AJMEDIA News Digest: March 13, 2022

Tokyo, 13 March, /AJMEDIA Japan eyeing more sanctions on Russia, Kishida hints TOKYO – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida indicated Saturday that Japan will consider concrete steps for additional sanctions on… Read more

Japan’s GSDF, U.S. Marines hold amphibious drill as China power grows

Tokyo, 13 March, /AJMEDIA Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Marine Corps have started a three-week-long amphibious exercise to improve response capabilities to contingencies as China expands its maritime… Read more

Japan eyeing more sanctions on Russia, Kishida hints

Tokyo, 13 March, /AJMEDIA Prime Minister Fumio Kishida indicated Saturday that Japan will consider concrete steps for additional sanctions on Russia in coordination with other Group of Seven members over… Read more

Ex-Japan PM Abe wants attempts to alter status quo in Asia quashed

Tokyo, 13 March, /AJMEDIA Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged other countries Saturday to join forces in dismissing attempts to alter the status quo in Asia by force, taking aim… Read more

Toyota scales back Japan production over chips, parts crunch

Tokyo, 13 March, /AJMEDIA Japan’s top automaker Toyota will scale back domestic production over the next three months because of a supply crunch in chips and other parts that have… Read more

Turkish, Armenian FMs meet within framework of Antalya Diplomacy Forum

Tokyo, 13 March, /AJMEDIA Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu has met with Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan in Antalya, AJMEDIA reports citing Turkish media. “We held… Read more

Rockets hit northern Iraq’s Kurdish capital, no casualties, officials say

Tokyo, 13 March, /AJMEDIA Several rockets landed in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s autonomous northern Kurdish region on Sunday, Kurdish officials said, but added there were no confirmed casualties so… Read more

World needs smart energy transition – Azerbaijan’s energy minister

Tokyo, 13 March, /AJMEDIA The world needs smart energy transition, said Azerbaijan’s energy minister Parviz Shahbazov addressing the energy security panel at Antalya Diplomacy Forum, AJMEDIA reports. “We need very… Read more

Azerbaijani FM meets with UN High Representative of Alliance of Civilizations

Tokyo, 13 March, /AJMEDIA On March 12, 2022, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov met with High Representative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Miguel Angel… Read more

It would be illogical to reject Azerbaijan’s proposals to normalize relations with Armenia – Azerbaijani FM

Tokyo, 13 March, /AJMEDIA t would be extremely illogical to reject Azerbaijan’s proposals to normalize relations with Armenia, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov told journalists on Saturday, AJMEDIA reports. “We… Read more