Hundreds demand cancellation of Abe’s state funeral

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ Several hundred protesters demanded the cancellation of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s state funeral as they shouted slogans and waved banners Friday in a Tokyo… Read more

U.S. understands Japan’s recent forex intervention: official

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ The United States understands Japan’s intervention in the foreign exchange market amid the yen’s rapid decline against the U.S. dollar, a Treasury Department official said Thursday.… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Sept. 24, 2022

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ Peace over Taiwan “critical,” Blinken tells China’s Wang amid tension NEW YORK – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday told his Chinese counterpart Wang… Read more

Toyota to end auto output in Russia over war-induced supply crunch

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it has decided to exit from auto production in Russia, saying it sees no prospect of resuming already suspended output as… Read more

Young women in Japan want fewer than 2 children, 1st time since 1940

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ Most young women in Japan who are hoping to get married want only one child or none at all, the first time in postwar history that… Read more

Has AlphaFold actually solved biology’s protein-folding problem?

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ As people around the world marveled in July at the most detailed pictures of the cosmos snapped by the James Webb Space Telescope, biologists got their… Read more

Armenian radical group tries to attack Azerbaijan Cultural Center in France

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ The Armenian radical group “Nor Seround” tried to attack the cultural center of the Azerbaijani embassy in France. According to Trend, the goal was to prevent… Read more

Finland to ban entry for Russian tourists with Schengen visas

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ Finland will ban Russian tourists with any Schengen visas from entering the country, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said on Friday, AJMEDIA reports citing TASS. “Everyone… Read more

EU invites Türkiye for 1st meeting of EPC

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ The European Union (EU) has invited the leaders of all 27 European Union member states and 17 European countries, including Türkiye, to the first meeting of… Read more

Azerbaijani FM meets with High Representative of United Nations Alliance of Civilizations

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ Within the framework of the high-level week of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the… Read more