic Church… Read more

Azerbaijan, Ukraine signed bilateral documents

Tokyo, 15 January, /AJMEDIA/ Following the expanded meeting in Kyiv, a ceremony of signing Azerbaijan-Ukraine documents was held in the presence of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev… Read more

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held one-on-one meeting

Tokyo, 15 January, /AJMEDIA/ President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, who is on a working visit to Ukraine at the invitation of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the President… Read more