AJMEDIA News Digest: Jan. 24, 2023

Tokyo, 24 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan lower chamber chief denies dubious ties with Unification Church TOKYO – Japan’s lower house chief on Tuesday denied accusations of inappropriate relations with the Unification… Read more

Japan lower chamber chief denies dubious ties with Unification Church

Tokyo, 24 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s lower house chief on Tuesday denied accusations of inappropriate ties with the Unification Church, but refused to publicly discuss the issues surrounding the religious group… Read more

U.S., Japan foreign affairs chiefs to co-host meeting on Ukraine

Tokyo, 24 January, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will co-host an online meeting Tuesday to support Ukraine’s energy sector. The meeting, closed… Read more

FAO: Rising prices, food insecurity add to ranks of hungry

Tokyo, 24 January, /AJMEDIA/ Growing numbers of people in Asia lack enough to eat as food insecurity rises with higher prices and worsening poverty, according to a report released Tuesday… Read more

Heavy snow warnings issued for parts of Japan; flights canceled

Tokyo, 24 January, /AJMEDIA/ Heavy snow fell in parts of northern and western Japan facing the Sea of Japan as a cold air mass blew into the archipelago Tuesday, with… Read more

Session of Azerbaijan’s Pardon Issues Commission under President of Azerbaijan kicks off

Tokyo, 24 January, /AJMEDIA/ The session of the Pardon Issues Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan has kicked off, AJMEDIA reports. More than 200 appeals for pardon… Read more

Azerbaijan to nominate Shusha as tourist capital of ECO

Tokyo, 24 January, /AJMEDIA/ As part of Azerbaijan’s Chairmanship of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in 2023, the candidacy of Azerbaijan’s Shusha will be nominated as a tourist capital of… Read more

Azerbaijan assumes chairmanship of Economic Cooperation Organization

Tokyo, 24 January, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan has assumed the chairmanship of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) as the 26th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the ECO kicked off… Read more

Supply vehicles of Russian peacekeepers pass along Azerbaijan’s Lachin-Khankendi road

Tokyo, 24 January, /AJMEDIA/ Nine more supply vehicles of the Russian peacekeepers [temporarily deployed near Azerbaijan’s Shusha] have driven along the Lachin-Khankendi road without any problems, AJMEDIA reports from the… Read more

Azerbaijan, Moldova discuss prospects for educational cooperation

Tokyo, 24 January, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan’s Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev has met with Moldovan Ambassador to the country Alexandr Esaulenco. The sides discussed the current state and prospects… Read more