AJMEDIA News Digest: June 1, 2022

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan expands daily arrival cap to 20,000 as COVID fears recede TOKYO – Japan doubled the cap on daily arrivals to the country to 20,000 from… Read more

Japan, South Korea foreign ministers may meet in Tokyo next month

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan is considering a foreign ministerial meeting with South Korea next month in Tokyo, government sources said Tuesday, as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida seeks to mend… Read more

Japan to draw up 5-yr plan to promote startups for innovation

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government will draw up a five-year plan by the end of this year to support startups and eyes increasing investments for their promotion by… Read more

Salvaged Hokkaido tourist boat craned from barge ahead of inspection

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ A tourist boat that was salvaged after it sank in waters off Hokkaido was lifted on Wednesday from the barge that carried it to port and… Read more

Japan enacts 2.7 tril. yen extra budget to tackle surging prices

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s parliament enacted Tuesday a 2.7 trillion yen ($21 billion) extra budget for fiscal 2022 to tackle recent rising fuel and food prices following Russia’s invasion… Read more

WHO not confident spread of monkeypox can be fully contained

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ An effective response to the spread of monkeypox won’t require such large-scale measures as in the fight against COVID-19, yet scientists do not yet know whether… Read more

EU working to exempt Gulf citizens from visa requirement

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ The EU is working to exempt citizens of all Gulf Cooperation Council countries from the visa requirement, Patrick Simonnet, the EU’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, told… Read more

Turkey changes country’s name to Turkiye

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ Turkey has submitted an official request to the UN to change the name of the country in foreign languages, Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavushoglu wrote on… Read more

Israel, UAE sign historic free trade agreement

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed on Tuesday a free trade agreement, the first of its kind between Israel and an Arab country, AJMEDIA… Read more

EU reiterates commitment to deepen cooperation with Azerbaijan and Armenia to promote stable South Caucasus

Tokyo, 1 June, /AJMEDIA/ President of the European Council Charles Michel reiterated the EU’s commitment to deepen its cooperation with both countries to promote a South Caucasus that is secure,… Read more