AJMEDIA News Digest: Aug. 25, 2022

Tokyo, 25 August, /AJMEDIA/ Japan to set up expert panel on financing defense cost rise TOKYO – The Japanese government is planning to set up an expert panel to deepen… Read more

Japan to pledge human resources investment in Africa to counter China

Tokyo, 25 August, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will announce investment in human resources in Africa at a gathering held in Tunisia later this week, in an effort to counter… Read more

Japan not to require pre-entry test for triple-vaccinated travelers

Tokyo, 25 August, /AJMEDIA/ Japan will no longer require incoming travelers to show a pre-departure negative COVID-19 test result starting on Sept. 7, provided they have been vaccinated three times,… Read more

Japan digital art collective Teamlab to reopen Tokyo museum in 2023

Tokyo, 25 August, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese digital art collective Teamlab, known for its immersive installations using cutting-edge technology, said Wednesday it will reopen a permanent museum next year in central Tokyo.… Read more

Mitsui, Mitsubishi to keep stakes in Russia Sakhalin 2 energy project

Tokyo, 25 August, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese trading houses Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Corp. plan to retain their interests in the Sakhalin 2 oil and gas project and will notify Russia… Read more

Anime-adorned “itasha” cars assemble at Hokkaido event

Tokyo, 25 August, /AJMEDIA/ Cars sporting decals of characters from anime and video games were assembled at Mombetsu’s Kaiyo Park in Hokkaido on Aug. 20, for a two-day event held… Read more

World’s first hydrogen-powered trains begin passenger service in Germany

Tokyo, 25 August, /AJMEDIA/ Almost four years after the start of trial operations, the world’s first passenger train network powered by hydrogen was launched in the German federal state of… Read more

Oil slips as fears of imminent OPEC+ output cut fade

Tokyo, 25 August, /AJMEDIA/ Oil prices fell on Wednesday, taking a breather from a near 4% surge the previous day, on receding fears of an imminent output cut by the… Read more

Blinken appoints advisor for Caucasus negotiations

Tokyo, 25 August, /AJMEDIA/ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has appointed Ambassador Philip T. Reeker as senior adviser for Caucasus negotiations, AJMEDIA reports citing the press service of the… Read more

Documents signed with Kazakhstan create broader legal basis for our relations – President Ilham Aliyev

Tokyo, 25 August, /AJMEDIA/ The documents signed with Kazakhstan create a broader legal basis for our relations, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said during his press statement after the ceremony… Read more