Ogura leads from start to finish for long-awaited win in Spain Moto2

Tokyo, 2 May, /AJMEDIA/ Ai Ogura led from start to finish in the Spanish Moto2 race on Sunday to take his first victory in senior motorcycle racing. The Japanese rider,… Read more

Fujitsu, Southern Tohoku General Hospital research AI tech to detect pancreatic cancer from non-contrast CT scans

Tokyo, 2 May, /AJMEDIA/ Fujitsu and the Southern Tohoku General Hospital have launched a joint research project on an AI technology for the early detection of pancreatic cancer from computed… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: May 1, 2022

Tokyo, 1 May, /AJMEDIA/ Sunken boat exposes flaw in communications system by tour operator SAPPORO – The mobile phone of the captain of a tour boat that sank off Hokkaido… Read more

U.S., Japan defense chiefs to meet Wednesday to discuss Ukraine war, China

Tokyo, 1 May, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet with his Japanese counterpart Nobuo Kishi on Wednesday in the United States to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine and… Read more

Sunken boat exposes flaw in communications system by tour operator

Tokyo, 1 May, /AJMEDIA/ The mobile phone of the captain of a tour boat that sank off Hokkaido was unreachable during most of its last trip, sources familiar with the… Read more

ANA forecasts return to profit in FY2022 amid recovering demand

Tokyo, 1 May, /AJMEDIA/ ANA Holdings Inc said Thursday it plans to return to the black for the business year ending next March, after posting massive losses the past two… Read more

Japan PM arrives in Hanoi

Tokyo, 1 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio arrived in Hanoi Saturday to begin his two-day official Vietnam visit. The visit comes five months after Kishida became PM. He… Read more

No safety flaws found so far in Fukushima water discharge plan: IAEA

Tokyo, 1 May, /AJMEDIA/ The International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday Japan’s preparations for the planned discharge of treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant are proceeding largely… Read more

Zelensky, Johnson discuss defensive support for Ukraine

Tokyo, 1 May, /AJMEDIA/ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson have discussed the situation on the battlefield and in the besieged city of Mariupol, Zelensky… Read more

Saudi Arabia visit heralds new era in bileteral ties, Erdogan says

Tokyo, 1 May, /AJMEDIA/ Turkey and Saudi Arabia have demonstrated a common will to develop bilateral relations on the basis of mutual respect and trust, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said… Read more