AJMEDIA News Digest: Feb. 11, 2023

Tokyo, 11 February, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. military downs unknown object over Alaska WASHINGTON – The U.S. military on Friday shot down an unknown high-altitude object off the coast of Alaska on… Read more

Japan to send SDF aircraft to Turkey for quake relief

Tokyo, 11 February, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government decided Friday to dispatch two members of the Self-Defense Forces along with an unspecified number of SDF aircraft to Turkey to help in… Read more

Yen strengthens on reports Ueda picked as Bank of Japan chief

Tokyo, 11 February, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s government plans to nominate economics professor Kazuo Ueda as Bank of Japan chief, reports said Friday, an unexpected pick that sent the yen rallying against… Read more

Honda boosts profit despite chips crunch, COVID

Tokyo, 11 February, /AJMEDIA/ Honda Motor Co on Friday reported a 27% jump in its October-December profit, despite headwinds like shortages of computer chips and rising costs of raw materials.… Read more

Russia strikes Ukrainian power grid and gains ground in the east

Tokyo, 11 February, /AJMEDIA/ Russian missiles hit power facilities on Friday across Ukraine, where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy returned from a tour of Western capitals and Ukrainian officials said a long-awaited… Read more

U.S. shoots down ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska

Tokyo, 11 February, /AJMEDIA/ A U.S. fighter jet shot down an unidentified object drifting high over Alaska on Friday, the White House said, just six days after the downing of… Read more

Up to 5.3 million in Syria may be homeless after quake: UN

Tokyo, 11 February, /AJMEDIA/ Up to 5.3 million people in Syria may have been made homeless by the devastating earthquake which rocked the region this week, a United Nations official… Read more

So far, 438 Azerbaijani citizens have been evacuated from earthquake zone – MFA

Tokyo, 11 February, /AJMEDIA/ So far, 438 Azerbaijani citizens have been evacuated from the earthquake zone in Türkiye, AJMEDIA reports citing Azerbaijani MFA. “Work continues to identify citizens of Azerbaijan… Read more

Promoting peace in South Caucasus remains enduring priority for US – State Dept

Tokyo, 11 February, /AJMEDIA/ Promoting peace in the South Caucasus remains an enduring priority for US, U.S. State Department First Deputy Press Officer Vedant Patel said, AJMEDIA reports. “Promoting peace… Read more

Azerbaijan suspends business audits until 2024

Tokyo, 11 February, /AJMEDIA/ President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed a Law amending the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On the suspension of business audits”,… Read more