AJMEDIA News Digest: Feb. 20, 2023

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea fires ballistic missile toward Sea of Japan: South Korea TOKYO – North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Monday,… Read more

North Korea fires ballistic missile toward Sea of Japan

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Monday, the South Korean military said, following a similar launch two days earlier. Japan’s… Read more

Japan bids farewell to four pandas returning to China

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ Thousands of Japanese fans on Sunday bade farewell to four beloved pandas which will be returned to China this week, with some visitors shedding tears. Visitors… Read more

With new BOJ chief, Kishida bids farewell to Abenomics

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ For Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Japan’s next central bank chief had to symbolize a departure from the unconventional policies of his predecessor Shinzo Abe – but… Read more

U.S. stages joint air exercises with Asian allies after North Korea’s ICBM launch

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ The United States held joint air exercises bilaterally with South Korea and Japan involving strategic bombers on Sunday, a day after North Korea fired a Hwasong-15… Read more

Japan posts 1st trade deficit in electronics for half-year period

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ Japan posted a trade deficit of 81.2 billion yen in electronic equipment in the second half of 2022, government data showed, marking the first time on… Read more

U.S. says China considering arming Russia in Ukraine war

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ The United States on Sunday accused China of considering arming Russia in its war against Ukraine, ratcheting up tensions as the conflict hits its one-year mark… Read more

Russia tells Macron: Don’t forget Napoleon when you talk of regime change

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ Russia on Sunday scolded Emmanuel Macron over remarks about wanting to see Russia defeated, saying Moscow still remembered the fate of Napoleon Bonaparte and accusing the… Read more

Biden’s test: Sustaining unity as Ukraine war enters year 2

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ One year ago, President Joe Biden was bracing for the worst as Russia massed troops in preparation to invade Ukraine. As many in the West and… Read more

Peaceful protests of Azerbaijani eco-activists on Lachin–Khankendi road enter 70th day

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ The peaceful protests of Azerbaijani ecologists and young volunteers on the Lachin-Khankendi road over the illegal exploitation of mineral deposits, especially the Gizilbulag and Damirli ones… Read more