AJMEDIA News Digest: Feb. 19, 2022

Tokyo, 19 February, /AJMEDIA/ Biden says “convinced” Putin has decided to invade Ukraine MOSCOW/WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday he is “convinced” that Russian President Vladimir Putin has… Read more

IAEA to report in April on Japan’s plan to release Fukushima water

Tokyo, 19 February, /AJMEDIA/ The International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday it will release a report in April on some findings of its mission to review the Japanese government’s plan… Read more

Japan extends COVID quasi-emergency in 17 prefs., ends it in 5 others

Tokyo, 19 February, /AJMEDIA/ Japan on Friday extended COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency measures until March 6 in 17 prefectures, including Osaka, Kyoto and Fukuoka, to curb coronavirus infections and will… Read more

Australia commemorates 80 years since Japanese bombing of Darwin

Tokyo, 19 February, /AJMEDIA/ The northern Australian city of Darwin on Saturday marked the 80th anniversary of a Japanese air raid that killed hundreds during World War II. The bombing… Read more

Nissan to invest $500 mil to make new EV models at Mississippi plant

Tokyo, 19 February, /AJMEDIA/ Nissan Motor Co will invest $500 million to transform its assembly plant in Mississippi into a key production base for electric vehicles in the United States,… Read more

Biden says “convinced” Putin has decided to invade Ukraine

Tokyo, 19 February, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday he is “convinced” that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine following a massive military buildup near its… Read more

President Ilham Aliyev: A high position is not a great privilege, but a great responsibility

Tokyo, 19 February, /AJMEDIA/ “You should be in constant contact with the people, hear about their problems from them and not be indifferent. This is the task I set before… Read more

Turkey continues supporting just cause of its friends and brothers, such as Azerbaijan – Turkish Defense Minister

Tokyo, 19 February, /AJMEDIA/ Turkey continues to support the just cause of its friends and brothers in fraternal countries such as Azerbaijan in every possible way, National Defense Minister of… Read more

Turkey to continue principled, responsible stance in NATO: Erdogan

Tokyo, 19 February, /AJMEDIA/ Turkey will continue its principled and responsible stance within NATO, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the alliance’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday as Ankara celebrates 70… Read more

UAE and India to sign trade, investment deal on Friday

Tokyo, 19 February, /AJMEDIA/ The United Arab Emirates and India will sign a trade and investment agreement on Friday during a virtual summit attended by the countries’ two leaders, the… Read more