Sleng Teng: How a Japanese woman influenced Jamaica’s reggae

Tokyo, 27 February, /AJMEDIA/ A musical revolution in Jamaica has a connection with a bouncy rhythm from a portable electronic keyboard that’s the brainchild of a Japanese woman. The pattern… Read more

Meta lays out moves being made to build the metaverse

Tokyo, 27 February, /AJMEDIA/ Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg this week talked up his company’s efforts to build the metaverse, an immersive virtual world he has billed as the Facebook parent’s… Read more

Azerbaijan marks the 30th anniversary of the Khojaly tragedy: the blood shed by Armenians in Khojaly did not remain

Tokyo, 26 February, /AJMEDIA/ Every year, at the end of February, the Azerbaijani people honor the memory of the victims of the murdered by Armenian separatists in the Azerbaijani city… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Feb. 26, 2022

Tokyo, 26 February, /AJMEDIA/ Japan targets banks, military groups in new sanctions on Russia TOKYO – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday unveiled a set of tighter Japanese sanctions against… Read more

U.S. joins EU in imposing sanctions on Putin after Ukraine attack

Tokyo, 26 February, /AJMEDIA/ The United States on Friday joined the European Union in imposing sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin, the latest in a series of punitive measures taken… Read more

Japan’s oil subsidy may be upped fivefold due to Ukraine crisis

Tokyo, 26 February, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government is considering raising its subsidy for oil wholesalers to a maximum of 25 yen per liter from the current upper limit of 5… Read more

Japan, U.S. confirm need to boost deterrence capabilities

Tokyo, 26 February, /AJMEDIA/ The foreign ministers of Japan and the United States on Saturday confirmed the need to enhance the deterrence and response capabilities of the bilateral alliance following… Read more

Japan targets banks, military groups in new sanctions on Russia

Tokyo, 26 February, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday unveiled a set of tighter Japanese sanctions against Russia featuring a freeze on assets held by Russian banks and curbs… Read more

A chain mail–like armor may shield C. difficile from some antibiotics

Tokyo, 26 February, /AJMEDIA/ Chain mail–like armor may help keep one superbug safe from bacteria-killing medicines. Clostridioides difficile bacteria are notorious for taking over the guts of people who have… Read more

Turkey ready to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine – Turkey’s National Defense Minister

Tokyo, 26 February, /AJMEDIA/ A telephone conversation took place between Turkey’s Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar and his Ukrainian colleague Oleksii Reznikov, the Ministry of National Defense of the… Read more