AJMEDIA News Digest: April 15, 2022

Tokyo, 15 April, /AJMEDIA Japan plans to send SDF plane for Ukraine refugee aid this month TOKYO – Japan plans to dispatch a Self-Defense Forces airplane possibly later this month… Read more

Japan aims to ensure chip-use rare gases procurement amid Ukraine war

Tokyo, 15 April, /AJMEDIA Japan’s industry ministry said Thursday it aims to ensure the procurement of rare gases necessary for chip production, as supply from major exporter Ukraine may be… Read more

Husband of Japanese ex-princess not on N.Y. bar exam pass list again

Tokyo, 15 April, /AJMEDIA The name of the husband of Japanese former princess Mako Komuro did not appear on the pass list of the New York state bar examination released… Read more

Japanese yen slips to fresh 20-yr low against U.S. dollar

Tokyo, 15 April, /AJMEDIA The Japanese yen slipped to a fresh 20-year low of around 126.35 against the U.S. dollar on Friday amid the prospect of a widening monetary policy… Read more

Japan’s lower house OKs bills to strip Russia of favored trade status

Tokyo, 15 April, /AJMEDIA Japan’s lower house on Thursday passed bills that will strip Russia of its “most-favored nation” trade status and prevent it from transacting in cryptocurrencies, clearing the… Read more

Slovakia considers buying Turkish Bayraktar TB2 combat drones

Tokyo, 15 April, /AJMEDIA Battle-tested Turkish combat drones seem to have gotten yet another customer as Slovakia has expressed interest and signaled it could become the second European Union member… Read more

Iran, Iraq FMs stress visa-free travels at land borders

Tokyo, 15 April, /AJMEDIA Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq emphasized the significance of waiving visa for traveling via land at shared borders for citizens of both countires, AJMEDIA reports… Read more

US ready to help Azerbaijan and Armenia achieve peace – State Department

Tokyo, 15 April, /AJMEDIA The United States stands ready to help Azerbaijan and Armenia achieve a comprehensive peace, including through the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk… Read more

Azerbaijani PM meets with Albanian counterpart

Tokyo, 15 April, /AJMEDIA On April 14, Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov met with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, who is on an official visit to the country, AJMEDIA reports… Read more

Importance of Southern Gas Corridor is more visible than ever before – President Ilham Aliyev

Tokyo, 15 April, /AJMEDIA Importance of the Southern Gas Corridor and Trans Adriatic Pipeline, in particular, I think now is more visible than ever before, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev… Read more