AJMEDIA News Digest: March 23, 2022

Tokyo, 23 March, /AJMEDIA Russian author calls Ukraine invasion “stain” on country’s history TOKYO – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “will one day be written into textbooks as one of the… Read more

Power supply on tightrope in Tokyo, 15 other areas after quake

Tokyo, 23 March, /AJMEDIA Tokyo and 15 other prefectures from central to northeastern Japan faced tight power supply-demand situations on Tuesday, as some power plants remain offline following a powerful… Read more

Russia to halt peace treaty talks with Japan over sanctions

Tokyo, 23 March, /AJMEDIA Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it will suspend negotiations for a postwar peace treaty with Japan, deemed as an apparent reaction to Japan’s sanctions against Moscow for… Read more

Japan’s Diet enacts record 107.60 tril. yen budget for FY 2022

Tokyo, 23 March, /AJMEDIA Japan’s Diet enacted Tuesday a record 107.60 trillion yen ($900 billion) budget for fiscal 2022 to finance measures against the coronavirus as well as rising social… Read more

Toyota announces more suspensions at 8 assembly lines due to quake

Tokyo, 23 March, /AJMEDIA Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday eight of its assembly lines in Japan would be suspended for an additional two days due to trouble securing parts from… Read more

Mayors request Biden visit Hiroshima, Nagasaki

Tokyo, 23 March, /AJMEDIA The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki requested Tuesday that U.S. President Joe Biden visit their cities during his expected trip to Japan later this year, as… Read more

China steps up search efforts after crash of jet with 132 aboard

Tokyo, 23 March, /AJMEDIA Chinese authorities stepped up search and rescue efforts on Tuesday after a China Eastern Airlines Boeing jet with 132 people aboard crashed in the southern part… Read more

Erdogan receives Dutch PM Rutte for talks on bilateral ties, Ukraine

Tokyo, 23 March, /AJMEDIA President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday received Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the capital Ankara to discuss bilateral ties and regional issues, particularly the war… Read more

US President’s letter to President Ilham Aliyev shows great importance of co-op with Azerbaijan

Tokyo, 23 March, /AJMEDIA The US President’s congratulatory letter to the President of Azerbaijan on the occasion of the Novruz holiday is an expression of the great value attached to… Read more

Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijan Army meets Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Russia’s Land Forces

Tokyo, 23 March, /AJMEDIA First Deputy Minister of Defense – Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army, Colonel General Karim Valiyev met with a delegation led by Deputy… Read more