AJMEDIA News Digest: June 5, 2022

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ Campaigning for Japan upper house poll to begin June 22: LDP exec TOKYO – The official campaign period for Japan’s House of Councillors election will start… Read more

Lithium price jumps fivefold as demand surges for use in EV batteries

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ The price of lithium, a rare metal used in the manufacturing of rechargeable batteries, has increased fivefold since April last year as demand from automakers surged,… Read more

North Korea fires 8 short-range ballistic missiles: South Korean military

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea launched eight short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Sunday, the South Korean military said, a day after South Korea and the… Read more

740,000 Moderna doses scrapped due to expiration in 27 Japan cities

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ About 740,000 COVID-19 booster vaccine doses made by Moderna Inc. have been discarded or are expected to be discarded in 27 major cities in Japan due… Read more

Campaigning for Japan upper house poll to begin June 22: LDP exec

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ The official campaign period for Japan’s House of Councillors election will start on June 22, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi said Saturday. “There is… Read more

Shingo Kunieda lifts 8th French Open wheelchair singles title

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s Shingo Kunieda won his eighth French Open men’s wheelchair singles final, and his first in four years, on Saturday. The 38-year-old second seed defeated third-seeded… Read more

Australia says Chinese fighter jet intercepted surveillance craft in May

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ A Chinese fighter aircraft dangerously intercepted an Australian military surveillance plane in the South China Sea region in May, Australia’s defence department said on Sunday, AJMEDIA… Read more

Saudi Arabia receives first foreign Hajj pilgrims since before pandemic

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed its first batch of foreign Hajj pilgrims since before the coronavirus pandemic, which prompted authorities to sharply restrict the annual ritual… Read more

FMs of Azerbaijan, Türkiye and Turkmenistan to hold meeting in Ankara

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ Ankara to host trilateral meeting of foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Türkiye and Turkmenistan, Turkish minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, AJMEDIA reports citing local media. According to him,… Read more

Azerbaijan confers honorary title of ‘Honored Engineer’ to several workers of melioration and water management

Tokyo, 5 June, /AJMEDIA/ President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed a Decree conferring the honorary title of ‘Honored Engineer’ to a group of workers of the… Read more