AJMEDIA News Digest: June 18, 2022

Tokyo, 18 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s top court rules state not liable for Fukushima disaster TOKYO – Japan’s top court on Friday dismissed claims that the government should pay damages in… Read more

Bank of Japan maintains ultralow rate policy, diverges further from peers

Tokyo, 18 June, /AJMEDIA/ The Bank of Japan on Friday maintained its ultraeasy monetary policy in defiance of growing market pressure to tweak it, unfazed by the prospect of further… Read more

Japan deploys self-defense fleet to Indo-Pacific with eye on China

Tokyo, 18 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan has dispatched a Maritime Self-Defense Force flotilla on a deployment to 11 Indo-Pacific countries and one foreign territory as part of joint naval exercises with… Read more

Russian warships pass Izu Islands south of Tokyo

Tokyo, 18 June, /AJMEDIA/ Seven Russian warships passed near the Izu Islands south of Tokyo this week, the Defense Ministry said Friday, as Japan is on alert over increasing military… Read more

1,300 apply for Japan entry since tours reopen as COVID fears ease

Tokyo, 18 June, /AJMEDIA/ More than 1,300 people have applied to travel to Japan on guided tours since the country restarted visa procedures to accept some leisure visitors from abroad… Read more

Azerbaijani Salei takes two golds at World Para Swimming Championships

Tokyo, 18 June, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijani Raman Salei has captured two golds at World Para Swimming Championships in Madeira, Portugal. He secured the golds in the men’s 100m freestyle and 50m… Read more

PKK images on buildings show how loose Sweden is on anti-terror fight: Turkish FM

Tokyo, 18 June, /AJMEDIA/ Members of the PKK have projected images of the terrorist organization’s flag and its leader, Abdullah Ocalan, on the elevations of main public buildings in Sweden’s… Read more

UN chief urges action to drought-proof planet’s future

Tokyo, 18 June, /AJMEDIA/ UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for actions to reverse the downward spiral of land degradation which results in drought and other nature disasters, AJMEDIA… Read more

RBI lifts new card ban on Mastercard

Tokyo, 18 June, /AJMEDIA/ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted the restrictions imposed on Mastercard Asia/ Pacific Pte Ltd on on-boarding of new domestic customers with immediate effect.… Read more

Sri Lanka to import 50,000 MT rice under India’s loan assistance program

Tokyo, 18 June, /AJMEDIA/ Sri Lankan has decided to import 50,000 metric tons of rice under the Indian loan assistance program, to check an abnormal rise in rice prices, Prime… Read more