AJMEDIA News Digest: June 20, 2022

Tokyo, 20 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s ruling LDP has highest pre-election support at 27%: poll TOKYO – The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has the highest support rate prior to the House… Read more

Japan’s ruling LDP has highest pre-election support at 27%

Tokyo, 20 June, /AJMEDIA/ The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has the highest support rate prior to the House of Councillors election set for July 10, pulling well ahead of opposition… Read more

PM Kishida cautious about Japan acquiring nuclear-powered submarine

Tokyo, 20 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday took a cautious view about acquiring a nuclear-powered submarine to boost the country’s defense capability, a call made by… Read more

M5.0 quake hits central Japan, no tsunami warning issued

Tokyo, 20 June, /AJMEDIA/ An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Monday, a day after a strong quake jolted the region, the weather… Read more

Uyghur-heritage candidate urges Japan to embrace diversity

Tokyo, 20 June, /AJMEDIA/ Arfiya Eri is a young, female, multilingual former United Nations official, all of which would already help her stand out as a Japanese political candidate, but… Read more

Recession not inevitable, gas tax holiday weighed

Tokyo, 20 June, /AJMEDIA/ Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that she expects the U.S. economy to slow in the months ahead, but that a recession is not inevitable. Yellen… Read more

Leftist Gustavo Petro wins Colombian presidency

Tokyo, 20 June, /AJMEDIA/ Gustavo Petro, a leftwing former guerrilla, won Colombia’s presidential election on Sunday, beating populist businessman Rodolfo Hernández, according to an official fast count of the results,… Read more

Macron’s alliance deprived of National Assembly majority, French election exit polls show

Tokyo, 20 June, /AJMEDIA/ A victory with a taste of defeat: President Emmanuel Macron’s Ensemble alliance is certainly in the lead in the second and final round of the legislative… Read more

Israeli president thanks Turkiye for counterterrorism efforts

Tokyo, 20 June, /AJMEDIA/ Israel has thanked Turkiye for the country’s efforts to fight terrorism, the Communications Directorate in the capital Ankara said Sunday, AJMEDIA reports citing Daily Sabah. The… Read more

Chair of Azerbaijani parliament arrives on working visit to Istanbul

Tokyo, 20 June, /AJMEDIA/ The parliamentary delegation led by Chair of the Milli Majlis (parliament) Sahiba Gafarova arrived in Istanbul on a working visit on 19 June meaning to take… Read more