AJMEDIA News Digest: Sept. 8, 2022

Tokyo, 8 September, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s April-June growth upgraded to annualized real 3.5% TOKYO – Japan’s economy grew an annualized real 3.5 percent in the April-June period, faster than the previously… Read more

Yen hovers in lower 144 zone vs. dollar before Powell’s remarks

Tokyo, 8 September, /AJMEDIA/ The yen hovered mostly in the lower 144 zone against the U.S. dollar on Thursday morning in Tokyo as market participants waited to confirm Federal Reserve… Read more

State funeral for Abe “appropriate” given achievements: Kishida

Tokyo, 8 September, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reiterated Thursday that holding a state funeral for former leader Shinzo Abe is “appropriate,” given his achievements as the country’s longest-serving… Read more

Japan, U.S., South Korea to take steps in case of North Korea nuclear test

Tokyo, 8 September, /AJMEDIA/ Senior diplomats from Japan, the United States and South Korea pledged Wednesday to take “specific steps” if North Korea conducts a nuclear test, a Japanese Foreign… Read more

U.S. Vice President Harris to attend Abe’s funeral

Tokyo, 8 September, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Japan to attend a state funeral for slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe later in September and… Read more

Japan metro websites hit, apparently by pro-Russia hacker group

Tokyo, 8 September, /AJMEDIA/ The Tokyo Metro Co. and Osaka Metro Co.’s websites were rendered inaccessible on Wednesday evening in what appears to be a second day of cyberattacks on… Read more

European Council to decide on visa restrictions for Russia on September 9

Tokyo, 8 September, /AJMEDIA/ The European Council is set to decide on suspending the visa facilitation agreement with Russia on September 9, a diplomatic source in Brussels said on Wednesday,… Read more

Indo-Pacific region will benefit from India-Australia collaboration, says Jaishankar

Tokyo, 8 September, /AJMEDIA/ External Affairs minister S Jaishankar said Australia has been an early and vigorous supporter of India’s Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) and the Indo-pacific region will benefit… Read more

Saudi Arabia’s GDP up 12.2 percent in second quarter, exceeding initial estimate

Tokyo, 8 September, /AJMEDIA/ Saudi Arabia’s real gross domestic product expanded by 12.2 percent in the second quarter compared with the same period of 2021, data showed on Wednesday, as… Read more

Azerbaijan-Japan relations developing successfully

Tokyo, 8 September, /AJMEDIA/ Relations between Azerbaijan and Japan are successfully developing, Japan’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan Junichi Wada said, AJMEDIA reports. “This year marks the 30th anniversary of Azerbaijan-Japan diplomatic… Read more