Japan sees Russia annexation a violation of int’l law, PM tells Zelenskyy

Tokyo, 1 October, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday that Japan considers Russia’s annexation of parts of southern and eastern Ukraine a… Read more

Japan’s forex intervention hits record ¥2.84 tril to stem yen fall

Tokyo, 1 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s currency intervention last week cost 2.84 trillion yen, the largest-ever amount spent to stem the yen’s sharp slide against the U.S. dollar, Finance Ministry data… Read more

Tokyo Metro adds platform display showing where least crowded parts of the next train will be

Tokyo, 1 October, /AJMEDIA/ At rush hour, you can pretty much expect every subway train in downtown Tokyo to be crowded. Even on a crowded train, though, not every car… Read more

N.Korea fires ballistic missile, marking fourth in a week

Tokyo, 1 October, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile toward the east coast on Saturday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, marking Pyongyang’s fourth launch in a… Read more

Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 strikes northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Tokyo, 1 October, /AJMEDIA/ An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Northern Sumatra province in Indonesia on Saturday, European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, AJMEDIA reports citing Reuters. The quake was at… Read more

Sweden allows military exports to Türkiye after NATO application

Tokyo, 1 October, /AJMEDIA/ The Swedish authority tasked with controlling exports of war materials said on Sept. 30 it had authorized military exports to Türkiye, after blocking them in 2019,… Read more

Qatar, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia become members of IAEA’s BoG

Tokyo, 1 October, /AJMEDIA/ In its annual meeting, the International Atomic Energy Agency cast a positive vote for the membership of Qatar, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia in the Board of… Read more

Official dinner given in honor of President Ilham Aliyev

Tokyo, 1 October, /AJMEDIA/ On September 30, on behalf of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev, an official dinner was given in honor of the President of… Read more

Azerbaijan’s Shusha, Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo sign MoU on sister city partnership

Tokyo, 1 October, /AJMEDIA/ A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a sister city partnership between Azerbaijan’s Shusha and Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo was signed in Sofia on September 30, AJMEDIA reports.… Read more

Azerbaijan is important country for Europe and reliable gas supplier – President Ilham Aliyev

Tokyo, 1 October, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan is an important country for Europe and a reliable gas supplier, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said during an expanded meeting with… Read more