AJMEDIA News Digest: Aug. 23, 2022

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ LDP code of conduct to demand no ties with Unification Church TOKYO – A senior official of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party signaled Monday that the… Read more

Japan to maintain sanctions on Russia as Ukraine war drags on

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government said Tuesday it will maintain sanctions on Russia while working in tandem with other Group of Seven nations as the war in Ukraine… Read more

Toyota truck arm Hino halts more shipments in data fraud scandal

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ Hino Motors Ltd. suspended more of its shipments Monday as the truck-making subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp. revealed fresh details of engine data falsification going back… Read more

shida’s support tumbles, hit by questions over Unification Church and COVID

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government has tumbled, battered by questions about the ruling party’s ties to the Unification Church and its response to… Read more

Japan ministry adds female lecturers to online course after backlash

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s land ministry said Monday it has added 15 women to the lineup of lecturers for a planned online course on community development for public servants,… Read more

LDP code of conduct to demand no ties with Unification Church

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ A senior official of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party signaled Monday that the party’s code of conduct will demand having no ties with the Unification Church,… Read more

Trump asks for appointment of “special master” to oversee handling of materials taken in Mar-a-Lago search

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ Former U.S. President Donald Trump asked for the appointment of a “special master” to oversee the handling of materials taken in the Mar-a-Lago search earlier this… Read more

Israel announces biggest rate hike in 2 decades

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ Israel’s central bank on Monday decided to raise its basic interest rate by 0.75 percentage points from 1.25 percent to 2 percent, the biggest rate hike… Read more

UAE President holds talks with Sisi in Egypt

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ UAE’s President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed arrived in Egypt and met with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, AJMEDIA reports citing Al Arabiya. The two leaders… Read more

Azerbaijan amends regulation on inspections in field of entrepreneurship

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree No. 383 on amending the “Regulation on form and procedure for maintaining single information register of inspections carried out… Read more