Former Japan PM Abe dies after being shot at stump speech in Nara

Tokyo, 8 July, /AJMEDIA/ Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is dead after being shot on Friday while delivering a stump speech in the western city of Nara two days… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: July 8, 2022

Tokyo, 8 July, /AJMEDIA/ British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns over scandals LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday following a series of scandals which questioned… Read more

Japan’s current account surplus down 93% in May

Tokyo, 8 July, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s current account surplus plunged 92.8 percent in May from a year earlier to 128.4 billion yen ($944.5 million) on ballooning imports driven by soaring energy… Read more

Ex-PM Abe shot from behind by person with shotgun while campaigning in Nara

Tokyo, 8 July, /AJMEDIA/ Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was unconscious after being shot by an unidentified gunman while giving a stump speech on a western Japan road on Friday… Read more

Japan, Argentina condemn Russia for invading Ukraine

Tokyo, 8 July, /AJMEDIA/ Japan and Argentina on Thursday condemned Russia for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, while pledging to work together in responding to global food and energy price… Read more

Japan’s weak opposition no match for ruling LDP, say observers

Tokyo, 8 July, /AJMEDIA/ Ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary elections, nearly a dozen opposition parties are trying to topple the Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled, almost without interruption, since the… Read more

Texas governor authorizes state to return migrants to border

Tokyo, 8 July, /AJMEDIA/ Texas Gov Greg Abbott on Thursday authorized state forces to apprehend and transport migrants to the U.S.-Mexico border, claiming the enforcement powers of federal agents and… Read more

UK Conservatives say ‘toxic’ Boris Johnson should be replaced now

Tokyo, 8 July, /AJMEDIA/ Former British Prime Minister John Major said Boris Johnson should be replaced immediately rather than be allowed to remain as a caretaker leader because his cabinet… Read more

Erdogan, Herzog discuss Türkiye-Israel relations

Tokyo, 8 July, /AJMEDIA/ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Israeli President Isaac Herzog discussed Türkiye-Israel relations in a phone call on Thursday, the Presidential Communications Directorate said, AJMEDIA reports… Read more

Iran hails co-op with Qatar, hopes to boost transportation, trade

Tokyo, 8 July, /AJMEDIA/ Iran and Qatar held positive talks on regional issues, Iran`s Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said during the joint press conference with his Qatari counterpart… Read more