Japan PM scrambles to cut utility bills with new economic package

Tokyo, 15 October, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday a new economic package now being compiled will seek to lower utility bills next year for households hit by accelerating… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Oct. 15, 2022

Tokyo, 15 October, /AJMEDIA/ Yen falls to 148 range vs. U.S. dollar in N.Y., fresh 32-yr low NEW YORK – The yen fell to the 148 range against the U.S.… Read more

2 Tokyo national universities to merge, eyeing global competition

Tokyo, 15 October, /AJMEDIA/ 2 Tokyo national universities to merge, eyeing global competitionThe Tokyo Institute of Technology and the Tokyo Medical and Dental University said Friday they will merge into… Read more

Yen falls to 32-yr low near 149 level vs. U.S. dollar

Tokyo, 15 October, /AJMEDIA/ The yen fell close to the 149 level against the U.S. dollar on Friday, hitting a 32-year low on expectations of a widening interest rate differential… Read more

Japan to revise laws to ensure stable LNG supply, demand in emergency

Tokyo, 15 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s cabinet approved Friday bills to revise laws to ensure stable supply and demand of liquefied natural gas in the event of an energy contingency, amid… Read more

Japan marks railways’ 150th anniversary

Tokyo, 15 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan celebrated the 150th anniversary of its railways on Friday with a series of events, observances and merchandising tie-ins in Tokyo and elsewhere. At Shimbashi, one… Read more

Sweden unwilling to share Nord Stream investigation findings

Tokyo, 15 October, /AJMEDIA/ Sweden rejected the idea of sharing its findings from the investigation into the incidents on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines with Germany and… Read more

Türkiye, Qatar sign 11 cooperation agreements to enhance ties

Tokyo, 15 October, /AJMEDIA/ Türkiye and Qatar inked 11 new cooperation deals in the eighth meeting of the Supreme Strategic Committee in Istanbul, AJMEDIA reports citing Daily Sabah. The agreements… Read more

Military attachés of foreign countries visit Ganja to commemorate victims of Armenia’s missile strike on city

Tokyo, 15 October, /AJMEDIA/ Foreign countries’ military attachés accredited to Azerbaijan paid tribute to the memory of the civilian population who died as a result of the Armenian armed forces’… Read more

We are still showing patience, but it is not unlimited – President Ilham Aliyev (FULL SPEECH)

Tokyo, 15 October, /AJMEDIA/ We are still showing patience, but it is not unlimited, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said addressing the meeting of the CIS Heads… Read more