AJMEDIA News Digest: Feb. 17, 2023

Tokyo, 17 February, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s H3 rocket launch aborted after glitch detected during attempt MINAMITANE, Japan – Japan’s new flagship H3 rocket attempted to launch but was unable to achieve… Read more

China’s balloons give Japan, Taiwan a reason to share intelligence, says lawmaker

Tokyo, 17 February, /AJMEDIA/ The flight of suspected Chinese surveillance balloons has shown that Japan and Taiwan need to share “critical” intelligence about potential common aerial threats, a senior defense… Read more

Japan to invite Ukraine to G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in Germany

Tokyo, 17 February, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Japan will invite his Ukrainian counterpart to the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers’ meeting to be held in Germany… Read more

Japan logs record trade deficit of ¥3.5 tril in January

Tokyo, 17 February, /AJMEDIA/ Japan posted its largest-ever trade deficit of 3.5 trillion yen in January after energy import prices jumped and export growth slowed, with record red ink logged… Read more

Asian shares jump, boosted by a strong reading on U.S. retail

Tokyo, 17 February, /AJMEDIA/ Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday, cheered on by a stronger than expected reading on U.S. retail sales that set off a rally on Wall Street.… Read more

Rescues dwindle in Turkey after earthquake as aid trickles into Syria

Tokyo, 17 February, /AJMEDIA/ Two people were reported to have been pulled alive from the rubble in Turkey on Thursday, more than 10 days after a massive earthquake hit the… Read more

Trump election probe grand jury believes some witnesses lied

Tokyo, 17 February, /AJMEDIA/ A special grand jury investigating efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia says it believes “one or… Read more

Working Group on Urban Development of Inter-Agency Center holds meeting in Azerbaijan’s Aghdam

Tokyo, 17 February, /AJMEDIA/ The Working Group on Urban Development of the Inter-Agency Center under the Coordination Headquarters has held a meeting in liberated Aghdam today, Special Representative of the… Read more

Azerbaijan’s MoD views construction activities carried out on liberated lands

Tokyo, 17 February, /AJMEDIA/ As part of the reforms carried out in the Azerbaijani Army, measures to establish modern military infrastructure and increase the combat readiness of units continue in… Read more

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations sets up another tent city in Turkish Kahramanmaras

Tokyo, 17 February, /AJMEDIA/ The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan has launched another tent city in Turkish quake-affected Kahramanmaras, AJMEDIA reports. The ministry’s employees set up… Read more