Japan’s Jan.-June current account surplus down 63% to 8-year low

Tokyo, 8 August, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s current account surplus shrank 63.1 percent in the first half of 2022 from a year earlier to 3.51 trillion yen ($25.9 billion), the lowest in… Read more

Japan SDF member assaulted at WWII memorial event in Solomon Islands

Tokyo, 8 August, /AJMEDIA/ A member of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force suffered a minor injury when he was assaulted Monday at a commemoration service marking the 80th anniversary of the… Read more

SoftBank logs record $23 bil. loss in April-June, Vision Fund tumbles

Tokyo, 8 August, /AJMEDIA/ SoftBank Group Corp. on Monday reported a record net loss of 3.16 trillion yen ($23.4 billion) in the April-June quarter, the largest quarterly loss ever by… Read more

Nara mayor searching for way to commemorate Abe month after slaying

Tokyo, 8 August, /AJMEDIA/ Nara Mayor Gen Nakagawa is searching for the best way possible to commemorate former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was fatally shot in the western Japan… Read more

U.S. recession prospects intensify economic pressure on Africa

Tokyo, 8 August, /AJMEDIA/ The drop in U.S. economic productivity for two consecutive quarters has fueled fears that the superpower will enter a recession, while African countries may face more… Read more

Egyptian mediators propose Gaza truce as of 1900 GMT, source says

Tokyo, 8 August, /AJMEDIA/ Egyptian mediators have proposed a Gaza truce that would take effect at 10 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Sunday, an Egyptian security source said, adding that Israel… Read more

Azerbaijani FM to visit Türkiye

Tokyo, 8 August, /AJMEDIA/ The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, will visit Türkiye to participate at the 13th Conference of Ambassadors, AJMEDIA reports via… Read more

Mahir Mammadov elected vice-president of International Chess Federation

Tokyo, 8 August, /AJMEDIA/ The Congress of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) is taking place in Chennai, India, as part of the 44th World Chess Olympiad. On the last day… Read more

OIC condemns violent attack against Azerbaijani Embassy in London

Tokyo, 8 August, /AJMEDIA/ The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemns the violent and unacceptable attack against the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the… Read more

Azerbaijani Defense Ministry presents review of events of last week

Tokyo, 8 August, /AJMEDIA/ The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense presented a review of the events of last week, AJMEDIA reports. Read more