Japan planning visit by G7 leaders to Hiroshima atomic bomb museum

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan has started to arrange a visit by the leaders of the Group of Seven to the atomic bomb museum in Hiroshima in May 2023, government… Read more

LDP lawmaker quits over funds reporting scandal

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ A key governing party lawmaker in Japan who served in key posts resigned Wednesday over a political funding scandal in a fresh embarrassment for Prime Minister… Read more

Foreign minister to postpone reported China trip to next year

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will postpone an expected trip to China to meet with his counterpart Wang Yi to late January or later due to… Read more

Japan gov’t upgrades FY 2023 GDP growth forecast to 1.5%

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ The government upgraded Thursday its forecast for Japan’s economic growth in fiscal 2023 to a real 1.5 percent, projecting consumer spending will rise on higher pay… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Dec. 22, 2022

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits U.S., 1st foreign trip since invasion WASHINGTON – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the United States on Wednesday in his first known overseas… Read more

Pageantry evoking Churchill greets Zelenskyy in Washington

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ At a time of grave consequence, a wartime leader crossed the Atlantic to arrive at a White House decked in holiday decor to consult with the… Read more

Armenia should shake hand of peace held out by Azerbaijan, Türkiye – minister

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ Armenia should shake the hand of peace held out by Azerbaijan and Türkiye, Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Türkiye Hulusi Akar told reporters,… Read more

International Baku – Shusha forum concludes its work

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ The second day of the International Baku – Shusha Forum of the heads of state institutions in charge of diaspora affairs was held in the city… Read more

Azerbaijan’s development shows foresight of President Ilham Aliyev – Aleksandar Vucic

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ I know countries that have 10 times more oil and gas reserves than Azerbaijan, and their situation is 10 times worse than that of Azerbaijan. This… Read more

Economy Minister: Capital investment in non-oil-gas sector increased

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ “In January-November of 2022, the capital investment in the non-oil-gas sector increased by 24.5%, compared to the relevant period of last year, and reached 8.789,7 bln.… Read more