Time for patience ahead for Japan economy amid low growth, weak yen

Tokyo, 5 November, /AJMEDIA/ Japan looks set to see an extended period of low growth and a weak yen as the U.S. Federal Reserve, among major central banks in their… Read more

Japan, U.S. diplomats agree to monitor China upon Xi’s 3rd term

Tokyo, 5 November, /AJMEDIA/ The foreign ministers of Japan and the United States on Friday agreed to “pay close attention” to China after President Xi Jinping started last month a… Read more

Japan to retain stake in Russia’s Sakhalin 1 oil project

Tokyo, 5 November, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese stakeholders in the Sakhalin 1 oil and gas project in eastern Russia will retain their stake in the undertaking by joining a new Russian operator… Read more

SMBC Nikko president to resign over trading scandal

Tokyo, 5 November, /AJMEDIA/ SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. President Yuichiro Kondo on Friday expressed his intention to resign once he finishes leading the brokerage’s revamp efforts following a market manipulation… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Nov. 5, 2022

Tokyo, 5 November, /AJMEDIA/ G-7 foreign ministers vow to keep imposing “economic costs” on Russia MUNSTER, Germany – Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations on Friday pledged… Read more

Tourists warned about fake volunteer guide near Kinkakuji in Kyoto

Tokyo, 5 November, /AJMEDIA/ Whenever you visit a world-famous tourist site, you should always have your wits about you, and the same is true at Kyoto’s Kinkakuji. The golden pavilion… Read more

Belarus, Russia to create joint satellite cluster, says Lukashenko

Tokyo, 5 November, /AJMEDIA/ Belarus and Russia are planning to create a joint cluster of satellites and some will operate for military purposes, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday,… Read more

U.S. stocks rise as investors assess jobs report

Tokyo, 5 November, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. equities rallied on Friday, as Wall Street digested the October jobs report, assessing its implications to the Federal Reserve’s future policy path, AJMEDIA reports citing… Read more

Donald Trump says he will ‘probably’ run for president in 2024

Tokyo, 5 November, /AJMEDIA/ Former US President Donald Trump has dropped strong hints about a 2024 White House run at a rally in Sioux City, Iowa, AJMEDIA reports citing Euronews.… Read more

Azerbaijani Defense Ministry denies information of Armenian side

Tokyo, 5 November, /AJMEDIA/ The information disseminated by the Armenian Defense Ministry about the alleged shelling of the positions of the Armenian side by units of the Azerbaijani army is… Read more