Japan, Australia to bolster security ties amid China’s threat

Tokyo, 10 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan and Australia pledged Friday to beef up defense cooperation as the regional security environment has worsened amid China’s rapid military buildup in the Indo-Pacific. During… Read more

Japan to enact law to prohibit malicious donation solicitations

Tokyo, 10 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan is set Saturday to enact a bill to ban organizations from maliciously soliciting donations following controversy over the fundraising practices of the Unification Church, after… Read more

Japan will vow “counterstrike capability” in key security documents

Tokyo, 10 December, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government will vow in key security documents to be revised this month to acquire “counterstrike capability” but exclusively for defense purposes under the war-renouncing… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Dec. 10, 2022

Tokyo, 10 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan will vow “counterstrike capability” in key security documents TOKYO – The Japanese government will vow in key security documents to be revised this month to… Read more

“Tokyo Vice” author to release podcast on Japan’s “evaporated people”

Tokyo, 10 December, /AJMEDIA/ A podcast exploring the curious phenomena of “johatsu,” or “evaporated people,” in Japan will be released Monday by Jake Adelstein, an American investigative journalist whose bold… Read more

Japan to promote investment in Congo for stable rare mineral supply

Tokyo, 10 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo signed an agreement Friday to cooperate in rare earth mineral mining in the African country, aiming to promote… Read more

Ukraine gets more U.S. aid as Russia-Iran ties worry West

Tokyo, 10 December, /AJMEDIA/ The United States announced new military aid for Ukraine on Friday and vowed to disrupt Russian ties with Iran, which a British envoy said involved Moscow… Read more

Saudi Arabia does not believe in choosing between one partner and another: FM

Tokyo, 10 December, /AJMEDIA/ Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Friday that the Kingdom does not believe in polarization or choosing between one partner and another,… Read more

Azerbaijani-German relations discussed at Foreign Ministry

Tokyo, 10 December, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with German Ambassador to Azerbaijan Ralph Horleman, AJMEDIA reports citing the press service of the MFA. Minister Jeyhun Bayramov congratulated… Read more

Azerbaijan wins majority vote to host FIA General Assembly, Prize-Giving Ceremony

Tokyo, 10 December, /AJMEDIA/ The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) will hold the General Assembly’s session and the annual Prize-Giving Ceremony in Baku in 2023, AJMEDIA reports. The relevant decision… Read more