Japan cautious on capital gains tax; must stick to increasing defence

Tokyo, 5 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan should avoid rushing into raising capital gains tax as doing so could send a wrong message to markets when Japan is encouraging financial investment, a… Read more

Major online fashion retailer Zozo to open 1st physical store

Tokyo, 5 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese online fashion retailer Zozo Inc will open its first physical outlet in Tokyo in mid-December exclusively to offer free styling advice to customers, the company… Read more

Japan upper house expresses concern over human rights in China regions

Tokyo, 5 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s upper house adopted a resolution Monday expressing concern over the human rights situations in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and other regions of China. Without naming China,… Read more

334 prefectural assembly members had ties with Unification Church

Tokyo, 5 December, /AJMEDIA/ At least 334 out of 2,570 prefectural assembly members in Japan have had dealings with the Unification Church or its affiliates, with over 80 percent of… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Dec. 5, 2022

Tokyo, 5 December, /AJMEDIA/ QAnon’s Japan arm searched over obstructing COVID vaccinations TOKYO – Police searched the head office of a group claiming to be the Japanese arm of U.S.… Read more

Japan reports 89,566 new coronavirus cases

Tokyo, 5 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan on Sunday reported 89,566 new coronavirus cases, down 20,025 from Saturday. Tokyo reported 10,454 new cases, down 2,867 from Saturday. The number of infected people… Read more

New Zealand announces review of its handling of COVID-19 pandemic

Tokyo, 5 December, /AJMEDIA/ The New Zealand government said on Monday it would launch an inquiry into the country’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic so future governments could learn from… Read more

Macron says he maintains regular communication with Putin

Tokyo, 5 December, /AJMEDIA/ French President Emmanuel Macron has said he maintains regular communication with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, AJMEDIA reports citing TASS. “I always maintain regular discussions and… Read more

Saudi Aramco’s Luberef expects to raise up to $1.32 billion from IPO

Tokyo, 5 December, /AJMEDIA/ Saudi oil giant Aramco’s base oil subsidiary Luberef expects to raise up to 4.95 billion riyals ($1.32 billion) from its initial public offering, it said, if… Read more

How Iranian citizens got into Khankandi? – Russian peacekeepers unable to control

Tokyo, 5 December, /AJMEDIA/ Local media published facts about the admission of 14 Iranian citizens to the territory of Azerbaijan, where Russian peacekeepers are temporarily deployed. It is interesting that… Read more