AJMEDIA News Digest: Nov. 2, 2022

Tokyo, 2 November, /AJMEDIA/ Ex-Japan PM Aso to visit S. Korea from Nov. 2 over wartime labor issue TOKYO – Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso is planning to visit… Read more

North Korea fires at least 10 missiles, 1 into nearby S. Korean waters

Tokyo, 2 November, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea launched at least 10 missiles from its east and west coasts on Wednesday morning, the South Korean military said, with one falling on the… Read more

U.S. commits to “steady” presence in Okinawa as F-15 jets retired

Tokyo, 2 November, /AJMEDIA/ The United States on Tuesday vowed to ensure a “steady-state” military presence in Japan’s southern island prefecture of Okinawa, as it withdraws its F-15 fighter jets… Read more

Japan PM Kishida, German president vow close cooperation over Ukraine

Tokyo, 2 November, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier agreed Tuesday to closely coordinate their responses to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, vowing to maintain stern… Read more

Japan syphilis cases top 10,000 this year for first time

Tokyo, 2 November, /AJMEDIA/ More than 10,000 people in Japan have syphilis infections this year for the first time since comparable data became available in 1999, according to a preliminary… Read more

Sony hikes net profit forecast as weak yen boosts business

Tokyo, 2 November, /AJMEDIA/ Sony raised its annual net profit and sales forecasts on Tuesday, saying the weak yen had boosted its bottom line in sectors including gaming, music and… Read more

North Korea fires at least a dozen missiles into sea

Tokyo, 2 November, /AJMEDIA/ Air raid sirens sounded on a South Korean island and residents there evacuated to underground shelters after the North fired about a dozen missiles in its… Read more

Russia orders wider evacuation of occupied southern Ukraine

Tokyo, 2 November, /AJMEDIA/ Russia told civilians on Tuesday to leave an area along the eastern bank of the Dnipro River in the Ukrainian province of Kherson, a major extension… Read more

Erdogan urges Scholz for Germany to adopt neutral stance on East Med

Tokyo, 2 November, /AJMEDIA/ Ankara expects Germany to return to its neutral stance on Türkiye-Greece relations, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz over the phone, AJMEDIA reports… Read more

Relationship between Arab League and Azerbaijan has special dimension – President Ilham Aliyev

Tokyo, 2 November, /AJMEDIA/ Relationship between the Arab League and Azerbaijan has special dimension, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said addressing the 31st Arab League Summit in Algiers, AJMEDIA reports.… Read more