AJMEDIA News Digest: March 9, 2022

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA Japan sends bulletproof vests from defense forces to Ukraine TOKYO – Japan on Tuesday sent bulletproof vests and helmets from its Self-Defense Forces to Ukraine in… Read more

Japan sends bulletproof vests from defense forces to Ukraine

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA Japan on Tuesday sent bulletproof vests and helmets from its Self-Defense Forces to Ukraine in a rare delivery of such equipment to a country under armed… Read more

Japan accepts 8 Ukrainians displaced by Russian invasion

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA Japan’s justice minister said Tuesday the government has accepted into the country eight people displaced by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, following an earlier announcement by Prime… Read more

Senior Japan, U.S. officials to meet this week over Ukraine

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA Senior foreign and defense officials from Japan and the United States plan to meet in Tokyo this week to coordinate their responses to the Ukraine crisis,… Read more

Japan’s JCB to halt Russia credit card operations over Ukraine crisis

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA Japanese credit card giant JCB Co. said Tuesday it will suspend its operations in Russia over the country’s invasion of Ukraine from next Monday. JCB cards… Read more

Tabuchi sensei being role model for students in Paralympics debut

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA The Beijing Paralympics have given athlete and special education teacher Shinji Tabuchi an ideal opportunity to put into practice one of the lessons he imparts to… Read more

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discusses situation in Ukraine with leaders of more than 20 countries

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he discussed the situation in Ukraine with the leaders of more than 20 countries, AJMEDIA reports citing Turkish media.… Read more

Iran puts second military satellite into orbit

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has successfully put a second military satellite, the Noor 2, into orbit, the state-media said on Tuesday. The announcement came… Read more

UK PM’s Trade Envoy for Azerbaijan arrives in Baku

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Azerbaijan, Baroness Emma Nicholson arrived in Baku on Tuesday, she wrote on her Twitter page, Trend reports. “Salam, Baki! Delighted… Read more

Azerbaijani, Iranian FMs hold phone talks

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA Phone talks have been held between Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and his Iranian counterpart Hussein Amir Abdollahian, AJMEDIA reports referring to the ministry. The diplomats… Read more