Japan ruling bloc agrees on acquiring ‘counterstrike capability’

Tokyo, 3 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s ruling parties agreed Friday that the country should pledge to acquire a “counterstrike capability” to address the rapid deterioration of the regional security environment, heralding… Read more

Japan OKs ¥21 trillion extra budget to counter impact of inflation

Tokyo, 3 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s parliament approved a hefty 29 trillion yen supplementary budget Friday aimed at countering the blow to household finances from rising food and utility costs and… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Dec. 3, 2022

Tokyo, 3 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan ruling bloc agrees on acquiring “counterstrike capability” TOKYO – Japan’s ruling parties agreed Friday that the country should pledge to acquire a “counterstrike capability” to… Read more

3 British men held over 2015 jewelry store robbery in Tokyo

Tokyo, 3 December, /AJMEDIA/ Three British men have been detained over their alleged involvement in a 2015 robbery that netted over 100 million yen ($742,000) worth of jewelry from a… Read more

Australia passes legislation to reform industrial relations laws

Tokyo, 3 December, /AJMEDIA/ Australia’s parliament passed legislation on Friday to reform industrial relations laws, boosting the ability of unions to negotiate with multiple employers and scrapping a construction industry… Read more

Russia ‘open’ to talks on Ukraine but presses demands after Biden comment

Tokyo, 3 December, /AJMEDIA/ Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to negotiations on Ukraine but the West must recognize Russia’s “new territories”, the Kremlin said on Friday, a day after… Read more

G7 coalition agrees on $60 per barrel price cap for Russian oil

Tokyo, 3 December, /AJMEDIA/ The Group of Seven (G7) nations and Australia on Friday said they had agreed on a $60 per barrel price cap on Russian seaborne crude oil… Read more

Julian Assange appeals to European court over U.S. extradition

Tokyo, 3 December, /AJMEDIA/ WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, who is battling extradition from Britain to the United States where he is wanted on criminal charges, has submitted an appeal to… Read more

We call on Russian peacekeeping contingent to indicate names of settlements of Azerbaijan with correct toponyms – Azerbaijani MoD

Tokyo, 3 December, /AJMEDIA/ We call on the command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent temporarily deployed on the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan to indicate in the relevant information… Read more

President Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva meet and talk with residents of Shaki

Tokyo, 3 December, /AJMEDIA/ During their visit to the city of Shaki, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva and their daughter Leyla Aliyeva met, talked and took photos… Read more