Balaban-Mysterious Musical Heritage project to promote Azerbaijan’s cultural assets

Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ A music album of “Balaban-Mysterious Musical Heritage” has been released with the financial support from the Fund for Support to Azerbaijani Diaspora. The project is designed… Read more

Azerbaijan`s Mammadyarov remains 9th in FIDE ratings

Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has announced its ratings for January 1, 2022, remaining Azerbaijani grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov 9th with 2767 points. Another Azerbaijani grandmaster Teymur… Read more

Webb telescope fully deploys sunshield in mission milestone

Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ The James Webb Space Telescope fully deployed its tennis-court sized sunshield Tuesday, a critical milestone for the success of its mission to study every phase of… Read more

Nibbling cats and COVID masks: First look at CES tech show

Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ A finger-nibbling plush cat and a cooling fan for the ever-present anti-COVID mask: the CES tech show in Las Vegas offered a glimpse of the offerings… Read more

Golden Globes to go ahead without audience or TV broadcast

Tokyo, 5 January, /AJMEDIA/ A stripped-down Golden Globes will go ahead with no audience or media on Sunday, as the event traditionally known as Hollywood’s biggest party reels from an… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Jan 4, 2022

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ 5 nations including U.S., Russia, China vow to prevent nuclear war WASHINGTON – The United States, Russia, China and two other countries with nuclear weapons on… Read more

Travelers returning from New Year holidays crowd roads, airports

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ Travelers returning from New Year holidays crowded expressways and airports across Japan Monday as a decline in coronavirus infections toward the end of last year and… Read more

Tokyo stocks start 2022 higher on Wall St. gains, weaker yen

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday, the first trading day of 2022, lifted by overnight record highs on Wall Street and a weaker yen against the U.S.… Read more

Sino-U.S. growing tensions may jeopardize security in E. Asia in 2022

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ An acceleration of Sino-U.S. tensions may jeopardize the security environment in East Asia in 2022 ahead of key political events in the world’s two major powers,… Read more

M6.3 quake hits south of Tokyo, strong shaking in Ogasawara Islands

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck near the Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific Ocean, south of Tokyo, on Tuesday morning but there was… Read more