AJMEDIA News Digest: Nov. 16, 2022

Tokyo, 16 November, /AJMEDIA/ G-20 at odds over war in Ukraine at 1st summit since Russia invasion NUSA DUA, Indonesia – Leaders of the Group of 20 economies were at… Read more

Japan’s daily COVID-19 cases top 100,000 for 1st time in 2 months

Tokyo, 16 November, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s daily COVID-19 cases topped 100,000 on Tuesday for the first time in two months after the government scrapped coronavirus border controls and implemented a domestic… Read more

Japan to accept int’l cruises after 2-yr ban due to pandemic

Tokyo, 16 November, /AJMEDIA/ Japan will allow international cruise ships to dock at its ports, transport minister Tetsuo Saito said Tuesday, lifting a more than two-year ban imposed at the… Read more

Leaders quietly work to ramp up pressure on N Korea at G20

Tokyo, 16 November, /AJMEDIA/ With all the big issues dominating this week’s meeting of leaders of the world’s biggest economies — war, famine, poverty, to name just a few —… Read more

Japan, U.S., S Korea becoming closer than ever amid N Korean threats

Tokyo, 16 November, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s security cooperation with the United States and South Korea may become stronger than ever as their leaders over the weekend laid the groundwork for a… Read more

Renault touts ‘warm’ Nissan ties as pair review alliance

Tokyo, 16 November, /AJMEDIA/ There is a “warm atmosphere” within the Renault-Nissan alliance and a deal regarding its future will be announced “in due time”, the French carmaker’s chairman said… Read more

Trump launches 3rd campaign for U.S. presidency

Tokyo, 16 November, /AJMEDIA/ Former U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will mount a third White House campaign, launching an early start to the 2024 contest. The announcement… Read more

Biden says missile that killed two in Poland may not have come from Russia

Tokyo, 16 November, /AJMEDIA/ The United States and its NATO allies are investigating the blast that killed two people in Poland, but early information suggests it may not have been… Read more

Strongly reject resolution adopted by French Senate – Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry

Tokyo, 16 November, /AJMEDIA/ The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan strongly rejected the resolution adopted by the French Senate on 15 November, MFA said in a statement on Wednesday,… Read more

French Senate resolution undermines peacebuilding efforts in region – ambassador

Tokyo, 16 November, /AJMEDIA/ The resolution, passed by the French Senate on 15 November, undermines peacebuilding efforts in the region, Azerbaijani Ambassador to France Leyla Abdullayeva wrote on her Twitter… Read more