AJMEDIA News Digest: Feb. 28, 2023

Tokyo, 28 February, /AJMEDIA/ World Bank staffer, surgeon picked as Japan astronaut candidates TOKYO – Japan’s space agency said Tuesday that it has selected a World Bank employee and a… Read more

Japan, NZ to speed up intel sharing pact

Tokyo, 28 February, /AJMEDIA/ The foreign ministers of Japan and New Zealand agreed on Monday to speed up talks on an intelligence sharing pact as the two island nations vowed… Read more

Japan’s foreign minister to skip G20 in India due to Diet session

Tokyo, 28 February, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will likely skip a meeting with his Group of 20 counterparts in India this week due to a scheduling conflict with… Read more

Nissan accelerates shift to electric vehicles

Tokyo, 28 February, /AJMEDIA/ Nissan Motor Co is speeding up its shift toward electric vehicles, especially in Europe where emissions regulations are most stringent, the company said Monday. Nissan said… Read more

Toyota’s global sales fall 5.6% in January as chip shortage continues

Tokyo, 28 February, /AJMEDIA/ Toyota Motor Corp said Monday its global sales for January fell 5.6 percent from a year earlier to 709,870 vehicles, marking the second straight month of… Read more

Russia tries to close ring around Bakhmut as battlefields turn to mud

Tokyo, 28 February, /AJMEDIA/ Russian forces were trying to close their circle around the small mining city of Bakhmut on Monday, while rain and an early spring thaw turned east… Read more

UK, EU resolve Brexit trade dispute over Northern Ireland

Tokyo, 28 February, /AJMEDIA/ The UK and the European Union sealed a deal on Monday to resolve their thorny post-Brexit trade dispute over Northern Ireland, hailing the agreement as the… Read more

Florida governor takes over Disney district to punish ‘woke’ politics

Tokyo, 28 February, /AJMEDIA/ Florida’s governor seized control of Walt Disney World’s self-governing district on Monday, hailing the end of the “corporate kingdom” as he effectively punished the entertainment giant… Read more

4.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Türkiye

Tokyo, 28 February, /AJMEDIA/ An earthquake of 4.4-magnitude strikes southern Türkiye on the border with Syria, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center said, AJMEDIA reports citing TASS. According to the information, the… Read more

Regional security – relevant topic in our relations, Russian FM says

Tokyo, 28 February, /AJMEDIA/ Regional security remains a very relevant topic in our relations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the meeting with President Ilham Aliyev, AJMEDIA reports. Read more