AJMEDIA News Digest: Dec. 16, 2022

Tokyo, 16 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan ruling bloc to endorse tax hike plan for more defense spending TOKYO – Japan’s ruling parties are set to approve Friday a plan to raise… Read more

Tokyo court rejects suit over Olympic village’s delayed condo use

Tokyo, 16 December, /AJMEDIA/ A Tokyo court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit filed by purchasers of condominiums converted from the Tokyo Olympics athletes’ village who demanded compensation from developers over… Read more

Japan to up coast guard budget 1.4-fold as Senkaku tensions rise

Tokyo, 16 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan decided Friday to increase its coast guard budget to around 320 billion yen ($2.3 billion) in fiscal 2027, up 1.4-fold from the initial outlays in… Read more

Stakes high for Japan PM’s tax hike plan to boost defense

Tokyo, 16 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s pledge to boost defense spending to 43 trillion yen ($312 billion) over the next five years has become a high-stakes gambit for Prime Minister Fumio… Read more

Int’l cruise ship operations resume in Japan after almost 3 years

Tokyo, 16 December, /AJMEDIA/ International cruise ship operations resumed in Japan on Thursday after an almost three-year suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic, with a ship operated by Mitsui O.S.K.… Read more

Tokyo makes solar panels mandatory for new homes built after 2025

Tokyo, 16 December, /AJMEDIA/ All new houses in Tokyo built by large-scale homebuilders after April 2025 must install solar power panels to cut household carbon emissions, according to a new… Read more

Landslide at Malaysia campground leaves 9 dead, 25 missing

Tokyo, 16 December, /AJMEDIA/ A landslide Friday at a tourist campground in Malaysia left nine people dead and authorities said 25 people were feared buried at the site on an… Read more

Sudan inks $6 bln UAE deal for new Red Sea port

Tokyo, 16 December, /AJMEDIA/ Sudan signed Tuesday an initial $6 billion deal led by United Arab Emirates’ AD Ports Group and Invictus Investment to build a vast new Red Sea… Read more

Positions of Azerbaijani army come under fire

Tokyo, 16 December, /AJMEDIA/ On December 15, at 20:00, the Armenian armed forces units from the positions in the direction of the Giziljig settlement of the Garakilsa region using small… Read more

Azerbaijani FM meets with secretary general of Organization of Turkic States

Tokyo, 16 December, /AJMEDIA/ Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov met with Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) Kubanychbek Omuraliev on December 15, the Azerbaijani… Read more