AJMEDIA News Digest: Jan. 28, 2022

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Police arrest man after hostage standoff near Tokyo SAITAMA, Japan – Police arrested a man early Friday after he allegedly attacked three medical workers making a… Read more

Ex-Japan PMs Koizumi, Kan demand EU choose zero nuclear power path

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Former Japanese prime ministers Junichiro Koizumi and Naoto Kan called on the European Union on Thursday to pursue a path toward zero nuclear power, with the… Read more

Pandemic unlikely to have “scarring” effects on Japan economy: IMF

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ The International Monetary Fund said Thursday the coronavirus pandemic is unlikely to have “significant scarring effects” on Japan due to substantial fiscal and monetary support, but… Read more

U.S.-China rivalry makes ASEAN vital, says ex-secretary general

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ ASEAN is becoming increasingly important and adding to its strategic value as geopolitical tensions between the United States and China intensify, a seasoned Singaporean diplomat said… Read more

Mitsubishi, Japan Atomic Energy Agency join Gates’ nuclear project

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency have signed an agreement to participate in a next-generation nuclear energy project with TerraPower, a company started… Read more

Morocco extends health emergency state until Feb. 28

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ The Moroccan government on Thursday has extended the state of health emergency throughout the country until Feb. 28, in an attempt to curb the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read more

Azerbaijan administers over 11,9 million coronavirus jabs so far

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan has administered over 11,9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines since it launched an immunization drive in January 2021, the Task Force under the Cabinet of… Read more

Gut microbes help some squirrels stay strong during hibernation

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Gut microbes give some squirrels a helping hand to stay strong during hibernation. The microorganisms appear to help the squirrels recycle nutrients to keep the rodents’… Read more

Mikayil Jabbarov: To date, residents of industrial zones have invested 6.4 billion manats

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ “To date, residents of industrial zones have invested 6.4 billion manats, including 247.7 million manats in 2021 and created more than 9,700 jobs,” Azerbaijan`s Minister of… Read more

President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva attended inauguration of newly built Training and Service Complex in Bina settlement

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ A newly built Training and Service Complex on the initiative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation has today been inaugurated in Bina settlement, Khazar district, Baku. President… Read more