Tomahawks part of Japan’s record defense spending next year

Tokyo, 24 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s defense spending will jump 20% to a record 6.8 trillion yen next year as the country prepares to deploy U.S.-made Tomahawks and other long-range cruise… Read more

Kishida weighs replacing some ministers as support stays flat

Tokyo, 24 December, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering replacing select members of his cabinet in January in a bid to reverse his low popularity, news agency Kyodo reported… Read more

Kishida eyes visit to Britain, France, Italy in January

Tokyo, 24 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is arranging to visit Britain, France and Italy in the first half of January, hoping to lay the groundwork for a… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Dec. 24, 2022

Tokyo, 24 December, /AJMEDIA/ Biden signs $858 bil. defense bill including funds for Taiwan, allies WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed into law an $858 billion defense… Read more

Online survey shows chicken remains top Christmas meal in Japan

Tokyo, 24 December, /AJMEDIA/ Over 80 percent of respondents to a recent online survey by a Japanese shopping information site operator said they plan to celebrate Christmas by eating chicken,… Read more

Japan inflation at 3.7% in November; highest since 1981

Tokyo, 24 December, /AJMEDIA/ Prices in Japan rose at their fastest pace since 1981 in November, data showed Friday, fueled in part by higher energy costs. Core consumer prices, which… Read more

Massive winter storm in U.S. brings rolling blackouts, power outages

Tokyo, 24 December, /AJMEDIA/ Tens of millions of Americans endured bone-chilling temperatures, blizzard conditions, power outages and canceled holiday gatherings Friday from a winter storm that forecasters said was nearly… Read more

Arab League ready to help end political deadlock in Lebanon: chief

Tokyo, 24 December, /AJMEDIA/ The chief of the Arab League said on Thursday that the Arab bloc is fully prepared to facilitate dialogue among different Lebanese parties to end the… Read more

President Emmanuel Macron makes phone call to President Ilham Aliyev

Tokyo, 24 December, /AJMEDIA/ On December 23, President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron made a phone call to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, AJMEDIA reports. During… Read more

Peaceful protests of Azerbaijanis on Khankandi-Lachin road continue

Tokyo, 24 December, /AJMEDIA/ The peaceful rally continues on Azerbaijan’s Khankandi-Lachin road to stop the illegal exploitation of Azerbaijan’s natural resources, and to allow their monitoring, AJMEDIA reports from the… Read more