AJMEDIA News Digest: Jan. 28, 2023

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan to join U.S. efforts to curb high-end chip exports to China WASHINGTON – Japan and the Netherlands agreed Friday to join the United States in… Read more

Kishida says return to deflation can’t be ruled out

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday that a return to deflation in the world’s third-largest economy cannot be ruled out, because domestic demand remains… Read more

Dentsu officials admit to Tokyo Olympic test event bid rigging

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Several officials of Japanese ad giant Dentsu Inc have admitted to collusion over bid rigging for contracts related to test events for the Tokyo Olympic and… Read more

Japan to join U.S. efforts to curb high-end chip exports to China

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan and the Netherlands agreed Friday to join the United States in limiting exports of high-end semiconductor technology to China, U.S. and Dutch media reported. The… Read more

Pet dog, cat involvement suspected in 2 fires in Japan in 2022

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese fire authorities and a major gas appliances manufacturer suspect two fires that occurred in the country in 2022 were started by pet dogs and cats… Read more

Fighting heats up in Ukraine’s east and north after tank pledges

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Ukraine on Friday battled Russian troops trying to pierce its lines in the east and northeast, and artillery bombardments intensified after Western allies promised the Kyiv… Read more

Another vehicle of Russian peacekeepers passes freely along Azerbaijan’s Lachin-Khankendi road

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Another supply vehicle of Russian peacekeepers has driven along the Lachin-Khankendi road, passing near Shusha, without any issues, AJMEDIA reports from the scene. This once again… Read more

Presidents of Azerbaijan, Egypt hold one-on-one meeting

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Following the official welcome ceremony, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi have held… Read more

Azerbaijani, Russian FMs hold telephone conversation

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Phone talks have been held between Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and his Russian colleague Sergey Lavrov on January 28, AJMEDIA reports citing Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.… Read more

President of 77th UN General Assembly condemns attack on Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Chairman of the 77th UN General Assembly Chaba Koroshi condemned the terrorist attack on the Azerbaijani Embassy in Iran on January 27, AJMEDIA reports. He also… Read more