Japan, China vowed not to pose military threat to each other in 1991

Tokyo, 23 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan and China shared the view that the two Asian nations did not pose a military threat to each other, two years after the 1989 Tiananmen… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Dec. 23, 2022

Tokyo, 23 December, /AJMEDIA/ G-7 pledges up to $32 bil. in aid for Ukraine next year TOKYO – Finance ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations on Thursday pledged… Read more

Japan’s former Emperor Akihito turns 89

Tokyo, 23 December, /AJMEDIA/ apan’s former Emperor Akihito turned 89 on Friday, after having spent most of the year peacefully with his wife, former Empress Michiko, while pursuing his life’s… Read more

Japan Nov. consumer prices rise 3.7%, highest since 1981

Tokyo, 23 December, /AJMEDIA/ Core consumer prices in Japan climbed 3.7 percent in November, a nearly 41-year high, as increased import prices for food and energy, exacerbated by a weaker… Read more

Japanese gov’t to discuss rules for state funerals

Tokyo, 23 December, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government pledged Thursday to start discussing the conditions and rules for holding a state funeral, as public opinion was divided over one held for… Read more

Winter bonuses at Japanese firms see sharpest increase in 40 years

Tokyo, 23 December, /AJMEDIA/ The average winter bonus at large Japanese companies marked the sharpest increase of 8.92 percent from a year earlier to 894,179 yen since the current calculation… Read more

House OKs bill on IRS audits of U.S. presidents

Tokyo, 23 December, /AJMEDIA/ The House took action Thursday after disclosures that the IRS never full reviewed Donald Trump’s tax returns during his presidency, passing a bill that would require… Read more

Taliban minister defends ban on women’s university studies

Tokyo, 23 December, /AJMEDIA/ The minister of higher education in the Taliban government on Thursday defended his decision to ban women from universities — a decree that had triggered a… Read more

Allegations about Azerbaijan blocking Lachin completely groundless – FM

Tokyo, 23 December, /AJMEDIA/ On December 22, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov had a telephone conversation with High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell,… Read more

Azerbaijani FM meets with head of ICRC Office in country

Tokyo, 23 December, /AJMEDIA/ Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov met with Head of the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) Office in Azerbaijan… Read more