Kishida says Japan will ease COVID border controls from Oct 11

Tokyo, 23 September, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday his country will ease COVID-19 border control requirements next month, a key step in fostering a recovery in… Read more

Japan, U.S., S. Korea oppose change of status quo amid Taiwan tension

Tokyo, 23 September, /AJMEDIA/ The top diplomats of Japan, the United States and South Korea on Thursday said they oppose any attempts to change the status quo of territories by… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Sept. 23, 2022

Tokyo, 23 September, /AJMEDIA/ Japan to remove daily entry cap on Oct. 11 NEW YORK – Japan will remove its cap on daily arrivals on Oct. 11 as part of… Read more

The Zangezur Corridor will further increase the transport capabilities of the countries of the region and will be beneficial for all countries located along the route

Tokyo, 23 September, /AJMEDIA/ The rapidly changing geopolitical conditions in the world show that international organizations now have greater responsibilities in strengthening peace and stability, supporting economic development, protecting socio-political… Read more

Crown prince, 6 other imperial members to attend Abe state funeral

Tokyo, 23 September, /AJMEDIA/ Crown Prince Fumihito and six other imperial family members will attend the state funeral of slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next week, the Imperial Household… Read more

Central banks worldwide tighten policies to cool inflation

Tokyo, 23 September, /AJMEDIA/ The U.S. Federal Reserve has been the most aggressive in using interest rate hikes to cool inflation that is battering both households and businesses this year.… Read more

UN Climate Change Conference must make progress: UN chief

Tokyo, 23 September, /AJMEDIA/ UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt (COP27) must make broad progress, AJMEDIA reports citing Xinhua. “COP27 must… Read more

Magnitude 4.5 earthquake briefly shakes Tokyo buildings

Tokyo, 23 September, /AJMEDIA/ An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 briefly struck the southern part of Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture on Friday, authorities said, shaking buildings in Tokyo, AJMEDIA… Read more

Iran says nuclear deal in jeopardy without U.S. guarantees, closure of IAEA probes

Tokyo, 23 September, /AJMEDIA/ Iran sees no point in saving a 2015 nuclear pact without guarantees the United States would not again withdraw and international inspectors close investigations of Tehran’s… Read more

Jeyhun Bayramov thanks OIC for supporting Azerbaijan

Tokyo, 23 September, /AJMEDIA/ On September 22, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov took part in the annual coordination meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the member countries of… Read more