AJMEDIA News Digest: Aug. 22, 2022

Tokyo, 22 August, /AJMEDIA/ Japan eyes stockpiling 1,000 long-range missiles amid China tensions TOKYO – Japan estimates that it will need around 1,000 long-range standoff missiles in addition to its… Read more

Japan PM Kishida resumes work remotely after contracting COVID-19

Tokyo, 22 August, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida commenced working remotely Monday, a day after testing positive for the novel coronavirus at the end of his summer break. The 65-year-old… Read more

Japan eyes stockpiling 1,000 long-range missiles amid China tensions

Tokyo, 22 August, /AJMEDIA/ Japan estimates that it will need around 1,000 long-range standoff missiles in addition to its stockpile of anti-ballistic missiles as a defense against China’s increasing military… Read more

2 dead, 7 injured after collision on expressway in central Japan

Tokyo, 22 August, /AJMEDIA/ Two people died and seven others were injured after a car collided with a bus on the Nagoya Expressway in central Japan on Monday, local authorities… Read more

U.S. to host Indo-Pacific economic framework minister talks in Sept.

Tokyo, 22 August, /AJMEDIA/ The first in-person ministerial meeting of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework involving 14 countries including Japan and the United States is expected to be held early next… Read more

Australia’s Qantas apologizes to customers for operational problems

Tokyo, 22 August, /AJMEDIA/ Qantas Airways Ltd will offer A$50 ($34) vouchers, loyalty status extensions and lounge passes to frequent flyers to apologize for a rise in delays, cancellations, lost… Read more

An award-winning photo captures a ‘zombie’ fungus erupting from a fly

Tokyo, 22 August, /AJMEDIA/ Sometimes a photo is literally a matter of life, death — and zombies. This haunting image, winner of the 2022 BMC Ecology and Evolution photography competition,… Read more

South Korea, U.S. begin military drills amid North Korea backlash

Tokyo, 22 August, /AJMEDIA/ South Korea and the United States began their annual joint military drills on Monday with a resumption of field training, officials said, as the allies seek… Read more

GMR launches blockchain center of excellence for airports

Tokyo, 22 August, /AJMEDIA/ GMR Group launched a Blockchain Centre of Excellence (CoE) for airports as part of its expansion of GMR Innovex initiative. GMR Innovex – Blockchain Centre of… Read more

President of Serbia calls President Ilham Aliyev

Tokyo, 22 August, /AJMEDIA/ On 21 August, President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic made a phone call to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, AJMEDIA reports.… Read more