AJMEDIA News Digest: Oct. 16, 2022

Tokyo, 16 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan PM eyes launching probe into controversial Unification Church TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering launching an investigation into the Unification Church, a… Read more

BOJ chief stays course on ultralow rate policy despite sharp yen drop

Tokyo, 16 October, /AJMEDIA/ Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Saturday that monetary easing is still needed for Japan to ensure wage growth and achieve its 2 percent inflation… Read more

Japan to export to India stealth antennas equipped on new destroyer

Tokyo, 16 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan is planning to export to India stealth antennas equipped on a new Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer, as the two countries strengthen security cooperation, government sources… Read more

Japan PM eyes launching probe into controversial Unification Church

Tokyo, 16 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering launching an investigation into the Unification Church, a religious group under increased public scrutiny for links with the ruling… Read more

Memorial for slain ex-PM Abe held in his western Japan constituency

Tokyo, 16 October, /AJMEDIA/ Some 2,000 mourners, including current and former lawmakers, attended a memorial service held Saturday for slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan prefecture… Read more

Tourists enjoy 1st weekend after Japan scraps COVID border controls

Tokyo, 16 October, /AJMEDIA/ Numerous tourist spots in Japan saw visitors return Saturday, the first weekend after the government scrapped coronavirus border controls and implemented a domestic travel subsidy program… Read more

Cavushoglu, Kuleba discuss situation in Ukraine

Tokyo, 16 October, /AJMEDIA/ Foreign Ministers of Türkiye and Ukraine Mevlut Cavushoglu and Dmitry Kuleba held telephone conversation on Saturday, AJMEDIA reports citing Turkish media. “During the conversation, the latest… Read more

US Secretary of State expresses condolences over Türkiye coal mine explosion

Tokyo, 16 October, /AJMEDIA/ US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken offered his condolences over the mine explosion in Türkiye, AJMEDIA reports. “We are saddened by the tragic loss of lives… Read more

OPEC+ decision to cut oil production ‘correct’: OAPEC

Tokyo, 16 October, /AJMEDIA/ The secretary general of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) said on Saturday that the OPEC+ decision to cut its oil production target is… Read more

Armenia wants to influence its angry citizens who lost their children in war with false information – Azerbaijani MFA

Tokyo, 16 October, /AJMEDIA/ The Armenian authorities want to neutralize the negativity existing in society, and in particular to influence angry citizens who lost their children in the [second Karabakh]… Read more