AJMEDIA News Digest: April 6, 2022

Tokyo, 6 April, /AJMEDIA Zelenskyy accuses Russia of worst war crimes since WWII NEW YORK – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russian forces invading Ukraine of committing “the most terrible… Read more

Honda, GM to jointly develop affordable EV models, sales from 2027

Tokyo, 6 April, /AJMEDIA Honda Motor Co. and General Motors Co. said Tuesday they will expand their tie-up to include joint development of a series of affordable electric vehicles, starting… Read more

20 Ukraine evacuees arrive in Japan from Poland on gov’t plane

Tokyo, 6 April, /AJMEDIA A group of 20 evacuees from Ukraine arrived in Japan from Poland on Tuesday aboard a Japanese government plane, an exceptional move that comes as people… Read more

Japan, Philippines to hold 1st 2-plus-2 security talks on Saturday

Tokyo, 6 April, /AJMEDIA Japan and the Philippines will hold their first ministerial security talks on Saturday in Tokyo to enhance cooperation in countering China’s increasing maritime assertiveness in the… Read more

Fisheries group conveys to PM opposition to Fukushima water release

Tokyo, 6 April, /AJMEDIA A major fisheries group in Japan told Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Tuesday it remains firmly opposed to the planned discharge of treated water from the crippled… Read more

U.S., allies to announce Russia sanctions on Wednesday

Tokyo, 6 April, /AJMEDIA The United States and its allies will announce a sweeping new round of Russia-related sanctions on Wednesday, a source familiar with the planned announcement said, AJMEDIA… Read more

Turkey to more than double highway, railway networks, ramp up investments

Tokyo, 6 April, /AJMEDIA Turkey looks to more than double the size of its highway network, weigh in on railway transportation and shipment, and pledged to invest billions of dollars… Read more

Documents signed with Israeli companies to facilitate transfer of best practices to Azerbaijan in number of areas – minister

Tokyo, 6 April, /AJMEDIA The documents signed between Azerbaijan’s State Tax Service and Israel’s Rayzone Group, a company operating in the field of cybersecurity, as well as between Azerbaijan Amelioration-Water… Read more

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken calls President Ilham Aliyev

Tokyo, 6 April, /AJMEDIA On April 5, U.S.Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a phone call to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, AJMEDIA reports. During the phone… Read more

Azerbaijani, Turkish FMs hold phone talks

Tokyo, 6 April, /AJMEDIA A telephone conversation took place between Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, AJMEDIA reports with reference to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.… Read more