AJMEDIA News Digest: Oct. 19, 2022

Tokyo, 19 October, /AJMEDIA/ 30 tril. yen new stimulus eyed as Japan fights inflation, weak yen TOKYO – Japan should target around 30 trillion yen ($201 billion) for a new… Read more

Australia, Japan PMs to discuss security issues on Oct. 22

Tokyo, 19 October, /AJMEDIA/ Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday he will discuss security, energy and climate change issues with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida this weekend in Perth.… Read more

PM Kishida vows help to those financially affected by Unification Church

Tokyo, 19 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday expressed eagerness to push for legal reforms designed to assist people financially affected by the Unification Church, saying the… Read more

30 tril. yen new stimulus eyed as Japan fights inflation, weak yen

Tokyo, 19 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan should target around 30 trillion yen ($201 billion) for a new economic package to be compiled later this month, a senior ruling party lawmaker said… Read more

Rapid, one-sided yen fall negative for Japan economy: BOJ chief

Tokyo, 19 October, /AJMEDIA/ The yen’s recent rapid and one-sided depreciation is “negative” for the Japanese economy, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Wednesday after the currency hit a… Read more

Group of 90 Japanese lawmakers visit war-linked Yasukuni shrine

Tokyo, 19 October, /AJMEDIA/ A cross-party group of around 90 Japanese lawmakers on Tuesday visited the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo for its fall festival, a move expected to irritate… Read more

Biden administration to provide $2 mln to Cuba for Hurricane Ian relief

Tokyo, 19 October, /AJMEDIA/ The Biden administration will provide $2 million to Cuba for emergency relief efforts following Hurricane Ian, the State Department said on Tuesday, AJMEDIA reports citing Reuters.… Read more

French energy giant Total to install oil drilling platform in Lebanon in 2023

Tokyo, 19 October, /AJMEDIA/ French energy giant Total will install a drilling platform for oil and gas exploration in Lebanon in 2023, a delegation from the company said on Tuesday,… Read more

Saudi crown prince launches National Industrial Strategy

Tokyo, 19 October, /AJMEDIA/ audi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday launched the National Industrial Strategy, which aims to increase the industrial exports value to 557 billion riyals by… Read more

May friendship between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan be eternal – Vladimir Norov

Tokyo, 19 October, /AJMEDIA/ May the friendship between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, our peoples be eternal, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Vladimir Norov wrote on Twitter in congratulations to his… Read more