Kishida says he has no plan to dissolve lower house next year

Tokyo, 30 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that, “for now,” he is not planning to dissolve the House of Representatives for a snap election next year,… Read more

Yoon wishes for return to best period of S Korea-Japan relations

Tokyo, 30 December, /AJMEDIA/ South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has wished for a return to the period when his nation’s relations with Tokyo were “at their best,” the leader… Read more

Japan should urge more nations to impose Russian sanctions, experts say

Tokyo, 30 December, /AJMEDIA/ As the Ukraine war drags on, Japan, which will chair the Group of Seven industrialized nations in 2023, should increase efforts to urge more nations to… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Dec. 30, 2022

Tokyo, 30 December, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. plane has near miss with China fighter over South China Sea WASHINGTON – The U.S. military said Thursday that its patrol aircraft had a close… Read more

Families moving out of Tokyo to get up to ¥1 mil per child

Tokyo, 30 December, /AJMEDIA/ The government is set to offer families relocating from the Tokyo metropolitan area up to 1 million yen per child, up from 300,000 yen, as part… Read more

Japan to import 2 million tons of LNG a year from Oman

Tokyo, 30 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese trading houses Mitsui & Co, Itochu Corp and electricity firm Jera Co have agreed with Oman to purchase about 2.35 million tons of liquefied natural… Read more

Fire after highway crash in South Korea kills 5, injures 37

Tokyo, 30 December, /AJMEDIA/ A freight truck collided with a bus on a highway near the South Korean capital Seoul on Thursday, causing a fire that killed at least five… Read more

EU doesn’t follow Italy with COVID checks on China arrivals

Tokyo, 30 December, /AJMEDIA/ The European Union is assessing Beijing’s rollback of its strict anti-infection controls but refrained Thursday from immediately following EU member Italy in requiring coronavirus tests for… Read more

Azerbaijan, Israel hold political consultations

Tokyo, 30 December, /AJMEDIA/ On December 28-29, 2022, a delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Fariz Rzayev was on a working visit… Read more

President Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva attend opening of Shabran Recreation Complex

Tokyo, 30 December, /AJMEDIA/ President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva and their family members have attended the opening of Shabran Wellbeing Resort in Shabran… Read more