Biden, Japan’s Kishida to meet in Washington on Jan. 13: White House

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. President Joe Biden will meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington on Jan. 13 to further deepen ties between the two countries, the White… Read more

Japan among 1st to confirm Gorbachev alive after 1991 coup attempt

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ A Japanese diplomat confirmed that Mikhail Gorbachev was alive the day after an August 1991 coup attempt by Communist Party hard-liners, becoming possibly among the first… Read more

Tokyo stocks slide on fears over BOJ tightening, strong yen

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ Tokyo stocks slid Wednesday morning, as investors started the first trading day of 2023 with heightened fears that the Bank of Japan could move further toward… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Jan. 4, 2023

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ Tokyo stocks slide on fears over BOJ tightening, strong yen TOKYO – Tokyo stocks slid Wednesday morning, as investors started the first trading day of 2023… Read more

New condo releases in Tokyo area expected to increase in 2023

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ The number of new condominiums put on sale in the Tokyo metropolitan area for 2023 is expected to rise 3.9 percent from the previous year to… Read more

Japan marks year’s 1st day of work as COVID cases remain high

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s central and local governments, alongside many businesses, marked the year’s first day of work Wednesday as the country refrained from implementing travel restrictions despite a… Read more

Beijing threatens response to ‘unacceptable’ virus measures

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ The Chinese government sharply criticized COVID-19 testing requirements imposed on visitors from China and threatened countermeasures against countries involved, which include the U.S. and several European… Read more

New Zealand won’t require travelers from China to show COVID-19 test

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ The New Zealand government said on Wednesday it would not require travelers from China to produce a negative COVID-19 test, bucking a trend that has seen… Read more

McCarthy fails in marathon votes for speaker

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed in marathon voting Tuesday to become House speaker, a historic defeat with no clear way out as House Republicans dug in… Read more

1,088 migrants rescued off Libyan coast in past week

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that 1,088 migrants were rescued and returned to Libya in the past week, Trend reports citing Xinhua.… Read more