AJMEDIA News Digest: July 9, 2022

Tokyo, 9 July, /AJMEDIA/ Kishida, Biden hold phone talks following Abe’s death TOKYO – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had a telephone conversation with U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday, the… Read more

U.S. stunned by death of Japan’s Abe, calls him champion of alliance

Tokyo, 9 July, /AJMEDIA/ The U.S. government on Friday expressed deep sorrow over the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, deploring the loss of a “champion” of the… Read more

Japan, U.S., S. Korea vow to closely cooperate to counter N. Korea

Tokyo, 9 July, /AJMEDIA/ Foreign ministers from Japan, the United States and South Korea agreed Friday the three nations will work together closely to deal with North Korea’s nuclear and… Read more

Preventing shootings difficult even in Japan with strict gun control

Tokyo, 9 July, /AJMEDIA/ The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a stump speech on Friday has highlighted the difficulty of preventing shooting incidents even in a country… Read more

BOJ buys record ¥16.20 tril in gov’t bonds in June

Tokyo, 9 July, /AJMEDIA/ The Bank of Japan bought 16.20 trillion yen ($119 billion) worth of Japanese government bonds in June, setting a monthly record, after it sought to stem… Read more

China, EU hold environment, climate dialogue

Tokyo, 9 July, /AJMEDIA/ The third High-level Environment and Climate Dialogue between China and the European Union was held via video link on Friday, with both sides agreeing to deepen… Read more

US giving Ukraine another security assistance package worth $400 mln

Tokyo, 9 July, /AJMEDIA/ Joe Biden’s administration is set to send a new security assistance package to Ukraine, bringing the U.S. military and humanitarian aid to a total of over… Read more

Turkish, Ukrainian defense minister talks on phone

Tokyo, 9 July, /AJMEDIA/ Defense Minister of Türkiye Hulusi Akar discussed the Ukrainian crisis and the issue of the stranded A400M Turkish aircraft with his Ukrainian counterpart, Oleksii Reznikov, on… Read more

Russia vetoes UNSC Western draft resolution on cross-border aid to Syria

Tokyo, 9 July, /AJMEDIA/ Russia has vetoed a Western draft resolution of the United Nations Security Council on the extension of the cross-border air mechanism in Syria, AJMEDIA reports citing… Read more

Draft law on approval of agreement with Lithuania amended by Azerbaijani Parliament

Tokyo, 9 July, /AJMEDIA/ Bill was discussed on amending the draft Law “On approval of the agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the… Read more