Japan sought China, South Korea’s views before 1991 SDF Gulf dispatch

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan sought the understanding of other countries, including China and South Korea, in advance of its decision to send Self-Defense Forces minesweepers to the Middle East… Read more

Biden considering visit to Nagasaki in May

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. President Joe Biden is considering a trip to the city of Nagasaki with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a G7 summit visit next year, media… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Dec. 21, 2022

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan sought China, South Korea’s views before 1991 SDF Gulf dispatch TOKYO – Japan sought the understanding of other countries, including China and South Korea, in… Read more

Japan’s births set to hit new all-time low below 800,000 in 2022

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ The number of babies born in Japan is set to drop to a record low for seven straight years in 2022, falling below 800,000 for the… Read more

Yen holds gains, markets bounce after Bank of Japan move

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ The yen held onto gains Wednesday and equity markets rebounded from a plunge the day before fueled by the shock Bank of Japan decision to shift… Read more

Zelenskiy visits frontline Ukraine city; Putin acknowledges ‘difficult situation’

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on Tuesday that conditions in Russian-held areas of Ukraine were “extremely difficult” and Ukraine’s leader showed up Russia’s faltering war by… Read more

Oman sovereign fund plans to spend $5 billion on projects in 2023

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ Oman Investment Authority (OIA), the Gulf state’s sovereign wealth fund, aims to spend 1.9 billion rials ($4.95 billion) on investment projects in 2023, state media reported… Read more

Azerbaijan’s permanent representative to UN resolutely rejects all claims of Armenia

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the UN Yashar Aliyev delivered a speech at a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York, AJMEDIA reports on… Read more

Meeting of GUAM Council of Ministers for Foreign Affairs held via video conferencing

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ The 40th Meeting of the GUAM (Organization for Democracy and Economic Development) Council of Ministers for Foreign Affairs was held through video conferencing on December 20,… Read more

Azerbaijan, UN discuss co-op issues

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov met with UN Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan Vladanka Andreeva on December 20, the Azerbaijani Foreign… Read more