Marsquakes hint that the planet might be volcanically active after all

Tokyo, 4 November, /AJMEDIA/ Mars might be, geologically speaking, not quite dead. Researchers have analyzed a slew of recent temblors on the Red Planet and shown that these Marsquakes are… Read more

Alcaraz, Djokovic cruise into Paris quarters

Tokyo, 4 November, /AJMEDIA/ World number one Carlos Alcaraz swatted aside Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets on Thursday, as Novak Djokovic continued his Paris Masters title defense by also reaching… Read more

What are the 500 best albums? Rolling Stone has an answer

Tokyo, 4 November, /AJMEDIA/ Is Fleetwood Mac’s landmark album “Rumours” better than “To Pimp a Butterfly” by Kendrick Lamar? Should “Tapestry” by Carole King be ranked higher or lower than… Read more

Japan eyes better tax collection from smartphone game providers

Tokyo, 4 November, /AJMEDIA/ Japan is considering improving its tax collection from the sale of smartphone games services by targeting app distribution platform operators like Apple Inc. and Google LLC,… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Nov. 3, 2022

Tokyo, 3 November, /AJMEDIA/ N. Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles, 1 disappears from radar TOKYO – North Korea fired three ballistic missiles Thursday morning with one of them disappearing from… Read more

North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles, 1 disappears from radar

Tokyo, 3 November, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea fired three ballistic missiles Thursday morning with one of them disappearing from radar over the Sea of Japan, the Japanese government said, correcting its… Read more

Japan aging nuclear plants may be checked at least once a decade

Tokyo, 3 November, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese authorities on Wednesday proposed that the safety of nuclear plants aged 30 years or older be checked at least once a decade to obtain approval… Read more

Japan governor ordered to pay 20 mil. yen over luxury car purchase

Tokyo, 3 November, /AJMEDIA/ A Japanese governor was ordered Wednesday by a court to pay back 20.9 million yen ($141,700) that a local government had spent on purchasing one of… Read more

Two Sushiro workers form Conveyor Belt Sushi Union, seeking better wages and more

Tokyo, 3 November, /AJMEDIA/ Sushiro, a popular chain of revolving sushi (kaitenzushi) restaurants, is in the midst of collective bargaining with employees who have formed a new workers’ union to… Read more

Toyota keeps net profit forecast despite production woes

Tokyo, 3 November, /AJMEDIA/ Toyota Motor Corp kept its annual net profit forecast unchanged on Tuesday as the weaker yen offsets supply-chain disruptions that have forced the Japanese car giant… Read more