Japan to boost defense spending to 6.5 tril. yen in FY 2023

Tokyo, 13 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan will likely boost its defense spending to around 6.5 trillion yen ($47 billion) in fiscal 2023 from the current 5.2 trillion yen, sources close to… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Dec. 13, 2022

Tokyo, 13 December, /AJMEDIA/ G-7 vows to “intensify” pressure on Russia amid war on Ukraine WASHINGTON – The leaders of the Group of Seven advanced economies on Monday vowed to… Read more

Rapidus, IBM sign development partnership on next-generation chips

Tokyo, 13 December, /AJMEDIA/ New Japanese semiconductor producer Rapidus Corp. and IBM Corp. said Tuesday they have signed a deal to jointly develop next-generation chips. With cooperation from IBM, Rapidus… Read more

Plaintiffs appeal Tokyo court ruling on same-sex marriage

Tokyo, 13 December, /AJMEDIA/ Plaintiffs on Tuesday appealed a Tokyo court ruling that concluded the Japanese government’s ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional. The Tokyo District Court rejected their damages… Read more

Japan eyes higher corporate, tobacco taxes to fund defense spending

Tokyo, 13 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan will likely boost its defense spending to around 6.5 trillion yen in fiscal 2023 from the current 5.2 trillion yen, sources close to the matter… Read more

Fighting rages in east Ukraine; G7 considers more air defense for Kyiv

Tokyo, 13 December, /AJMEDIA/ Russian missiles, artillery and drones hammered targets in eastern and southern Ukraine, Ukraine’s General Staff said on Monday as global economic powers pledged to beef up… Read more

EU ambassadors agreed 18 bln euro aid package for Ukraine

Tokyo, 13 December, /AJMEDIA/ EU ambassadors agreed on the 18 bln euro financial package for Ukraine and the 15% minimal tax for major corporations, the Czech Presidency in the EU… Read more

Katydids had the earliest known insect ears 160 million years ago

Tokyo, 13 December, /AJMEDIA/ Over 100 million years ago, the chirps of insects known as katydids dominated the sounds of Earth’s nights. Now, fossils reveal what the katydid ears that… Read more

Azerbaijani NGOs’ protests on Russian peacekeepers’ deployment area continue for more than 19 hours

Tokyo, 13 December, /AJMEDIA/ Representatives of Azerbaijan’s non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have been protesting near Shusha, close to the post of Russian peacekeepers, since the morning of December 12, AJMEDIA reports.… Read more

Azerbaijani FM meets with Malta’s FM

Tokyo, 13 December, /AJMEDIA/ Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov met with Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta Ian Borg as… Read more