AJMEDIA News Digest: July 1, 2022

Tokyo, 1 July, /AJMEDIA/ Japan in energy-saving period for 1st time in 7 yrs amid heat wave TOKYO – Japanese households and businesses on Friday entered a three-month period to… Read more

Japan, Philippines vow to maintain rules-based maritime order

Tokyo, 1 July, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and new Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. agreed Thursday the two nations will closely cooperate to maintain and reinforce the rules-based… Read more

Tokyo raises alert level amid resurgence in COVID-19 cases

Tokyo, 1 July, /AJMEDIA/ The Tokyo metropolitan government raised its COVID-19 alert to the second-highest of four levels Thursday amid a continuous rise in coronavirus infections for two consecutive weeks.… Read more

Japan’s land price up 0.5% in rebound from pandemic hit

Tokyo, 1 July, /AJMEDIA/ The average land price in Japan as of Jan. 1 was up 0.5 percent from a year earlier, the National Tax Agency said Friday, rebounding from… Read more

Big manufacturer sentiment worsens for 2nd straight qtr in June in Japan

Tokyo, 1 July, /AJMEDIA/ Business confidence among major Japanese manufacturers worsened for the second straight quarter in June, affected by rising energy and raw material costs amid Russia’s invasion of… Read more

3 Chinese navy ships circumnavigate Japan as Tokyo remains on alert

Tokyo, 1 July, /AJMEDIA/ Three Chinese navy ships have circumnavigated the Japanese archipelago over the past weeks, as Tokyo stays on alert for increasing military activity by Beijing and Moscow… Read more

Yair Lapid takes office as Israeli PM

Tokyo, 1 July, /AJMEDIA/ Leader of Israel’s Yesh Atid party Yair Lapid has taken office as the country’s prime minister, Israel’s public broadcaster Kan radio reported, AJMEDIA reports citing TASS.… Read more

Gas prices in Europe above $1,600 per 1,000 cubic meters

Tokyo, 1 July, /AJMEDIA/ Gas prices in Europe climbed above $1,600 per 1,000 cubic meters by the end of the trading session, according to ICE data, AJMEDIA reports with reference… Read more

India-Australia hold ninth Army to Army Staff Talks

Tokyo, 1 July, /AJMEDIA/ Armies of India and Australia held the ninth Army to Army Staff Talks in Dehradun on Wednesday which were focused on joint military exercises, training cooperation… Read more

Trilateral NATO deal a diplomatic victory for Türkiye

Tokyo, 1 July, /AJMEDIA/ The trilateral agreement Türkiye reached with Sweden and Finland that oblige NATO-aspirant Nordic states to effectively fight against all sorts of anti-Türkiye terror organizations is a… Read more