AJMEDIA News Digest: Oct. 28, 2022

Tokyo, 28 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan to approve new economic package as inflation, weak yen bite TOKYO – Japan on Friday will unveil a fresh economic package that will include 29.1… Read more

Japan considering buying U.S. cruise missiles to counter North Korea

Tokyo, 28 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan is considering buying U.S.-developed Tomahawk cruise missiles, government sources said Friday, in an apparent effort to obtain the ability to disable an enemy country’s missiles… Read more

Record 245,000 students absent from schools in Japan in FY 2021

Tokyo, 28 October, /AJMEDIA/ A total of 244,940 students at elementary and junior high schools across Japan were absent for 30 days or more in fiscal 2021, up 24.9 percent… Read more

Tokyo inflation hits 40-year high in Oct. on energy, feeble yen

Tokyo, 28 October, /AJMEDIA/ Core consumer prices in Tokyo gained 3.4 percent in October from a year ago, marking the sharpest increase in over 40 years, government data showed Friday,… Read more

Toyota truck arm Hino posts 70% drop in net profit amid data fraud

Tokyo, 28 October, /AJMEDIA/ Toyota Motor Corp.’s truck arm Hino Motors Ltd. said Thursday that its net profit for the six months ending September slumped 70.4 percent from a year… Read more

Japan to approve new economic package as inflation, weak yen bite

Tokyo, 28 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan on Friday will unveil a fresh economic package that will include 29.1 trillion yen ($199 billion) in government spending, featuring steps to alleviate the pain… Read more

UN chief calls for climate action on all fronts

Tokyo, 28 October, /AJMEDIA/ UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged the international community to take climate actions on all fronts, warning the window to limit global temperature rise is… Read more

Iraq’s parliament approves new government

Tokyo, 28 October, /AJMEDIA/ Iraqi lawmakers approved a new government Thursday after a year-long crisis triggered by contested elections, the office of the prime minister said, AJMEDIA reports citing Al… Read more

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister meets with Ambassador of Greece in connection with completion of his diplomatic mission

Tokyo, 28 October, /AJMEDIA/ On October 27, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov received Greek Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan Nikolaos Piperigkos in connection with the completion of his diplomatic… Read more

Azerbaijan-UN relations reach level of partnership – UN official

Tokyo, 28 October, /AJMEDIA/ This year marks the 30th anniversary since Azerbaijan’s accession to the UN, UN Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan Vladanka Andreeva said at the event dedicated to the… Read more