Kishida dogged by domestic scandals on international trip

Tokyo, 20 November, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s struggled on Saturday to shake off domestic scandals that have undermined his approval ratings even as he stressed the need for… Read more

Japan’s Kishida mulls replacing scandal-hit internal affairs minister

Tokyo, 20 November, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering replacing internal affairs minister Minoru Terada, who is mired in a funds-related scandal, and he is set to make… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Nov. 20, 2022

Tokyo, 20 November, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s Kishida mulls replacing scandal-hit internal affairs minister TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering replacing internal affairs minister Minoru Terada, who is mired… Read more

New Japanese chipmaker Rapidus joins development, investment race

Tokyo, 20 November, /AJMEDIA/ New Japanese chip production company Rapidus Corp is facing daunting challenges as it tries to catch up with Asian rivals in the technology development and investment… Read more

Mitsukoshi opens 1st Philippine store to promote Japanese lifestyle

Tokyo, 20 November, /AJMEDIA/ Major Japanese department store operator Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. has opened its first store in the Philippines, tapping the Southeast Asian country’s growth potential as it… Read more

Car driven by 97-year-old man kills woman, hurts 4 in Japan

Tokyo, 20 November, /AJMEDIA/ A minivehicle driven by a 97-year-old man hit a woman and rammed into three cars in the northeastern Japan city of Fukushima on Saturday afternoon, killing… Read more

UN concerned about violence in South Sudan

Tokyo, 20 November, /AJMEDIA/ The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Saturday said it was deeply concerned about the violence in Upper Nile State in South Sudan, AJMEDIA… Read more

No single party or coalition gains simple majority in Malaysia’s national polling

Tokyo, 20 November, /AJMEDIA/ No single party or political coalition gained simple majority in Malaysia’s 15th general election, according to the results released early Sunday on the website of the… Read more

Air operation against PKK/KCK/YPG terrorists carried out in northern Iraq and Syria – Turkish Ministry of Defense

Tokyo, 20 November, /AJMEDIA/ The Turkish Ministry of National Defense shared the first footage of the air operation against terrorist bases in Syria and northern Iraq, the Ministry’s post on… Read more

Documents to be adopted at La Francophonie summit – politically biased, meaningless – Azerbaijan’s MFA

Tokyo, 20 November, /AJMEDIA/ On November 18, 2022, during the Ministerial meeting within the framework of the ongoing Summit of the International Organization of the Francophonie in Djerba, Tunisia, the… Read more