Japan International Cooperation Agency signs project finance loan agreement with “Masdar Azerbaijan Energy” company

Tokyo, 4 August, /AJMEDIA/ The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a project finance loan agreement with “Masdar Azerbaijan Energy” Limited Liability Company (hereinafter referred to as “Borrower”), which… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Aug. 4, 2022

Tokyo, 4 August, /AJMEDIA/ Japan PM Kishida eyes talks with U.S. House Speaker Pelosi on Aug. 5 TOKYO – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to hold talks with U.S. House… Read more

Heavy rain hits northeastern Japan, residents urged to evacuate

Tokyo, 4 August, /AJMEDIA/ Heavy rain hit parts of northeastern Japan from Wednesday night to Thursday morning, with the weather agency issuing the highest rain alert for Yamagata Prefecture and… Read more

Japan expresses concern about China’s military drills near Taiwan

Tokyo, 4 August, /AJMEDIA/ Japan expressed concern Wednesday about Chinese military activity around Taiwan in the wake of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island, stressing… Read more

Japan PM Kishida eyes talks with U.S. House Speaker Pelosi on Aug. 5

Tokyo, 4 August, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to hold talks with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Tokyo on Friday, government sources said. The plan came to light… Read more

U.S-China tensions over Taiwan could prompt Japan to ramp up defenses

Tokyo, 4 August, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has triggered cross-strait tensions and infuriated China while delivering a blow to relations between Washington and Beijing, but… Read more

Airbnb reports soaring revenue as travel rebounds

Tokyo, 4 August, /AJMEDIA/ Airbnb said revenue in the recently ended quarter topped $2 billion as people shook off pandemic worries and took part in a banner travel season. The… Read more

Turkish Supreme Military Council to convene Thursday under Erdoğan’s chair

Tokyo, 4 August, /AJMEDIA/ The Supreme Military Council will convene on Thursday under the chair of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after a one-year hiatus. Promotions, extensions of terms of… Read more

Videos in English depict last 6 months of Anne Frank’s life

Tokyo, 4 August, /AJMEDIA/ The Anne Frank House museum is releasing an English-language version of three videos in which an actress playing the young Jewish diarist describes the last six… Read more

U.S. Senate backs Finland and Sweden’s joining NATO

Tokyo, 4 August, /AJMEDIA/ The U.S. Senate approved on Wednesday Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO, the most significant expansion of the 30-member alliance since the 1990s, AJMEDIA reports citing… Read more