AJMEDIA News Digest: Oct. 3, 2022

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ Big manufacturers’ sentiment worsens to 8 from 9: Bank of Japan survey TOKYO – Business confidence among major Japanese manufacturers worsened to 8 in September from… Read more

67% of young people in Japan routinely engage in power saving

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ Sixty-seven percent of people aged between 17 and 19 in Japan make power-saving efforts on a daily basis, apparently driven by Russia’s war in Ukraine, according… Read more

Japan’s foreign minister plans to visit Singapore, Malaysia

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is planning to visit Singapore and Malaysia in early October in preparation for hosting a summit marking the 50th anniversary of… Read more

NPO, citizens call for Japan aid for poison gas victims in China

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ While the Imperial Japanese Army used portions of the poison gas weapons it manufactured mainly during the 1937-1945 Sino-Japanese War, the rest were abandoned or disposed… Read more

No. of Japan firms levied pro forma tax down 33% from peak level

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese local authorities levied pro forma standard tax on around 20,000 companies in fiscal 2020, around a third less than the peak in fiscal 2006, government… Read more

Big manufacturers’ sentiment worsens to 8 from 9: Bank of Japan

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ Sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers worsened for the third straight quarter, down to 8 in September from 9 three months earlier amid higher raw material costs,… Read more

This spider literally flips for its food

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ For one tiny Australian spider, somersaulting is the secret to taking on ants twice its size. Ants — armed with powerful jaws and sometimes chemical weapons… Read more

Bulgaria’s GERB party seen winning national election

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ The GERB party of ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov looked set to win Sunday’s election in Bulgaria, the nation’s fourth in under two years, with many voters… Read more

EU leaders to discuss next steps on energy, Ukraine

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ EU country leaders will discuss how to step up support for Ukraine and their joint next steps to tame soaring energy prices when they meet on… Read more

Saudi Arabia’s FM and US Secretary of State discuss regional, international matters

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed recent developments in a phone call, the Kingdom’s… Read more