Japan promotes ‘babytech’ to make child-rearing easier

Tokyo, 21 February, /AJMEDIA/ The industry ministry has started promoting “babytech” products and services, which utilize advanced technologies to ease the burden of child-rearing. The ministry and Odawara, Kanagawa prefecture,… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Feb. 21, 2022

Tokyo, 21 February, /AJMEDIA/ Beijing Olympics close, Japan finishes with historic performance BEIJING – The curtain was drawn on the Beijing Games on Sunday night with Japan having discovered a… Read more

Annual global chip sales top $500 bil. for 1st time in 2021

Tokyo, 21 February, /AJMEDIA/ Annual global semiconductor sales topped $500 billion for the first time in 2021, as chipmakers ramped up production to cope with the global supply crunch exacerbated… Read more

Biden, Putin agree in principle to hold summit amid Ukraine tension

Tokyo, 21 February, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed “in principle” to hold a summit, the French government said Sunday, an announcement that… Read more

Japan Cabinet supported by 56%, views mixed on COVID response: poll

Tokyo, 21 February, /AJMEDIA/ The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet remained almost unchanged at 56.6 percent, but some of his recent COVID-19 responses drew mixed reactions… Read more

Erdogan expects to discuss situation around Ukraine with Putin

Tokyo, 21 February, /AJMEDIA/ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expects to have telephone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the near future to discuss the situation around Ukraine, Turkish… Read more

Saudi energy minister says focusing only on renewables a mistake

Tokyo, 21 February, /AJMEDIA/ The Saudi energy minister said on Sunday that focusing only on renewable power sources was a mistake and that the world may not be able to… Read more

Azerbaijan, Iran to exchange business missions

Tokyo, 21 February, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan and Iran to exchange business missions, this was reported at the meeting of the Azerbaijani Ambassador to Iran Ali Alizade with members of the Tabriz… Read more

EU Special Representative for South Caucasus arrives in Azerbaijan

Tokyo, 21 February, /AJMEDIA/ EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar has arrived in Azerbaijan, he wrote on his Twitter page, AJMEDIA reports.… Read more

Speaker of Moldovan Parliament to visit Baku

Tokyo, 21 February, /AJMEDIA/ Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament Igor Grosu to visit Azerbaijan, the press service of the parliament said, AJMEDIA reports citing Moldovan media. The visit will take… Read more