AJMEDIA News Digest: Oct. 23, 2022

Tokyo, 23 October, /AJMEDIA/ Xi Jinping to launch new China leadership filled with allies BEIJING – China will launch Sunday a new leadership under Xi Jinping expected to be filled… Read more

Japan intervenes again to support yen against U.S. dollar

Tokyo, 23 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan intervened in the currency market again Friday during New York trading to stem the yen’s slide against the U.S. dollar, following its first such attempt… Read more

UN disaster office head says Japan can play role in climate risk reduction

Tokyo, 23 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan, as a disaster-prone country, can play a key role in helping other countries prepare to reduce the risks from climate change, the head of the… Read more

Japan emperor, empress visit Okinawa for 1st time since enthronement

Tokyo, 23 October, /AJMEDIA/ Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Saturday paid tribute to the war dead at local memorial sites in Okinawa, marking their first visit to the island… Read more

Japan’s wine tipplers see glass half empty as weak yen pushes prices higher

Tokyo, 23 October, /AJMEDIA/ The weak yen forced Suzy Iwamoto to raise prices on imported wines at her bar and bottle shop in Tokyo by about 10% last month, and… Read more

How fungi make potent toxins that can contaminate food

Tokyo, 23 October, /AJMEDIA/ Food contaminated with fungi can be an inconvenience at best and life-threatening at worst. But new research shows that removing just one protein can leave some… Read more

20th Central Committee of China’s Communist Party opens first plenary meeting in Beijing

Tokyo, 23 October, /AJMEDIA/ The composition of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and its Standing Committee will be updated during the first plenary meeting… Read more

Finnish delegation to visit Türkiye for NATO talks next week

Tokyo, 23 October, /AJMEDIA/ Finnish officials are expected to visit Türkiye next Tuesday to hold technical discussions with Turkish counterparts on Ankara’s extradition requests of wanted terrorists as part of… Read more

Lebanon, Syria discuss sea border after Beirut’s deal with Israel

Tokyo, 23 October, /AJMEDIA/ The Lebanese and Syrian presidents discussed delineating their countries’ shared maritime border on Saturday before a visit to Damascus next week by a Lebanese delegation tasked… Read more

OIC Declaration includes clause on destruction of Azerbaijani monuments in Armenia

Tokyo, 23 October, /AJMEDIA/ The Declaration of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) includes a clause on the destruction of Azerbaijani monuments in Armenia, AJMEDIA reports. On October 22, the… Read more