Momota thrills home fans at badminton worlds

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese badminton star Kento Momota promised to cool down after being fired up by an adoring home crowd in his first-round win at the world championships… Read more

Anti-vax group in Europe thrives online, thwarts tech effort

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ Troubled by the number of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients showing up at his hospital, the French doctor logged on to Facebook and uploaded a video urging people… Read more

Bad guys turn good in China ‘Minions’ movie ending

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ What’s small, yellow, loves bananas and promotes the rule of law? A Minion, at least according to an edited version of the latest animated film featuring… Read more

New space telescope shows Jupiter’s auroras, tiny moons

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ The world’s newest and biggest space telescope is showing Jupiter as never before, auroras and all. Scientists released the shots Monday of the solar system’s biggest… Read more

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