AJMEDIA News Digest: Jan. 25, 2022

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ COVID quasi-emergency to cover 34 of Japan’s 47 prefs. amid Omicron TOKYO – Japan will decide Tuesday to expand a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency to 34… Read more

U.S., Japan can confront common challenges together: envoy Emanuel

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said Monday the United States and Japan can together “confront common challenges,” including “aggressive actions” that threaten the “democratic… Read more

Japan political party seeks apology over ex-PM Kan’s ‘Hitler’ tweet

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ The Japan Innovation Party said Monday it will seek an apology from another opposition party after one of its members, former Prime Minister Naoto Kan, likened… Read more

Japan to expand COVID quasi-emergency to 34 of 47 prefectures

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan is set to expand a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency to 34 of the nation’s 47 prefectures as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he plans… Read more

Business lobby calls for lifting entry ban on nonresident foreigners

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s largest business lobby on Monday called on the government to lift the entry ban on nonresident foreigners aimed at keeping the Omicron variant of the… Read more

U.S. puts up to 8,500 troops on high alert amid tension over Ukraine

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ The Pentagon said Monday it is putting up to 8,500 troops based in the United States on “heightened alert” for possible deployment to eastern Europe amid… Read more

Istanbul Airport suspends all flights amid heavy snowfall

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ All flights to and from Istanbul Airport were temporarily suspended on Monday due to heavy snowfall in the city, while many other parts of Turkey experienced… Read more

KOBIA, Israel-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce and Industry discuss cooperation opportunities

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ Chairman of the Board of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency of Azerbaijan (KOBIA) Orkhan Mammadov has met with President of the Israel-Azerbaijan Chamber of… Read more

Azerbaijan`s Mine Action Agency demines 67.4 hectares of liberated territory

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ “During the mine-clearing operations in Tartar, Aghdam, Fuzuli, Shusha, Gubadli, Jabrayil and Zangilan districts from January 17 to 22, 3 anti-personnel and 1 anti-tank mines, as… Read more

Azerbaijan, Qatar abolish visa regime

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed an Order to abolish visa regime between Azerbaijan and Qatar. Under the document, the agreement, signed on October 18,… Read more