New Tax Convention with Azerbaijan Agreed in Principle

Tokyo, 27 May, /AJMEDIA/ 1. The Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan have agreed in principle on the new Convention replacing the existing Tax Convention… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: May 27, 2022

Tokyo, 27 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan to slowly resume accepting foreign tourists from June 10 TOKYO – Japan will begin accepting foreign tourists in stages starting June 10, Prime Minister Fumio… Read more

Japan, Thailand oppose bid to change status quo by force in Ukraine

Tokyo, 27 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha agreed Thursday they will never tolerate the attempt to change the status quo by force… Read more

Japan, U.S. defense chiefs rap N. Korea missile launches

Tokyo, 27 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday criticized North Korea’s ballistic missile launches the day before as an act of… Read more

Japan PM Kishida sees need for dialogue with China’s Xi

Tokyo, 27 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday that keeping a dialogue with Chinese President Xi Jinping is important in maintaining “constructive” bilateral ties and cooperative relations… Read more

Sunken Hokkaido tourist boat raised to surface in 2nd salvage attempt

Tokyo, 27 May, /AJMEDIA/ A tourist boat that sank off Hokkaido last month, leaving 14 people dead and 12 missing, was successfully raised to the surface Thursday after an initial… Read more

Japan’s net external assets top 400 tril. yen in 2021 amid weaker yen

Tokyo, 27 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s net balance of external assets surpassed 400 trillion yen ($3.2 trillion) for the first time in 2021 as the weakness of the yen against major… Read more

India puts ‘new reality’ on display with Davos street show

Tokyo, 27 May, /AJMEDIA/ Bright colours and bold logos proudly signal where India has set up base on the main street in Davos this year, as the country trumpets its… Read more

No Saudi, Iranian foreign ministers meeting in foreseeable future: Saudi official

Tokyo, 27 May, /AJMEDIA/ No meeting between Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers has been scheduled in the foreseeable future, an official from the Saudi foreign ministry said on Thursday, adding… Read more

Azerbaijan, Turkey discuss prospects for development of military cooperation

Tokyo, 27 May, /AJMEDIA/ Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov met with a delegation led by the Deputy Minister of National Defense of the… Read more