AJMEDIA News Digest: July 14, 2022

Tokyo, 14 July, /AJMEDIA/ Abe shooter’s plan to target religious head thwarted by COVID limits NARA, Japan – The suspect in former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s fatal shooting originally planned… Read more

Abe shooter’s plan to target religious head thwarted by COVID limits

Tokyo, 14 July, /AJMEDIA/ The suspect in former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s fatal shooting originally planned to kill the head of a religious organization but switched his target after the… Read more

Japan unlikely to ask people to curb activities despite COVID spike

Tokyo, 14 July, /AJMEDIA/ The minister in charge of Japan’s COVID-19 response said Thursday the government does not expect to ask people to curb social and economic activities again even… Read more

Indonesian president to visit Japan in late July on East Asia tour

Tokyo, 14 July, /AJMEDIA/ Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo is planning a trip to East Asia, including a visit to Japan late this month to meet with his Japanese counterpart Fumio… Read more

Quad aims to enhance energy security through clean power promotion

Tokyo, 14 July, /AJMEDIA/ Ministers from the Quad group agreed Wednesday at their meeting in Australia to promote transition to clean power generation to enhance their countries’ energy security in… Read more

Yen falls to fresh 24-year low vs. dollar, lifts stocks

Tokyo, 14 July, /AJMEDIA/ The yen fell to the 138 line versus the U.S. dollar Thursday morning as a stronger-than-expected U.S. consumer price index raised prospects of aggressive rate hikes… Read more

UN Secretary General ready to go to Istanbul if agreement on grain achieved

Tokyo, 14 July, /AJMEDIA/ UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated his readiness to travel to Istanbul, if an agreement on grain export is achieved, AJMEDIA reports citing TASS. “First of all,… Read more

Israel’s trade deficit up 35.2 pct in H1

Tokyo, 14 July, /AJMEDIA/ Israel’s trade deficit in the first half of 2022 increased by about 35.2 percent year-on-year, the state’s Central Bureau of Statistics said, AJMEDIA reports citing Xinhua.… Read more

President Erdogan, King Salman discuss Turkey-Saudi Arabia ties

Tokyo, 14 July, /AJMEDIA/ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi King Salman discussed bilateral relations and regional issues in a phone call Wednesday, the Presidential Communications Directorate said, AJMEDIA… Read more

Azerbaijan’s PM expresses condolences to Japan over death of former PM

Tokyo, 14 July, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Asadov visited the Japanese Embassy in Azerbaijan and expressed condolences over the death of a prominent statesman, former Prime Minister of… Read more