AJMEDIA News Digest: Oct. 18, 2022

Tokyo, 18 October, /AJMEDIA/ Yen falls to 149 zone vs. U.S. dollar, hits fresh 32-year low NEW YORK – The yen fell to the 149 zone against the U.S. dollar… Read more

Slain teen parents hope U.S. gun control fight will continue, 30 years on

Tokyo, 18 October, /AJMEDIA/ The parents of a 16-year-old Japanese high school student who was shot dead in Louisiana in 1992 hope the younger generation will carry on their decades-long… Read more

Yen falls to 149 zone vs. U.S. dollar, hits fresh 32-year low

Tokyo, 18 October, /AJMEDIA/ The yen fell to the 149 zone against the U.S. dollar on Monday in New York, hitting a fresh 32-year low, as rising inflation expectations strengthened… Read more

Japan to expand sanctions on North Korea over missile tests

Tokyo, 18 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan decided Tuesday to impose additional sanctions on North Korea by freezing the assets of five more organizations over their involvement in Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile… Read more

Japan to take “appropriate” steps against volatility: finance chief

Tokyo, 18 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan stands ready to take “appropriate” steps against volatility in the foreign exchange market, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Tuesday after the yen hit a fresh… Read more

No. of bankruptcies in Japan up in April-Sept for 1st rise in 3 years

Tokyo, 18 October, /AJMEDIA/ The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan rose 6.9 percent in the April-September period from a year earlier to 3,141 for the first increase in three… Read more

Number of dead in Russia fighter jet crash up to 13 people

Tokyo, 18 October, /AJMEDIA/ The number of dead in a fire caused by a fighter jet crash in the courtyard of a residential building in the town of Yeysk in… Read more

UK Prime Minister Truss says ‘sorry’ for mistakes, but ‘I’m sticking around’

Tokyo, 18 October, /AJMEDIA/ Britain’s Prime Minister Liz Truss apologised for “mistakes” in her programme that caused investor confidence to evaporate and her poll ratings to plunge before nearly all… Read more

UAE rejects ‘racist statement’ by EU’s Josep Borrell, summons diplomat

Tokyo, 18 October, /AJMEDIA/ The United Arab Emirates said late on Monday that it rejects a “racist statement” by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell at the inauguration of the… Read more

Armenian leadership responsible for attacking Azerbaijani civilians – official

Tokyo, 18 October, /AJMEDIA/ The Armenian leadership is responsible for the missile attacks on Azerbaijani cities, killing 100 and injuring nearly 500 civilians, Head of the Communication Policy Section of… Read more