President Ilham Aliyev, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held meeting in limited format

Tokyo, 21 June, /AJMEDIA/ President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev have held a meeting in a limited format. The… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: June 21, 2022

Tokyo, 21 June, /AJMEDIA/ South Korea to set up body on wartime labor during Japan’s rule: report SEOUL – The South Korean government will set up a public-private body to… Read more

3 more Japan airports to resume accepting int’l flights in July

Tokyo, 21 June, /AJMEDIA/ Three more regional airports in Japan will reopen for international flights in July as the nation further eases COVID-19 border controls, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said… Read more

South Korea to set up body on wartime labor during Japan’s rule

Tokyo, 21 June, /AJMEDIA/ The South Korean government will set up a public-private body to resolve the issue of compensation for forced wartime labor during Japan’s colonial rule of the… Read more

LDP No. 2 says to push for Japan Constitution reforms after election

Tokyo, 21 June, /AJMEDIA/ The No. 2 man in Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Monday he aims to see the parliament initiate the process of constitutional reforms after the… Read more

Kishida, BOJ chief discuss rapid fall of yen as “matter of concern”

Tokyo, 21 June, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday discussed the yen’s rapid depreciation against the U.S. dollar, with the two seeing… Read more

People in some parts of Japan now legally allowed to smile for their driver’s license photos

Tokyo, 21 June, /AJMEDIA/ Getting a driver’s license is no easy feat in Japan, so if you’ve finally passed all the tests by listening for phantom trains and answering questions… Read more

Countries near crisis regions shoulder burden of migration

Tokyo, 21 June, /AJMEDIA/ Countries neighboring crisis regions shoulder the real burden of migration and refugees, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday, calling out countries that host a “few… Read more

Lapid to become new prime minister as Israel heads to election

Tokyo, 21 June, /AJMEDIA/ Israeli lawmakers will vote next week to dissolve parliament, opening the way for the country’s fifth election in three years, after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett could… Read more

Foreign arrivals in Turkey jump 308.48% in May

Tokyo, 21 June, /AJMEDIA/ The number of foreigners visiting Turkiye increased by 308.48% in May compared to the same month of the previous year, according to data released by the… Read more