AJMEDIA News Digest: March 7, 2022

Tokyo, 7 March, /AJMEDIA Paralympics: Momoka Muraoka wins sitting super-G for 2nd gold in Beijing BEIJING – Japan’s Momoka Muraoka went two for two at the Beijing Paralympics on Sunday… Read more

Batman’s hometown Gotham, Japanese castle site become friends

Tokyo, 7 March, /AJMEDIA Superhero Batman’s hometown Gotham City has for the first time concluded a friendship city agreement with Fukuyama, a castle town in western Japan, as the fictional… Read more

Israeli president to pay 2-day official visit to Turkiye

Tokyo, 7 March, /AJMEDIA Israeli President Isaac Herzog will pay a two-day official visit to Turkiye on March 9-10, authorities said on Saturday, according to Anadolu Agency. The visit will… Read more

Azerbaijan`s daily COVID-19 recoveries more than infections

Tokyo, 7 March, /AJMEDIA 374 new cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in Azerbaijan, while 1,029 patients have been recovered, the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers told… Read more

Tokyo stocks’ key index briefly plunges 3% on worries over fuel cost surge

Tokyo, 7 March, /AJMEDIA The Nikkei stock index extended its losses Monday morning, briefly dropping over 3 percent, amid concerns over higher fuel costs as the United States and its… Read more

Japan exit from Sakhalin LNG would let China swoop in: ex-minister

Tokyo, 7 March, /AJMEDIA Japan needs to be pragmatic about its energy procurement and think twice about leaving a Russian natural gas project, a senior politician in the ruling Liberal… Read more

North Korea says it conducted test for reconnaissance satellite on March 5

Tokyo, 7 March, /AJMEDIA North Korea’s latest launch was conducted to develop a reconnaissance satellite, state-run media reported Sunday, a day after what was described by neighboring countries as a… Read more

French Foreign Minister underlines need to maintain communication with Putin

Tokyo, 7 March, /AJMEDIA French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian highlighted the need to maintain channels of communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin, AJMEDIA reports citing TASS. “It is indispensable… Read more

Azerbaijan eyes to expand range of financing tools

Tokyo, 7 March, /AJMEDIA Azerbaijan plans to expand the range of financing tools, Vice President of the National Confederation of Employers’ Organizations of the Azerbaijan Republic Vugar Zeynalov told AJMEDIA.… Read more

Turkish FM holds telephone conversations with Russian and Ukrainian counterparts

Tokyo, 7 March, /AJMEDIA Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Sunday held telephone conversations with Russian and Ukrainian counterparts Sergey Lavrov and Dmytro Kuleba, AJMEDIA reports. In the talks, Cavusoglu… Read more