‘America’s Got Talent’ going global with all-stars version

Tokyo, 9 October, /AJMEDIA/ A global version of “America’s Got Talent” that will bring together past contestants from the U.S. show and other countries is coming to NBC. “America’s Got… Read more

Rinnai, Toyota start exploring hydrogen-powered cooking methods

Tokyo, 9 October, /AJMEDIA/ Rinnai Corp and Toyota Motor Corp, together with Woven Planet Holdings Inc, have initiated collaborative efforts on a potentially ubiquitous new application of hydrogen for food… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Oct. 8, 2022

Tokyo, 8 October, /AJMEDIA/ Belarus, Ukraine, Russia rights activists win Nobel Peace Prize OSLO – This year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to jailed Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski as… Read more

Putin signs decree to create new operator for Sakhalin 1 oil project

Tokyo, 8 October, /AJMEDIA/ Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree to create a new operating company for the Sakhalin 1 oil and gas project, according to Russian… Read more

Japan’s forex reserves drop by record $54 bil. following intervention

Tokyo, 8 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s foreign currency reserves fell by a record $54 billion to $1.238 trillion at the end of September, after the first intervention in 24 years to… Read more

Unification Church tries to derail ex-believer’s press conference

Tokyo, 8 October, /AJMEDIA/ The controversial Unification Church on Friday attempted to stop a former believer’s press conference by sending a message purportedly signed by her parents, but she pressed… Read more

Japan ranks record low 29th for global digital competitiveness

Tokyo, 8 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan ranked a record low for global digital competitiveness among 63 economies across the world in 2022, falling one place from a year earlier to 29th… Read more

US Assistant Secretary of State to visit Türkiye

Tokyo, 8 October, /AJMEDIA/ US Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Rena Bitter will travel to Frankfurt, Warsaw, Krakow, Istanbul, and Ankara from October 7-19, 2022, AJMEDIA reports citing… Read more

Format of Russia’s participation in G20 summit remains undecided — Kremlin

Tokyo, 8 October, /AJMEDIA/ Russia will participate in the G20 summit in Bali, but the format of its participation remains undecided, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, when asked if… Read more

France advises nationals visiting Iran to leave

Tokyo, 8 October, /AJMEDIA/ The French government advised its nationals visiting Iran to “leave the country as soon as possible,” citing the risk of arbitrary detention, AJMEDIA reports citing Al… Read more