Azerbaijan documents 19 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

Tokyo, 3 January, /AJMEDIA/ “The number of COVID-19 cases in Azerbaijan over the past day has risen by 19, reaching 826,446,” the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers told… Read more

War-themed video game fuels wave of misinformation

Tokyo, 3 January, /AJMEDIA/ Troops battle through burning streets. Missiles take down fighter jets. Drones pulverize tanks. The dramatic visuals have the trappings of real-life combat, but they are clips… Read more

2023 public domain debuts include last Sherlock Holmes work

Tokyo, 3 January, /AJMEDIA/ Sherlock Holmes is finally free to the American public in 2023. The long-running contested copyright dispute over Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s tales of a whipsmart detective… Read more

Djokovic gets warm welcome in doubles loss at Adelaide

Tokyo, 3 January, /AJMEDIA/ Novak Djokovic lost his doubles match but received a warm welcome from the crowd at the Adelaide International on Monday. The 21-time major winner was deported… Read more

Bills’ Hamlin in critical condition after collapsing on field

Tokyo, 3 January, /AJMEDIA/ Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field Monday night and was administered CPR before being driven to a hospital, where the NFL said he… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Jan. 2, 2023

Tokyo, 2 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan joins U.N. Security Council as new nonpermanent member TOKYO – Japan joined the U.N. Security Council as a nonpermanent member Sunday, starting a two-year stint… Read more

Japan emperor greets New Year well-wishers, 1st in 3 yrs amid COVID

Tokyo, 2 January, /AJMEDIA/ Emperor Naruhito offered greetings Monday in his first New Year’s address in three years following a hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. “I hope that this… Read more

More Indonesians in Japan’s foreign trainee program due to weak yen

Tokyo, 2 January, /AJMEDIA/ The number of Indonesian technical trainees in Japan is rising as the recent slide of the yen against the U.S. dollar and other currencies has discouraged… Read more

Japan logs record 7,688 COVID deaths for December

Tokyo, 2 January, /AJMEDIA/ A record 7,688 people in Japan died from COVID-19 in December, exceeding the previous monthly high of 7,329 logged in August during the previous wave, a… Read more

Japan to develop 3,000-km long-range missiles; deploy them in 2030s

Tokyo, 2 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s Ministry of Defense is arranging to develop multiple long-range missiles with a range of up to about 3,000 kilometers and aims to deploy them in… Read more