S Korea, Taiwan expected to top Japan in GDP per capita in 2027, 2028

Tokyo, 17 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s gross domestic product per capita will fall behind that of South Korea in 2027 and Taiwan in 2028, according to a recent projection by a… Read more

U.S., Japanese leaders to meet virtually on Jan. 21: White House

Tokyo, 17 January, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida virtually on Friday, the White House said, as the two countries seek to further… Read more

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile in 4th launch this month

Tokyo, 17 January, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea on Monday fired at least one suspected ballistic missile into the sea in its fourth weapons launch this month, officials in South Korea and… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Jan. 17, 2022

Tokyo, 17 January, /AJMEDIA/ U.S., Japanese leaders to meet virtually on Fri.: White House WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida virtually on… Read more

Mitakeumi beats Daieisho, stays 1 win clear of Terunofuji

Tokyo, 17 January, /AJMEDIA/ Unbeaten sekiwake Mitakeumi overpowered komusubi Daieisho at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday to stay one win ahead of yokozuna Terunofuji atop the leaderboard.… Read more

Kobe marks 27th anniversary of deadly quake

Tokyo, 17 January, /AJMEDIA/ The western Japan city of Kobe on Monday marked the 27th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that killed 6,434 people in the area. Local residents… Read more

Erdogan visits Albania in first trip abroad in 2022

Tokyo, 17 January, /AJMEDIA/ President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who made 14 official visits last year despite COVID-19 pandemic conditions, is set to kick off his first trip abroad… Read more

Jordan army officer killed in shooting along border with Syria

Tokyo, 17 January, /AJMEDIA/ A Jordanian army officer was killed and three army personnel injured on Sunday when drug smugglers trying to enter the country from Syria fired at an… Read more

Azerbaijan’s self-sufficiency in wheat reaches 60%

Tokyo, 17 January, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan’s self-sufficiency in wheat averages 60 percent, Firdovsi Fikratzade, Director of the Agro Research Center of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Agriculture, told AJMEDIA. Fikratzade stressed that… Read more

Azerbaijani MFA comments on Armenian side’s allegations about alleged “pogroms”

Tokyo, 17 January, /AJMEDIA/ The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has commented on the allegations of the Armenian side about the alleged “pogroms” committed in 1990, AJMEDIA reports referring to spokesperson for… Read more