Kishida, Xi to hold talks on Nov. 17: Japan gov’t

Tokyo, 14 November, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, according to the Japanese government. The meeting is expected to… Read more

Bomb threat prompts Tokyo court to ban entry, change trial schedules

Tokyo, 14 November, /AJMEDIA/ The Tokyo High Court on Monday temporarily banned entry into its building and canceled some scheduled trial sessions after receiving a bomb threat, the court said.… Read more

Japan, U.S., South Korea agree to take resolute steps against North Korea

Tokyo, 14 November, /AJMEDIA/ The leaders of Japan, the United States and South Korea on Sunday agreed to take “resolute steps” toward the complete denuclearization of North Korea as tensions… Read more

Bank of Japan to maintain easing, watch impact of global tightening: chief

Tokyo, 14 November, /AJMEDIA/ The Bank of Japan will maintain an ultralow rate policy amid heightened uncertainty over the global economy caused by policy tightening in other economies, while keeping… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Nov. 14, 2022

Tokyo, 14 November, /AJMEDIA/ Japan, South Korea agree to resolve wartime labor issues early PHNOM PENH – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday he and South Korean President Yoon… Read more

50.1% of Japanese companies suffering from labor shortage

Tokyo, 14 November, /AJMEDIA/ Just over half of companies in Japan are suffering from a shortage of full-time employees as the country’s labor crunch, caused by the aging population but… Read more

Ukraine war, tensions with China loom over big Bali summit

Tokyo, 14 November, /AJMEDIA/ A showdown between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin isn’t happening, but the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and growing tensions between China and the… Read more

Turkey arrests 1; suspects Kurdish militants behind bombing

Tokyo, 14 November, /AJMEDIA/ Police have arrested a suspect who is believed to have planted the bomb that exploded on a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul, Turkey’s interior minister said… Read more

President Ilham Aliyev expresses condolences to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Tokyo, 14 November, /AJMEDIA/ President Ilham Aliyev expressed condolences to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “Dear Mr. President, My dear brother, We were deeply shocked by the news of casualties… Read more

Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament expresses condolences to Türkiye in connection with explosion in Istanbul

Tokyo, 14 November, /AJMEDIA/ Speaker of the Milli Majlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova expressed condolences to Türkiye in connection with the explosion in Istanbul, AJMEDIA reports. “We express our… Read more