Curtain falls on Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Tokyo, 21 February, /AJMEDIA/ International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach declared the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games closed Sunday, according to chinadaily.com.cn. Bach called the Beijing Winter Olympics “truly exceptional”… Read more

“Days of Azerbaijan in Moscow” get underway with support of Heydar Aliyev Foundation

Tokyo, 21 February, /AJMEDIA/ A series of cultural events dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation will… Read more

Ex-SpaceJet engineer trains next generation after project freeze

Tokyo, 21 February, /AJMEDIA/ When Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd froze its project to develop the Mitsubishi SpaceJet, Japan’s first domestically manufactured passenger jet, in the fall of 2020, it looked… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Feb. 20, 2022

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ Russian aggression against Ukraine would incur “severe” costs: G-7 MUNICH – The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major developed countries on Saturday warned further… Read more

Russian aggression against Ukraine would incur “severe” costs: G-7

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major developed countries on Saturday warned further aggression against Ukraine would cause Russia to incur “severe and unprecedented… Read more

U.S. ambassador to Japan arranging visit to Hiroshima next week

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ An arrangement is being made for U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel to visit atomic-bombed Hiroshima with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida next week, a Japanese government… Read more

Japan had IMF delete mention of coal in report on its economy

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government had the International Monetary Fund delete a sentence on the country’s apparent pledge to phase out support for overseas coal projects in a… Read more

Japan economy tense on commodity hikes by Ukraine invasion fears

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ Russia’s military buildup around Ukraine’s border is stoking fears about its potential impact on the economy of import-reliant Japan amid speculation a Russian invasion may further… Read more

Ukrainian president invites Russian counterpart to hold meeting

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold a meeting, AJMEDIA reports with reference to Ukranian media. Answering the moderator’s question during… Read more

Turkish Minister urges people to get Turkovac shots

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ Turkey’s Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has urged people to get Turkovac shots, the locally developed vaccine against COVICD-19, saying that it is already available in all… Read more