Kyodo News Digest: May 30, 2022

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ South Korea ship conducted survey near disputed isles: Japan gov’t TOKYO – Japan said Sunday it has confirmed a South Korean research vessel conducted a marine… Read more

M5.4 quake hits off Ibaraki Pref. in Japan’s east

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 struck off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan’s east on Sunday, but there was no threat of… Read more

4 Japan universities to apply for 10 tril. yen gov’t fund

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ Four Japanese national universities plan to apply for a 10 trillion yen ($79 billion) fund established by the government to bring institutions up to par with… Read more

South Korea ship conducted survey near disputed isles: Japan gov’t

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan said Sunday it has confirmed a South Korean research vessel conducted a marine survey in waters off disputed islets within Japan’s exclusive economic zone in… Read more

Japan gov’t to fight damages suit filed by kin of dead Sri Lankan

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government will fight a 156 million yen ($1.23 million) damages lawsuit filed by relatives of a Sri Lankan woman who died last year while… Read more

Azerbaijani MFA slams Armenia’s accusations on breaking ceasefire

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ We categorically reject the statement of the Armenian Foreign Ministry dated May 28, 2022 that the Azerbaijani side allegedly violated the ceasefire, as well as completely… Read more

Turkish National Defense Minister’s visit to Azerbaijan ends

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ The visit of a delegation led by the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Türkiye Mr. Hulusi Akar to Azerbaijan ended on May 29,… Read more

President Ilham Aliyev’s policy of creating appropriate transport infrastructure in Azerbaijan’s Karabakh strengthens country’s position as transit unit

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva made a trip to Azerbaijan’s Fuzuli, Jabrayil and Zangilan regions. Head of State and the First… Read more

Germany to change constitution to enable $110 billion defense fund

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ Germany has agreed to change its constitution to allow for a credit-based special defense fund of 100 billion euros ($107.35 billion) proposed, the German finance ministry… Read more

Pakistan team in New Delhi to discuss Indus water-sharing

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ A three-member Pakistani delegation is here for talks under the Indus Water Commission at a time when India is pushing ahead with nearly 10 run-of-the-river hydel… Read more