Iranians in Japan plead for change as unrest shakes their homeland

Tokyo, 13 November, /AJMEDIA/ In the quiet backstreets of Tokyo’s Nihombashi district sits a small, unassuming store specializing in Iranian groceries — the only of its kind in the Japanese… Read more

South Korea’s Yoon calls for greater co-operation with China, Japan

Tokyo, 13 November, /AJMEDIA/ South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Saturday proposed a mechanism for three-way dialogue with China and Japan including a leadership summit to address issues such as… Read more

Kishida sacks justice minister to curtail damage, but leadership questioned

Tokyo, 13 November, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was forced Friday to sack Yasuhiro Hanashi as justice minister, who came under fire for a gaffe he made over his… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Nov. 13, 2022

Tokyo, 13 November, /AJMEDIA/ Japan PM Kishida seeks ASEAN cooperation in addressing North Korean threats PHNOM PENH – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday sought stronger cooperation from ASEAN… Read more

Medical group probing Aichi woman’s death after BA.5 COVID shot

Tokyo, 13 November, /AJMEDIA/ A medical association in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi is launching a probe into the death of a 42-year-old woman after she was given a… Read more

JCB and East West Banking Corp launch credit card

Tokyo, 13 November, /AJMEDIA/ JCB International Co Ltd, the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co Ltd, Japan’s only international payment brand, and East West Banking Corp have announced the launch… Read more

Russian oil cap doubts spur insurer fears of ships left at sea

Tokyo, 13 November, /AJMEDIA/ Oil-laden tankers risk being left languishing at sea if insurers do not urgently get clarity on an unfinished G7 and European Union plan to cap the… Read more

4 EU members say they can’t take so many migrant arrivals

Tokyo, 13 November, /AJMEDIA/ Four Mediterranean European Union nations have issued a joint statement on a dispute over a deal for Europe to jointly help asylum-seekers. In their statement Saturday,… Read more

Biden pledges U.S. will work with Southeast Asian nations

Tokyo, 13 November, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. President Joe Biden promised Saturday that the United States would work with a strategically vital coalition of southeast Asian nations, telling leaders that “we’re going… Read more

Zelenskiy: Russians destroyed Kherson infrastructure, Donetsk battles are ‘hell’

Tokyo, 13 November, /AJMEDIA/ Russian forces destroyed the critical infrastructure in the southern city of Kherson before fleeing, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday, adding that local authorities were… Read more