AJMEDIA News Digest: Oct. 2, 2022

Tokyo, 2 October, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea conducts 4th round of missile tests in 1 week, its most ever TOKYO/SEOUL – North Korea on Saturday conducted a fourth round of ballistic… Read more

Japan, U.S., Australia to strengthen defense ties amid China threat

Tokyo, 2 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan, the United States and Australia will deepen their coordination over security strategy, their defense ministers said Saturday, apparently reflecting wariness over China’s growing maritime assertiveness… Read more

M5.9 quake jolts southwestern Japan, no tsunami warning issued

Tokyo, 2 October, /AJMEDIA/ An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 struck Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Miyazaki and other areas early Sunday, the weather agency said. No tsunami warning… Read more

Japan revises law to speed identification of anonymous cyberbullies

Tokyo, 2 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan enforced Saturday a revised law that simplifies legal procedures to identify cyberbullies, accelerating efforts to relieve victims on social media and online forums more swiftly.… Read more

Japan to extend oil subsidy program to next spring to curb price hike

Tokyo, 2 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan is considering extending its subsidy program for oil wholesales to lower retail gasoline prices beyond its current year-end deadline to next spring, intending to prevent… Read more

IAEA chief expected to visit Moscow, Kiev next week

Tokyo, 2 October, /AJMEDIA/ Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi may visit Russia and Ukraine next week, Reuters reported on Saturday citing the organization’s statement,… Read more

PM’s party wins Latvian parliamentary elections

Tokyo, 2 October, /AJMEDIA/ Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins’ center-right party New Unity won the Baltic country’s parliamentary elections, an exit poll conducted by the research center SKDS showed, AJMEDIA… Read more

Turkish parliament starts new legislative term

Tokyo, 2 October, /AJMEDIA/ Parliament has begun its new legislative term on Oct. 1, after a 3-month recess, AJMEDIA reports citing Daily News. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered the opening… Read more

Iraq exports over 98 mln barrels of crude oil in Sept.

Tokyo, 2 October, /AJMEDIA/ Iraq exported 98.76 million barrels of crude oil in September with revenues of 8.77 billion U.S. dollars, the country’s oil ministry said Saturday, AJMEDIA reports citing… Read more

President Ilham Aliyev completed official visit to Bulgaria

Tokyo, 2 October, /AJMEDIA/ President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has ended his official visit to the Republic of Bulgaria. A guard of honor was lined up for… Read more