Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’ tests appeal of movie ‘multiverse’

Tokyo, 6 May, /AJMEDIA/ After 27 box office-shattering blockbusters, the Marvel superhero films have no more worlds to conquer — so they are headed off to parallel universes instead. The… Read more

Avantor announces investment in manufacturing and distribution hub in Singapore

Tokyo, 6 May, /AJMEDIA/ Avantor Inc, a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences, advanced technologies and applied materials industries, has announced it… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: May 5, 2022

Tokyo, 5 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan, U.S. to deepen ties to deter status quo change in Indo-Pacific WASHINGTON – The defense chiefs of Japan and the United States on Wednesday agreed… Read more

Japan PM Kishida, Pope Francis agree to aim for abolishment of nuclear arms

Tokyo, 5 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Pope Francis agreed Wednesday to aim for a world free of nuclear weapons as Russia’s war against Ukraine poses a… Read more

Russia bans entry of Japan PM, 62 others indefinitely

Tokyo, 5 May, /AJMEDIA/ Russia said Wednesday it will ban the entry of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and many high-ranking officials for an indefinite period in a fresh round… Read more

Japan, U.S. to deepen ties to deter status quo change in Indo-Pacific

Tokyo, 5 May, /AJMEDIA/ The defense chiefs of Japan and the United States on Wednesday agreed to align the two countries’ security strategies and strengthen cooperation to deter any attempt… Read more

Japan’s ‘womenomics’ pioneer says mindsets must change

Tokyo, 5 May, /AJMEDIA/ Three million women joined Japan’s workforce in the past decade, and it’s at least partly thanks to top executive Kathy Matsui, who coined the “womenomics” catchphrase… Read more

Nagasaki memorial hall short film depicts A-bomb survivors’ agonies

Tokyo, 5 May, /AJMEDIA/ A peace memorial hall in Nagasaki, the Japanese city destroyed in a U.S. atomic bombing during World War II along with Hiroshima, recently started showing a… Read more

Uzbekistan and Hungary discuss topical issues on the bilateral agenda

Tokyo, 5 May, /AJMEDIA/ On 4 May 2022 Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Vladimir Norov held talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade… Read more

Ukraine’s Zelensky asks U.N. chief for help saving people in Azovstal steel works

Tokyo, 5 May, /AJMEDIA/ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday asked United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for help saving people trapped in the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol, Zelensky’s office… Read more