Central Asian countries have opportunity to change dev’t trajectory – SecGen of Organization of Turkic States

Tokyo, 27 March, /AJMEDIA Central Asia has an opportunity to change the development trajectory by diversifying the economy towards non-primary industries, Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS),… Read more

Japan’s Uno, Kagiyama top world championship podium

Tokyo, 27 March, /AJMEDIA Japan’s Shoma Uno won his first figure skating world championship on Saturday, with compatriot Yuma Kagiyama earning men’s silver for the second straight year. Uno, who… Read more

Samuel L Jackson receives honorary Oscar

Tokyo, 27 March, /AJMEDIA No actor’s films have made more money in box office history than Samuel L Jackson, but he had never won an Oscar until Friday, when he… Read more

Apple Might Start Leasing iPhones. Here’s Why That’s a Good Idea

Tokyo, 27 March, /AJMEDIA You might soon be able to upgrade your iPhone the same way you pay for Netflix, Amazon Prime and the many other products you rely on:… Read more

Crypto provides fix for some in crisis-hit Afghanistan

Tokyo, 27 March, /AJMEDIA In the middle of a bazaar in western Afghanistan, Arezo Akrimi takes out her smartphone and, after a few taps of the screen, changes some cryptocurrency… Read more

EU’s Borrell says nuclear agreement with Iran ‘very close’

Tokyo, 27 March, /AJMEDIA Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell said on Saturday Iran and world powers were “very close” to agreement on reviving their 2015 nuclear deal, which would curb… Read more

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