Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono wins 4th term, defeating predecessor

Tokyo, 26 December, /AJMEDIA/ Incumbent Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono won a fourth four-year term Sunday, defeating his predecessor, the well-known TV personality Hideo Higashikokubaru, in a close contest. The 58-year-old… Read more

Japan to probe ex-MSDF chief over alleged state secret leak

Tokyo, 26 December, /AJMEDIA/ The government will investigate a former Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force chief in connection with an alleged classified information leak by one of his subordinates, government sources… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Dec. 26, 2022

Tokyo, 26 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan to probe ex-MSDF chief over alleged state secret leak TOKYO – The government will investigate a former Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force chief in connection with… Read more

Japan medical bodies aim to develop tailored drugs for rare diseases

Tokyo, 26 December, /AJMEDIA/ Two Japanese medical institutions are planning to develop tailored drugs for patients with genetic disorders in the hope of finding treatment for extremely rare diseases, a… Read more

King Charles salutes late queen, public workers in speech

Tokyo, 26 December, /AJMEDIA/ King Charles III evoked memories Sunday of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as he broadcast his first Christmas message as monarch in a speech that… Read more

Frigid monster storm across U.S. claims at least 28 lives

Tokyo, 26 December, /AJMEDIA/ Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze Sunday to ride out the winter storm that has killed at least 28 people across the United… Read more

Putin says Russia ready to negotiate over Ukraine

Tokyo, 26 December, /AJMEDIA/ Russia is ready to negotiate with all parties involved in the war in Ukraine but Kyiv and its Western backers have refused to engage in talks,… Read more

Prices set to rise in Japan for over 7,000 food items on cost hike

Tokyo, 26 December, /AJMEDIA/ Food prices will continue to surge in Japan in the first four months of 2023, with those of more than 7,000 items set to climb on… Read more

2 IS militants killed in N. Iraq

Tokyo, 26 December, /AJMEDIA/ Two Islamic State (IS) militants were killed and one soldier wounded Sunday in a clash in Iraq’s northern province of Nineveh, a provincial police source said,… Read more

Some countries make biased statements on Azerbaijani-Armenian issue – Hulusi Akar

Tokyo, 26 December, /AJMEDIA/ Some countries make non-objective and biased statements on the Azerbaijani-Armenian issue, Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar said, AJMEDIA reports citing Turkish media. “However, we… Read more