AJMEDIA News Digest: Jan. 29, 2023

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ China resumes issuing visas to Japanese citizens BEIJING – China said Sunday it will resume issuing visas for Japanese citizens, a procedure it suspended in early… Read more

China resumes visa issuance to Japanese citizens

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ China said Sunday it will resume issuing visas for Japanese citizens, a procedure it suspended in early January in protest of Japan’s tightened COVID-19 measures for… Read more

63% oppose consumption tax hike to cover Japan’s child policies

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may face difficulty advancing his policies to address Japan’s plunging birthrate, with a poll by Kyodo News finding Sunday that 63.6 percent… Read more

Toyota CEO taps younger successor amid paradigm shift in industry

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ Toyota Motor Corp.’s surprise announcement Thursday of a change in its top management came as CEO Akio Toyoda, the grandson of the founder, picked an executive… Read more

North Korea calls U.S. pledge of tanks to Ukraine ‘unethical crime’

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea on Sunday criticized for a second day a U.S. decision to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine, calling it an “unethical crime” aimed at perpetuating… Read more

Bus in Pakistan falls into ravine, killing 40

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ A passenger bus fell into a ravine and caught fire killing 40 people in southern Pakistan on Sunday, a government official said. The bus was carrying… Read more

Japan to uphold apology if South Korea settles wartime labor issue

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan plans to make clear it will maintain an apology to its neighbors over past aggressions, as part of efforts to improve its ties with South… Read more

Japan gov’t spokesman’s secretary to quit over drink-driving ticket

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ A secretary to Japan’s top government spokesperson intends to resign after receiving a traffic ticket for driving under the influence, his boss Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu… Read more

Nissan recalls 520,000 cars over fault in engine part

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ Nissan Motor Co has filed with the Japanese government a recall of over 520,000 cars, including Suzuki-badged vehicles, due to a fault in an electric engine… Read more

Chair of Azerbaijani Parliament arrives in Algeria on working visit

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ The parliamentary delegation led by Chair of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova arrived in the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria on 28 January in order to… Read more