Japan PM negative about gov’t bonds to finance defense spending hike

Tokyo, 11 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday dismissed the idea of issuing government bonds to realize a substantial increase in defense spending in the coming years,… Read more

U.S. asks Japan to help curb China’s bid to develop high-end chips

Tokyo, 11 December, /AJMEDIA/ The United States has directly asked the Japanese government for cooperation in stymieing China’s efforts to develop high-end semiconductors, sources familiar with the matter said Saturday.… Read more

Japan’s ruling LDP bigwig, Tsai agree on Taiwan Strait stability

Tokyo, 11 December, /AJMEDIA/ The policy chief of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen agreed Saturday for Tokyo and Taipei to further work together to ensure… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Dec. 11, 2022

Tokyo, 11 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan enacts law to help victims of religious donations TOKYO – Japan’s parliament on Saturday enacted a law to ban organizations from maliciously soliciting donations following… Read more

Japan OKs changes to system for recognizing paternity after divorce

Tokyo, 11 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s parliament enacted Saturday legal changes that would allow the new husband of a remarried woman to assume paternity of children born within 300 days of… Read more

64.5% of Japan firms abroad expect to see profits in 2022

Tokyo, 11 December, /AJMEDIA/ Around 64.5 percent of Japanese companies’ overseas affiliates expect to see operating profits in 2022, bringing them almost on par with levels before the coronavirus pandemic,… Read more

Nobel Peace Prize winners blast Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Tokyo, 11 December, /AJMEDIA/ The winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine shared their visions of a fairer world and denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s… Read more

Senior U.S. delegation to visit China in coming days

Tokyo, 11 December, /AJMEDIA/ A high-level U.S. delegation will travel to China this week to follow up on President Joe Biden’s recent talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and prepare… Read more

Türkiye continues to mediate: FM Cavushoglu speaks at TRT World Forum

Tokyo, 11 December, /AJMEDIA/ Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavushoglu addressed the world in his opening speech on the second day of the 6th TRT World Forum 2022. Emphasizing… Read more

6 IS militants, civilian killed in clash in Iraq

Tokyo, 11 December, /AJMEDIA/ Six Islamic State (IS) militants and a civilian were killed on Saturday during a clash in Iraq’s Salahudin Province, north of the capital Baghdad, the Iraqi… Read more