FIFA lawmakers to discuss changes to offside law

Tokyo, 5 February, /AJMEDIA/ World soccer’s lawmakers will discuss changes to the offside law at their annual meeting next month. Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, FIFA’s chief of global development,… Read more

TV marks Black History Month with provocative, creative fare

Tokyo, 5 February, /AJMEDIA/ How U.S. history is told and taught is being challenged and potentially constricted on several fronts, but television’s approach to Black History Month is firmly in… Read more

Pricey pixels: Why people spend fortunes on NFT art

Tokyo, 5 February, /AJMEDIA/ Thousands of artists beaver away every day creating images to sell as digital tokens (NFTs) in online exchanges. The market is booming, the most popular pieces… Read more

New breathalyser COVID-19 test developed in Queensland

Tokyo, 4 February, /AJMEDIA/ A Queensland company has developed a new breathalyser test to detect COVID-19. Similar to a roadside breath tester, the new device will allow Australians to test… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Feb. 4, 2022

Tokyo, 4 February, /AJMEDIA/ Japan mulls sending natural gas to Europe in contingency over Ukraine TOKYO – Japan is weighing an option to divert part of its natural gas reserves… Read more

Japan 2021 farm exports hit record high for 9th year amid pandemic

Tokyo, 4 February, /AJMEDIA/ The value of Japan’s agricultural and seafood exports in 2021 reached a record high for the ninth consecutive year while exceeding 1 trillion yen ($8.7 billion)… Read more

Japan seeks Saudi cooperation in stabilizing oil markets

Tokyo, 4 February, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday asked Saudi Arabia to cooperate in stabilizing crude oil prices amid supply shortages and geopolitical tensions in telephone talks with… Read more

2nd Japan court rules Oct. election vote gap “in unconstitutional state”

Tokyo, 4 February, /AJMEDIA/ A Japanese court on Thursday became the second to rule that the vote weight disparity in last year’s general election was “in a state of unconstitutionality,”… Read more

Japan, South Korea exchange protests over World Heritage nomination

Tokyo, 4 February, /AJMEDIA/ Japan and South Korea lodged protests with each other Thursday over their views on Tokyo’s recent nomination for the 2023 UNESCO World Heritage list of a… Read more

Azerbaijan administers over 38,000 COVID-19 vaccine shots in 24 hours

Tokyo, 4 February, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan administered a total of 38,436 COVID-19 vaccine jabs in the past day, the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers told AJMEDIA. Azerbaijan has administered… Read more