AJMEDIA News Digest: May 3, 2022

Tokyo, 3 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan plans to send foreign minister to S. Korean pres. inauguration TOKYO – Japan plans to send Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to South Korean President-elect Yoon… Read more

The body’s response to allergic asthma also helps protect against COVID-19

Tokyo, 3 May, /AJMEDIA/ Scientists are discovering a surprising bright side for some people with asthma: They are less susceptible to COVID-19. The very same immune system proteins that trigger… Read more

Japan, Thailand ink agreement on defense transfer amid China’s rise

Tokyo, 3 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan and Thailand signed an agreement Monday enabling the mutual transfer of defense equipment and technology, deepening their bilateral security cooperation amid the growing clout of… Read more

Japan plans to send foreign minister for South Korean pres. inauguration

Tokyo, 3 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan plans to send Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol’s inauguration ceremony next week, deciding not to consent to Seoul’s wish… Read more

51% of Japan kids get 1st smartphone at elementary school age

Tokyo, 3 May, /AJMEDIA/ Children in Japan are receiving their first smartphones at an increasingly early age, with 51.6 percent of parents reporting giving them to their kids in elementary… Read more

Russian, Turkish defense ministers discuss current situation in Ukraine

Tokyo, 3 May, /AJMEDIA/ Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar have discussed the current situation in Ukraine, including humanitarian issues, in a telephone conversation, Russia’s… Read more

Japan’s ENEOS withdraws from Myanmar gas project

Tokyo, 3 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese energy conglomerate ENEOS Holdings said Monday it will withdraw from a gas project in coup-hit Myanmar, days after its Thai and Malaysian partners announced they… Read more

Representatives of Azerbaijan and Armenia meet in Brussels

Tokyo, 3 May, /AJMEDIA/ Representatives of Azerbaijan and Armenia – Assistant of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Head of Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmat… Read more

President Ilham Aliyev: It is gratifying to see today’s level of traditional friendly and cooperative relations between Azerbaijan and Poland

Tokyo, 3 May, /AJMEDIA/ President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of congratulations to President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda as his country… Read more

President Ilham Aliyev, his Turkish counterpart hold phone talks

Tokyo, 3 May, /AJMEDIA/ On May 2, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a telephone conversation. The… Read more