NPO, citizens call for Japan aid for poison gas victims in China

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ While the Imperial Japanese Army used portions of the poison gas weapons it manufactured mainly during the 1937-1945 Sino-Japanese War, the rest were abandoned or disposed… Read more

No. of Japan firms levied pro forma tax down 33% from peak level

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese local authorities levied pro forma standard tax on around 20,000 companies in fiscal 2020, around a third less than the peak in fiscal 2006, government… Read more

Big manufacturers’ sentiment worsens to 8 from 9: Bank of Japan

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ Sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers worsened for the third straight quarter, down to 8 in September from 9 three months earlier amid higher raw material costs,… Read more

This spider literally flips for its food

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ For one tiny Australian spider, somersaulting is the secret to taking on ants twice its size. Ants — armed with powerful jaws and sometimes chemical weapons… Read more

Bulgaria’s GERB party seen winning national election

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ The GERB party of ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov looked set to win Sunday’s election in Bulgaria, the nation’s fourth in under two years, with many voters… Read more

EU leaders to discuss next steps on energy, Ukraine

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ EU country leaders will discuss how to step up support for Ukraine and their joint next steps to tame soaring energy prices when they meet on… Read more

Saudi Arabia’s FM and US Secretary of State discuss regional, international matters

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed recent developments in a phone call, the Kingdom’s… Read more

Those who committed crimes against Azerbaijanis need to be held responsible – Toivo Klaar

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ Today I have been sent several videos apparently showing war crimes committed against Azerbaijanis, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Toivo Klaar wrote on his… Read more

U.S. and Turkish officials discuss issue of normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan discussed in Istanbul the issue of normalizing relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, AJMEDIA reports… Read more

Meeting between Azerbaijani, Armenian FM starts in Geneva

Tokyo, 3 October, /AJMEDIA/ On October 2, 2022, a bilateral meeting between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia was held in… Read more