AJMEDIA News Digest: July 2, 2022

Tokyo, 2 July, /AJMEDIA/ Japan eases travel advisory for 34 nations, including China, South Korea TOKYO – Japan’s government on Friday eased its travel warning over the coronavirus pandemic for… Read more

Japan eases travel advisory for 34 nations, including China, South Korea

Tokyo, 2 July, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s government on Friday eased its travel warning over the coronavirus pandemic for 34 countries, including China, South Korea and India, and is no longer requesting… Read more

Japan’s May jobless rate 2.6%; 1st rise in 4 months

Tokyo, 2 July, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s unemployment rate rose to 2.6 percent in May from 2.5 percent in April, marking the first increase in four months, the internal affairs ministry said… Read more

ANA resumes A380 superjumbo flights on Narita-Honolulu route

Tokyo, 2 July, /AJMEDIA/ All Nippon Airways Co. on Friday resumed operations of its Airbus A380 superjumbo passenger jets on its Narita-Honolulu route, after regular flights were suspended for more… Read more

Ukraine war puts spotlight on defense budget hike in Japan election

Tokyo, 2 July, /AJMEDIA/ With Russia’s war on Ukraine setting alarm bells ringing in Japan about an assertive China, the defense budget has become one of the key issues in… Read more

Russia to install new operator for Sakhalin 2 energy project

Tokyo, 2 July, /AJMEDIA/ Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to set up a new operating company for the Sakhalin 2 oil and liquefied natural gas project, Russian… Read more

German retailers plan to further increase food prices

Tokyo, 2 July, /AJMEDIA/ German consumers must brace for higher food costs in the coming months, the Munich-based research center the ifo Institute said on Friday, AJMEDIA reports citing Xinhua… Read more

Brussels questions Poland’s judicial reforms to unlock EU recovery funds

Tokyo, 2 July, /AJMEDIA/ Poland’s first payment of EU recovery funds risks being delayed after the European Commission detected one key element missing from the country’s proposed judicial reforms, AJMEDIA… Read more

Türkiye, Armenia agree to open land borders for third-country nationals

Tokyo, 2 July, /AJMEDIA/ The fourth meeting of special representatives for normalizing relations between Türkiye and Armenia, respectively, Ambassador Serdar Kilic and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia… Read more

US Embassy in Baku celebrates US Independence Day

Tokyo, 2 July, /AJMEDIA/ The US Embassy in Azerbaijan celebrated Independence Day, AJMEDIA reports. The event was attended by the head of the diplomatic mission Lee Litzenberger, the Minister of… Read more