Kishida says gov’t panel on inflation and wages to meet Friday

Tokyo, 5 September, /AJMEDIA/ A Japanese government panel tasked with tackling rising prices and wage issues will meet on Friday and consider additional policy measures that should be taken, Prime… Read more

PM Kishida eyes attending event on Japan-China ties’ 50th anniversary

Tokyo, 5 September, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering attending a business event to be held on the 50th anniversary of the normalization of ties between Japan and China… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Sept. 5, 2022

Tokyo, 5 September, /AJMEDIA/ Ad company may have paid arrested ex-Tokyo Olympic exec for favor TOKYO – Haruyuki Takahashi, a former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive arrested in a bribery… Read more

Number of female university teachers in Japan at record high

Tokyo, 5 September, /AJMEDIA/ The number of women teaching at universities in Japan hit a record high this May, a more than fourfold increase from 30 years ago, recently released… Read more

Powerful typhoon Hinnamnor may approach southwestern Japan on Sept. 6

Tokyo, 5 September, /AJMEDIA/ Powerful typhoon Hinnamnor may approach Japan’s southwestern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday, the weather agency said, while warning of high waves, strong wind gusts and… Read more

Japan’s exports of sanctions-exempt used vehicles to Russia surge

Tokyo, 5 September, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s exports of used vehicles to Russia, exempt from sanctions imposed over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, have surged to their highest level in more than a… Read more

Erdogan warns Greece of ‘heavy price’ over rights violations

Tokyo, 5 September, /AJMEDIA/ President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Greece it would pay a “heavy price” if it kept on harassing Turkish fighter jets over the Aegean amid renewed tensions… Read more

Putin to visit Kamchatka during his trip to Far East

Tokyo, 5 September, /AJMEDIA/ Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in Kamchatka on Monday. He will visit the easternmost part of Russia three days after his trip to the Kaliningrad… Read more

Sweden announces liquidity guarantees of 23 bln USD to electricity companies

Tokyo, 5 September, /AJMEDIA/ Electricity companies in Sweden and neighboring countries will receive credit guarantees of up to 250 billion Swedish crowns (23 billion U.S. dollars) to tackle the problems… Read more

Saudi Arabia donates $3.5 million to UN nuclear watchdog IAEA

Tokyo, 5 September, /AJMEDIA/ Saudi Arabia has donated $3.5 million to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), AJMEDIA reports citing Al Arabiya. The majority ($2.5 million) will go towards the… Read more