AJMEDIA News Digest: May 8, 2022

Tokyo, 8 May, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea fires apparent submarine-launched ballistic missile SEOUL/TOKYO – North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Saturday that was likely launched from a submarine into the… Read more

Growing challenges for air cargo as demand falls

Tokyo, 8 May, /AJMEDIA/ IATA’s March 2022 data for global air cargo markets shows a drop in demand, with the effects of Omicron in Asia, the Russia–Ukraine war and a… Read more

Gov’t considers revoking license of operator of sunken Hokkaido boat

Tokyo, 8 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s transport ministry is considering revoking the license of the operator of a tour boat that sunk off Hokkaido two weeks ago leaving 14 people dead… Read more

Japan PM Kishida eyes attending int’l security forum in June

Tokyo, 8 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to attend a major international security forum next month in Singapore, Japanese government sources said Saturday. If realized, the… Read more

Japan, Fiji to strengthen ties toward free, open Indo-Pacific

Tokyo, 8 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan and Fiji confirmed Saturday they will continue closely cooperating for peace and stability in the Pacific region as they shared concerns over a recent security… Read more

N.Korea fires likely submarine-launched ballistic missile, S.Korea says

Tokyo, 8 May, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea fired a ballistic missile from a submarine on Saturday, South Korea said, an escalation just before the inauguration of a South Korean president who… Read more

Turkey launching “Zero problems with neighbors-2” policy

Tokyo, 8 May, /AJMEDIA/ Turkey’s “Zero problems with neighbors” policy, authored by Ahmet Davutoglu, who used to be one of the influential political figures in this country, hasn’t led to… Read more

Saudi Arabia, UAE strongly condemn ‘terrorist’ attack on Egyptian troops in Sinai

Tokyo, 8 May, /AJMEDIA/ Saudi Arabia and the UAE strongly condemned Saturday’s “terrorist attack” that targeted the Suez Canal zone abutting the Sinai Peninsula and claimed the lives of 11… Read more

Azerbaijani MoD refutes false information of Armenian media

Tokyo, 8 May, /AJMEDIA/ The information of Armenian media about the alleged shooting of Armenian workers at the Zod mine in the Kalbajar direction of the state border [between Azerbaijan… Read more

Azerbaijan allocates funds to build Mingachevir-Mingachevir station-Bahramtapa-Tanrigulular highway – decree

Tokyo, 8 May, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree on measures to build the Mingachevir-Mingachevir station-Bahramtapa (6 km)-Tanrigulular highway, AJMEDIA reports. According to the decree, in order… Read more