AJMEDIA News Digest: Jan. 25, 2023

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan PM Kishida to consider visiting Ukraine if right conditions met TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that he will consider visiting Ukraine… Read more

French journalist comments on another EU mission on Azerbaijan-Armenia border

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ CEO of the Lagazetteaz.fr online newspaper, founded by Trend News Agency in France, Jean-Michel Brun published an article about another EU civilian mission on the Azerbaijan-Armenia… Read more

Ukraine corruption scandal ousts top officials; U.S. likely to OK sending Abrams tanks

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ Several senior Ukrainian officials, including front-line governors, lost their jobs Tuesday in a corruption scandal plaguing President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government as it grapples with the nearly… Read more

Japan, Cambodia vow to keep supporting Ukrainian demining efforts

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese and Cambodian foreign ministers agreed Tuesday that their countries will continue to cooperate in supporting the elimination of Russian landmines and unexploded bombs in Ukraine… Read more

Japan braces for more snow, gripped by season’s coldest snap

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ A wide area of Japan is bracing for more heavy snow and strong winds Wednesday as the coldest air of this winter stays over the archipelago,… Read more

G7, partners vow to support Ukraine’s energy sector

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ G7 and other partner countries on Tuesday pledged to maintain their support for Ukraine’s energy sector, including delivering equipment and other humanitarian aid during winter, the… Read more

Kishida’s intention to raise consumption tax in focus at Diet

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ A crucial issue cropped up at Japan’s regular Diet session that convened Monday — whether Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will look to hike the politically unpopular… Read more

Japan defense buildup helps triple primary deficit projection

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s primary deficit will triple from its earlier projection to 1.5 trillion yen in fiscal 2025, the target year when the government aims to turn a… Read more

Toranomon Hills Station Tower to open in Tokyo in autumn

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ Leading urban landscape developer Mori Building Co Ltd announced Tuesday that the 49-story Toranomon Hills Station Tower will open in the autumn. With the birth of… Read more

Fake news spreads about situation on Lachin-Khankendi road – ambassador in France

Tokyo, 25 January, /AJMEDIA/ There is a lot of false information spread about the situation on the Lachin-Khankendi road, Azerbaijani Ambassador to France Leyla Abdullayeva said in an interview with… Read more