Biden, Kishida discuss China, Japan’s military capability

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday used their first formal meeting to discuss concerns about China’s growing military assertiveness that’s… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Jan. 22, 2022

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ M6.6 quake hits southwestern, western Japan, no tsunami triggered TOKYO – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 rattled southwestern and western Japan early Saturday, resulting… Read more

M6.6 quake hits southwestern, western Japan, no tsunami triggered

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 rattled southwestern and western Japan early Saturday, resulting in at least nine injuries amid strong shaking but no tsunami… Read more

Japan’s COVID-19 foreign entry ban spurs global demonstrations

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ Demonstrations against Japan’s tight border restrictions on nonresident foreigners implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have been staged in several countries, with people urging the… Read more

Toyota production in Japan hit by parts crunch from COVID-19

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ The shortage of parts caused by the coronavirus pandemic is further denting production at Toyota, Japan’s top automaker. Production at 11 plants in Japan was halted… Read more

Former aides to ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy jailed for opinion poll fraud

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ France’s former interior minister and aide to ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to one year in prison by a Paris court, AJMEDIA reports citing Euronews.… Read more

ISIS gunmen kill 11 soldiers in east Iraq

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ Gunmen from the ISIS extremist group attacked an army barracks in a mountainous area north of Baghdad early Friday, killing 11 soldiers as they slept, Iraqi… Read more

Azerbaijan confirms 1,068 new COVID-19 cases

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ 1,068 new cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in Azerbaijan, while 551 patients have been recovered, the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers told… Read more

Azerbaijan`s Minister of Economy hails bilateral cooperation with Switzerland

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ “This year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Switzerland”, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov said. The minister emphasized… Read more

President Ilham Aliyev received advisor in Office of the French President and EU special representative for South Caucasus

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Continental Europe and Turkey Advisor in the Office of the French President Isabelle Dumont and European… Read more