AJMEDIA News Digest: March 26, 2022

Tokyo, 26 March, /AJMEDIA U.S. to supply EU with more LNG to help reduce reliance on Russia BRUSSELS – The United States said Friday it plans to supply the European… Read more

PM Kishida proposes Biden visits Japan in late April

Tokyo, 26 March, /AJMEDIA Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has sounded out U.S. President Joe Biden about visiting Japan in late April, government sources said Friday. The proposal was made… Read more

Japan to step up sanctions on Russia with ban on luxury car exports

Tokyo, 26 March, /AJMEDIA Japan is planning to ban exports of luxury cars to Russia as early as next week as part of its expanded sanctions on Moscow over its… Read more

Japan OKs bigger budget to host U.S. forces, step up alliance

Tokyo, 26 March, /AJMEDIA Japan’s parliament on Friday approved a new agreement with the United States, endorsing Japanese government spending exceeding 1 trillion yen ($8 billion) for hosting U.S. troops… Read more

10,000 foreign children in Japan may be absent from school

Tokyo, 26 March, /AJMEDIA Around 7 percent of all foreign children in Japan of elementary to junior high school age, or 10,046 children, may not be attending school, government data… Read more

Japan’s top business lobby aims to create boom in “unicorn” firms

Tokyo, 26 March, /AJMEDIA Japan’s largest business lobby has crafted an ambitious proposal to increase the number of so-called “unicorn companies,” or unlisted startups valued at more than $1 billion,… Read more

Lost genes may help explain how vampire bats survive on blood alone

Tokyo, 26 March, /AJMEDIA Surviving on blood alone is no picnic. But a handful of genetic tweaks may have helped vampire bats evolve to become the only mammal known to… Read more

Erdogan, Zelenskyy discuss latest situation in Russia talks

Tokyo, 26 March, /AJMEDIA President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the process of negotiations with Russia and the latest situation on the ground in a… Read more

FM Kazakbaev proposes to hold Kyrgyz-Kuwaiti business forum

Tokyo, 26 March, /AJMEDIA Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ruslan Kazakbaev proposed to hold in Kyrgyzstan the Kyrgyz-Kuwaiti business forum with the participation of business circles of both countries, AJMEDIA… Read more

Azerbaijan`s Foreign Ministry responds to Armenia

Tokyo, 26 March, /AJMEDIA “The statement of the Armenian Foreign Ministry dated March 24, which reflects the accusations against Azerbaijan in connection with the alleged escalation of the situation in… Read more