The 1st International Medical Forum will be held in Nakhchivan

Tokyo, 17 June, /AJMEDIA/ The First International Medical Forum will be held in Nakhchivan on June 18-21. The forum, organized by Nakhchivan State University, Azerbaijan Medical University, and Azerbaijan Society… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: June 17, 2022

Tokyo, 17 June, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. to launch multilateral initiative to engage with Pacific islands WASHINGTON – The United States plans to launch an initiative next week to step up engagement… Read more

Ferrari to make 80% hybrid and full-electric range by 2030

Tokyo, 17 June, /AJMEDIA/ Italian luxury sportscar maker Ferrari on Thursday outlined an electrification strategy that calls for 40% full-electric vehicles and 40% hybrid models by 2030. CEO Benedetto Vigna… Read more

Operator of major restaurant review site Tabelog ordered to pay damages

Tokyo, 17 June, /AJMEDIA/ A Japanese court on Thursday ordered the operator of Tabelog, a popular restaurant review website, to pay about 38.4 million yen in damages to a Korean… Read more

Boundary changes advised for 140 Japan lower house constituencies

Tokyo, 17 June, /AJMEDIA/ A Japanese government panel advised Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday that boundaries in a record 140 constituencies in 25 prefectures for House of Representatives elections… Read more

Japan ruling party vows to boost nation’s defense in election pledges

Tokyo, 17 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s ruling party pledged Thursday ahead of a House of Councillors election to “fundamentally” reinforce the country’s defense capability and increase relevant spending in the next… Read more

Tokyo stocks plunge in morning on U.S., Europe rate hike fears

Tokyo, 17 June, /AJMEDIA/ Tokyo stocks plunged Friday morning, dragging the Nikkei index down by more than 2 percent, following sell-offs in international markets overnight on fears over the adverse… Read more

“Last Samurai” star Ken Watanabe offers encouragement to Ohtani

Tokyo, 17 June, /AJMEDIA/ Movie star Ken Watanabe offered a message of encouragement to Japanese compatriot Shohei Ohtani when he threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Wednesday’s Los Angeles… Read more

Lego to invest over $1 billion in U.S. brick plant

Tokyo, 17 June, /AJMEDIA/ Toymaker Lego on Wednesday said it will invest more than $1 billion in a factory in the United States to shorten supply chains and keep up… Read more

France, Germany, Italy, Romania support granting Ukraine EU candidate status

Tokyo, 17 June, /AJMEDIA/ France, Germany, Italy, and Romania support the move to grant Ukraine status of a candidate for EU membership. This was stated by French President Emmanuel Macron… Read more