AJMEDIA News Digest: June 13, 2022

Tokyo, 13 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan defense chief conveys concern to China over flight with Russia SINGAPORE – Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi conveyed to his Chinese counterpart on Sunday concern over… Read more

Japan defense chief conveys concern to China over flight with Russia

Tokyo, 13 June, /AJMEDIA/ Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi conveyed to his Chinese counterpart on Sunday concern over a recent joint flight by Chinese and Russian bombers near Japan as a… Read more

Tunnel drilling for Manila’s 1st subway set to begin with Japanese aid

Tokyo, 13 June, /AJMEDIA/ The Philippines unveiled Sunday a tunnel drilling machine to start the underground construction of the country’s first-ever subway being undertaken with Japanese financial support to ease… Read more

Travel firms thrown in confusion as Japan reopens to foreign tourists

Tokyo, 13 June, /AJMEDIA/ As Japan resumed visa procedures to accept foreign tourists last week, travel companies have been thrown into confusion over the lack of communication regarding entry procedures… Read more

Yen falls to fresh 20-yr low vs. dollar in 135 zone

Tokyo, 13 June, /AJMEDIA/ The yen tumbled to the 135 zone against the U.S. dollar on Monday, hitting a fresh 20-year low in anticipation of a further widening of the… Read more

Residents of Fukushima village allowed to move back in after 11 years

Tokyo, 13 June, /AJMEDIA/ Residents from part of Katsurao village in Fukushima Prefecture can move back into their homes again more than a decade on from the March 2011 nuclear… Read more

Türkiye’s ready-to-wear sector makes $8.8B exports in 5 months

Tokyo, 13 June, /AJMEDIA/ The ready-to-wear and apparel industry in Türkiye broke an all-time export record in the first five months of this year with exports totaling $8.8 billion between… Read more

North Korea fires multiple artillery shots, South Korea says

Tokyo, 13 June, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea on Sunday fired multiple artillery shots between 8:07 a.m. and 11:03 a.m. local time, South Korea’s military said, in another show of force a… Read more

Britain to defy EU by scrapping Northern Ireland trade rules

Tokyo, 13 June, /AJMEDIA/ Britain will propose overriding the rules that govern post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland on Monday in a move that will inflame tensions with the European Union… Read more

Erdogan to discuss ‘grain corridor’ from Ukraine with Putin, Zelensky

Tokyo, 13 June, /AJMEDIA/ President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said he planned to hold talks next week with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky… Read more