AJMEDIA News Digest: Sept. 12, 2022

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ Anti-U.S. base incumbent Tamaki secures 2nd term as Okinawa governor NAHA, Japan – Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki won a second four-year-term following Sunday’s gubernatorial election, obtaining… Read more

Anti-U.S. base incumbent Tamaki secures 2nd term as Okinawa governor

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki won a second four-year-term following Sunday’s gubernatorial election, obtaining a renewed mandate for his efforts to discontinue a plan to relocate a… Read more

How Japan’s Justice Ministry led moves to accept Ukrainian evacuees

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ Japan has welcomed more than 1,800 evacuees since Russia’s war against Ukraine began over six months ago, in an uncharacteristic move for a country with a… Read more

Japan’s nationalization of Senkakus stirs caution on China’s threats

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s nationalization of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea has sparked security tensions in the region for the past 10 years, prompting Tokyo, known… Read more

Cheaper electric vehicles coming despite high battery costs

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ Even though battery costs are rising, auto companies are rolling out more affordable electric vehicles that should widen their appeal to a larger group of buyers.… Read more

Okinawa voters expected to turn backs on central gov’t despite China threat

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ Voters in Okinawa are expected to re-elect their opposition-backed governor on Sunday, turning their backs on Japan’s central government and national ruling party despite being on… Read more

Shooting occurred in Türkiye, Azerbaijani citizens among injured

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ Shooting occurred in the Sariyer district of the Turkish province of Istanbul, AJMEDIA reports citing Turkish media. The shooting took place in a cafe located in… Read more

India and UK ties vital: PM Narendra Modi, Liz Truss on phone

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ Indian PM Narendra Modi spoke to his British counterpart, Elizabeth Truss, on Saturday and expressed deep condolences to the royal family and the people of the… Read more

China launches emergency response as Typhoon Muifa approaches

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ China activated a level-IV emergency response on Sunday as Muifa, the 12th typhoon this year, is moving closer to the country’s eastern coastal areas, AJMEDIA reports… Read more

US allocates $2 million for demining operations affected by Karabakh war

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ US will provide $2,000,000 assistance for humanitarian demining operations in areas affected by the fall 2020 intensive fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces, AJMEDIA reports citing… Read more