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

Peaceful protests of Azerbaijanis on Lachin-Khankendi road continue

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ The peaceful rally on Azerbaijan’s Lachin-Khankendi road to stop the illegal exploitation of Azerbaijan’s natural resources, and to allow their monitoring, has been going on for… Read more

Azerbaijani defense minister visits Land Forces’ headquarters

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov has visited the headquarters of the country’s Land Forces, upon instructions from President, Supreme Commander-in-Chief… Read more

EBRD considering number of Azerbaijani banks for cooperation in 2023

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ There are number of banks in Azerbaijan that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) currently considers for cooperation in 2023, and subject to the… Read more

Azerbaijan, Türkiye continue work on TANAP – spokesman for Turkish President

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ Türkiye created TANAP together with Azerbaijan. Both the Azerbaijani side and we continue our work, spokesman for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Ibrahim Kalin said, AJMEDIA… Read more

Türkiye and Bulgaria ink natural gas agreement

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ Türkiye and Bulgaria on Tuesday signed an agreement for the transmission of up to 1.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas a year, according to Anadolu… Read more