Azerbaijan appoints new chairman of AZERTAC Board, following presidential decree

Tokyo, 28 November, /AJMEDIA/ President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed a Decree appointing Vugar Aliyev as chairman of the Board of the Azerbaijan State News Agency… Read more

President Ilham Aliyev receives US State Department Senior Advisor for Caucasus Negotiations

Tokyo, 28 November, /AJMEDIA/ President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received US State Department’s Senior Advisor for Caucasus Negotiations Philip Reeker, AJMEDIA reports. Philip Reeker extended U.S.… Read more

Protesters angered by lockdowns calls for China’s Xi to step down

Tokyo, 28 November, /AJMEDIA/ Protesters angered by strict anti-virus measures called for China’s powerful leader to resign, an unprecedented rebuke as authorities in at least eight cities struggled to suppress… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Nov. 28, 2022

Tokyo, 28 November, /AJMEDIA/ Kishida Cabinet support rate drops to 33.1%, lowest since launch TOKYO – The support rate for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet has dropped to 33.1… Read more

Kishida Cabinet support rate drops to 33.1%, lowest since launch

Tokyo, 28 November, /AJMEDIA/ The support rate for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet has dropped to 33.1 percent, the lowest since its launch last year, a Kyodo News survey… Read more

Veganism on the rise among health-conscious in Japan

Tokyo, 28 November, /AJMEDIA/ Vegans in Japan are finding life much easier with a wide variety of foods to choose from, including specialty items such as “pork bone” ramen and… Read more

Airbnb has a plan to fix cleaning fees

Tokyo, 28 November, /AJMEDIA/ Pretty much everyone hates Airbnb cleaning fees — those pesky charges tacked on to your vacation rental bill that supposedly cover the costs to get the… Read more

Japan ex-assemblyman’s life term in drug case finalized in China

Tokyo, 28 November, /AJMEDIA/ The life term for a 79-year-old Japanese former city assemblyman in a drug smuggling case was finalized Friday after his appeal was rejected by a high… Read more

Rats can bop their heads to the beat

Tokyo, 28 November, /AJMEDIA/ Humans aren’t the only animals known to move to a musical beat. For instance, parrots do it, too. And now rats have been observed bopping their… Read more

Zelenskiy warns Ukraine to brace for more Russian attacks

Tokyo, 28 November, /AJMEDIA/ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that Russia would surely launch new missile attacks on his country, and warned defense forces and citizens to be… Read more