AJMEDIA News Digest: Feb. 25, 2023

Tokyo, 25 February, /AJMEDIA/ G-7 vows to strengthen coordinated sanctions on Russia over Ukraine TOKYO – The leaders of the Group of Seven economies pledged to levy further sanctions on… Read more

G7 vows to strengthen coordinated sanctions on Russia over Ukraine

Tokyo, 25 February, /AJMEDIA/ The leaders of the Group of Seven economies pledged to levy further sanctions on Russia in a bid to stop its war in Ukraine, according to… Read more

Blinken to meet Asia ‘Quad’ after China friction

Tokyo, 25 February, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet next week with his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia, on the heels of a flare-up in tensions… Read more

Japan inflation hits 4.2% in January

Tokyo, 25 February, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s consumer prices rose 4.2 percent in January from a year earlier, a level not seen since September 1981, fueled in part by higher energy bills,… Read more

Nominee for BOJ governor says monetary easing policies appropriate

Tokyo, 25 February, /AJMEDIA/ The Bank of Japan’s long-standing monetary easing policies are “appropriate”, the nominee for its next governor, Kazuo Ueda, told the Diet on Friday, suggesting no sudden… Read more

People across the world gather to mark Ukraine war anniversary

Tokyo, 25 February, /AJMEDIA/ World landmarks were lit up in the colors of Ukraine’s national flag as people across the globe threw their support behind the country Friday on the… Read more

U.S. announces sweeping new Russia sanctions 1 year into war

Tokyo, 25 February, /AJMEDIA/ The U.S. announced a new round of sanctions on Russian firms, banks, manufacturers and people Friday, aiming them at entities that helped Russia evade sanctions earlier… Read more

Turkey begins to rebuild for 1.5 million left homeless by earthquakes

Tokyo, 25 February, /AJMEDIA/ Turkey has begun work to rebuild homes following this month’s devastating earthquakes, a government official said on Friday, as the combined death toll in Turkey and… Read more

Azerbaijani, Turkish FMs hold phone call

Tokyo, 25 February, /AJMEDIA/ Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu have held a phone call, AJMEDIA reports citing Azerbaijani MFA. During the… Read more

Azerbaijani MFA holds event dedicated to 31st anniversary of Khojaly genocide

Tokyo, 25 February, /AJMEDIA/ A commemorative event dedicated to the 31st anniversary of the Khojaly genocide was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, AJMEDIA reports via the… Read more