AJMEDIA News Digest: Feb. 1, 2022

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ Military-ruled Myanmar marks 1 year since coup, remains in chaos YANGON/BANGKOK – Myanmar on Tuesday marked a year since the military ousted the democratically elected government,… Read more

COVID state of emergency in Tokyo not being considered now: PM Kishida

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he is not considering declaring a state of emergency in Tokyo over a recent spike in novel coronavirus cases amid… Read more

British PM Johnson cancels planned visit to Japan: gov’t sources

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ The British government has canceled Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s planned visit to Japan in February due to growing tensions over Ukraine and his alleged participation in… Read more

Seven & i mulls selling department store unit Sogo & Seibu

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ Seven & i Holdings Co. is considering selling its department store unit Sogo & Seibu Co. due to slumping business amid the coronavirus pandemic and increased… Read more

Search continues for missing fighter jet crew in Sea of Japan

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ Search operations continued Tuesday after an Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter jet with a crew of two disappeared from radar the previous evening over the Sea… Read more

Japan captain Miho Takagi unfazed by heavy workload in Beijing

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ Poised to be one of Japan’s star performers at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Miho Takagi is expected to contend for medals across five different speed skating… Read more

Biden says he will designate Qatar as a major non-NATO US ally

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ US President Joe Biden revealed Monday that he would designate Qatar as a major non-NATO ally, joining the likes of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan and Kuwait, AJMEDIA… Read more

Over 12M coronavirus vaccine shots administered in Azerbaijan

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan has administered more than 12 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines since it launched an immunization drive in January 2021, the Task Force under the Cabinet… Read more

Azerbaijan increases exports to CIS countries

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ Exports from Azerbaijan to CIS countries grew over the past year, according to the State Customs Committee. Official figures suggest that Azerbaijan exported goods worth $1,791,071,000… Read more

Azerbaijani defense minister to visit Turkiye

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan`s Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov will pay a working visit to Turkiye on the invitation of Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar. The… Read more