Chairman of State Committee on Work with Diaspora kicks off visit to Australia

Tokyo, 14 October, /AJMEDIA/ Chairman of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora Fuad Muradov has kicked off his first visit to Australia. As part of his visit, the chairman… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Oct. 14, 2022

Tokyo, 14 October, /AJMEDIA/ Dollar briefly rises to upper 147 yen zone, 32-year high NEW YORK – The U.S. dollar rose briefly to the upper 147 yen range Thursday morning… Read more

North Korea launches another ballistic missile toward Sea of Japan

Tokyo, 14 October, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea launched early Friday a short-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan, the Japanese government and South Korean military said, as it conducted the… Read more

Japan ex-PM Abe’s state funeral cost 1.2 bil. yen, below estimate

Tokyo, 14 October, /AJMEDIA/ The controversial state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cost around 1.2 billion yen ($8.1 million), less than the initially estimated 1.66 billion yen, the… Read more

Japan to encourage online medical care as COVID, flu spread in winter

Tokyo, 14 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s health ministry said Thursday those at low risk of developing serious coronavirus symptoms will be encouraged to use at-home test kits and online medical services… Read more

Yayoi Kusama’s typhoon-damaged “Pumpkin” returned to Shikoku islet

Tokyo, 14 October, /AJMEDIA/ An installation named “Pumpkin” by renowned contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama has been returned to a small island town in the Seto Inland Sea in western Japan… Read more

Japan to scrap current non-digital health insurance cards in 2024

Tokyo, 14 October, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government said Thursday it will scrap in principle health insurance cards in fall 2024 and integrate them into the “My Number” national identification system.… Read more

South Korea imposes sanctions against North over missile program – ministry

Tokyo, 14 October, /AJMEDIA/ The government of South Korea is imposing its own sanctions on 15 individuals and 16 organizations due to the North’s missile program, South Korea’s foreign ministry… Read more

Iran president, Qatar Emir call for expansion of bilateral ties

Tokyo, 14 October, /AJMEDIA/ Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in a meeting in Astana on Thursday, stressed the need for enhancement of… Read more

Azerbaijan is committed to long-term peace – President Ilham Aliyev

Tokyo, 14 October, /AJMEDIA/ We are committed to long-term peace, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said during the meeting with President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Astana, AJMEDIA reports. “Of… Read more