Japan’s Abe rejected North Korea proposal on abductee’s return

Tokyo, 17 September, /AJMEDIA/ Japan under then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rejected a North Korean proposal to return two Japanese men, including a victim of abductions by Pyongyang, in around… Read more

Japan floats issuance of gov’t bonds for more defense spending

Tokyo, 17 September, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government is considering issuing special bonds to achieve a substantial increase in defense spending with an eye to hiking taxes in the future to… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Sept. 17, 2022

Tokyo, 17 September, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s Abe rejected N. Korea proposal on abductee’s return TOKYO – Japan under then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rejected a North Korean proposal to return two… Read more

Japan approves venues for G-7 ministerial meetings in 2023

Tokyo, 17 September, /AJMEDIA/ Japan on Friday approved the venues for the Group of Seven ministerial meetings next year. The G-7 summit is scheduled to be held in Hiroshima, one… Read more

Japan gov’t ordered to pay 1.65 mil yen over death of Cameroonian man

Tokyo, 17 September, /AJMEDIA/ A Japanese court on Friday ordered the government to pay 1.65 million yen ($11,500) in damages to the bereaved family of a Cameroonian man who died… Read more

Powerful typhoon to approach southwest Japan during weekend

Tokyo, 17 September, /AJMEDIA/ A powerful typhoon is expected to approach southwest Japan during the weekend, likely bringing violent winds and heavy rain, Japanese weather officials said on Friday, AJMEDIA… Read more

Türkiye-US hold strategic mechanism dialogue meeting

Tokyo, 17 September, /AJMEDIA/ Türkiye and the United States held a third meeting of the Türkiye-U.S. Strategic Mechanism Dialogue on Sept. 15 in Washington chaired by Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister… Read more

Bahrain reports 1st monkeypox case

Tokyo, 17 September, /AJMEDIA/ Bahrain’s Health Ministry reported the kingdom’s first monkeypox case, AJMEDIA reports citing Xinhua. The patient, a 29-year-old male expatriate, arrived in the kingdom after recent overseas… Read more

Visit of President Ilham Aliyev to Uzbekistan has ended

Tokyo, 17 September, /AJMEDIA/ he visit of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to the Republic of Uzbekistan ended on September 16, AJMEDIA reports. Read more

Group of Armenian nationals attacks Azerbaijani embassy in Lebanon

Tokyo, 17 September, /AJMEDIA/ An aggressive group of Armenian nationals attacked the Azerbaijani embassy in the capital of Lebanon, Beirut city, AJMEDIA reports. The relevant footage has been circulated in… Read more