AJMEDIA News Digest: Aug. 29, 2022

Tokyo, 29 August, /AJMEDIA/ Ukraine war caused food crisis: Japan, African leaders TUNIS – Leaders from Japan and African nations on Sunday said the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine has… Read more

As Japanese manufacturing fades, a factory town fights to stay alive

Tokyo, 29 August, /AJMEDIA/ The small factories in the western Japanese city of Higashiosaka for decades fueled the thundering rise of the country’s biggest brands – but a weak yen… Read more

Japan eyes 2023 G-7 foreign ministers talks in Nagano resort town

Tokyo, 29 August, /AJMEDIA/ Japan is planning to hold a foreign ministerial meeting of the Group of Seven industrialized nations in a resort town of Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, in… Read more

Ukraine war caused food crisis: Japan, African leaders

Tokyo, 29 August, /AJMEDIA/ Leaders from Japan and African nations on Sunday said the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine has caused a food crisis on the fast-growing continent, without referring… Read more

Nikkei plunges to below 28,000 after Fed chief’s hawkish remarks

Tokyo, 29 August, /AJMEDIA/ Tokyo stocks plunged Monday morning, sending the Nikkei index below the 28,000 line, after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s hawkish remarks about fighting inflation sent U.S.… Read more

July champ Ichinojo rejoins elite in new rankings

Tokyo, 29 August, /AJMEDIA/ First-time champion Ichinojo was rewarded for his July triumph Monday by earning re-promotion to komusubi in the Japan Sumo Association’s ranking published ahead of the Autumn… Read more

Germany’s gas storage facilities filling up faster than planned – Econ Minister

Tokyo, 29 August, /AJMEDIA/ Germany’s gas storage facilities are filling up faster than planned, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said, giving hope that Europe’s biggest economy could avoid acute gas shortages… Read more

Ismayilbayli village of Aghdam district-Armenian vandalism in photos

Tokyo, 29 August, /AJMEDIA/ Ismayilbayli village of Aghdam district is located in the Baghbanlar administrative village, in the foothills. The village was occupied by Armenian armed forces on July 4,… Read more

TURKPA issues statement on return of city of Lachin and villages of Zabukh and Sus to Azerbaijan

Tokyo, 29 August, /AJMEDIA/ The Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States (TURKPA) has released a statement on the return of the city of Lachin and the villages of Zabukh and Sus… Read more

NASA’s mega-moon rocket ready for liftoff on eve of debut Artemis mission

Tokyo, 29 August, /AJMEDIA/ Launch teams at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida spent a final full day of preparations ahead of Monday’s planned liftoff of NASA’s giant next-generation rocket… Read more