AJMEDIA News Digest: May 25, 2022

Tokyo, 25 May, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles: South Korean military SEOUL – North Korea fired three ballistic missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s military… Read more

Japan economic report drops mention of coronavirus

Tokyo, 25 May, /AJMEDIA/ The government said in a monthly report Wednesday that the Japanese economy is recovering from the pandemic, with the word “coronavirus” not included in its assessment… Read more

Kishida, Modi vow to beef up ties to keep Indo-Pacific free, open

Tokyo, 25 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, reaffirmed Tuesday their commitment to building a free and open Indo-Pacific by beefing up defense… Read more

Japan, Australia leaders eye stronger defense ties as China looms large

Tokyo, 25 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and new Australian leader Anthony Albanese agreed Tuesday to deepen bilateral defense and security cooperation, as both nations confront the challenges… Read more

Sunken Hokkaido tour boat drops back to seabed while being towed

Tokyo, 25 May, /AJMEDIA/ A sightseeing boat that sank off Hokkaido a month ago, leaving 14 people dead and 12 missing, dropped back to the seabed at a depth of… Read more

China, Russia fly 6 bombers over waters near Japan during Quad summit

Tokyo, 25 May, /AJMEDIA/ Six Chinese and Russian strategic bombers conducted a joint flight Tuesday over waters near Japan in what Japan’s defense minister believes was a protest against a… Read more

WHO concludes a mission on scaling-up access to rehabilitation services and assistive products in Azerbaijan

Tokyo, 25 May, /AJMEDIA/ World Health Organization (WHO) had a 4-day mission to Azerbaijan to provide technical support in scaling-up access to Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology (AT) products and services.… Read more

Biden’s public approval falls to 36%, lowest of his presidency

Tokyo, 25 May, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating fell this week to 36%, the lowest level of his presidency, as Americans suffered from rising inflation, according to… Read more

Ice at the moon’s poles might have come from ancient volcanoes

Tokyo, 25 May, /AJMEDIA/ Four billion years ago, lava spilled onto the moon’s crust, etching the man in the moon we see today. But the volcanoes may have also left… Read more

Finland, Sweden to send delegations to Turkey: Haavisto

Tokyo, 25 May, /AJMEDIA/ Finland and Sweden are expected to send delegations to Turkey on Wednesday, in an attempt to solve problems regarding Ankara’s opposition to the two Nordic counteries’… Read more