Kishida grilled in Diet over son’s excursion during overseas trip

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was grilled Tuesday by the opposition bloc over a magazine report that his son, Shotaro, who is also his secretary, went… Read more

IMF upgrades its outlook for the global economy in 2023

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ The outlook for the global economy is growing slightly brighter as China eases its zero-COVID policies and the world shows surprising resilience in the face of… Read more

Japan’s job availability in 2022 improves for 1st time in 4 years

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s average job availability in 2022 improved for the first time in four years as economic and social activities revived with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions,… Read more

Ukraine pushes for Western fighter jets after tank deals

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ Ukraine won support Tuesday from Baltic nations and Poland in its quest to obtain Western fighter jets, but there were no signs that larger nations like… Read more

1.27 million protest in France against pension reforms

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ An estimated 1.27 million people took to the streets of French cities, towns and villages Tuesday, according to the Interior Ministry, in new massive protests against… Read more

U.S. to increase weapons deployment to counter North Korea

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday said the United States will increase its deployment of advanced weapons such as fighter jets and bombers to the… Read more

Azerbaijani, Russian FMs discuss current situation on Lachin-Khankendi road

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov has hold a telephone conversation with his counterpart Sergey Lavrov, AJMEDIA reports citing Azerbaijani MFA. During the telephone… Read more

Law on targeted financial sanctions approved in Azerbaijan

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed the Law “On targeted financial sanctions”, AJMEDIA reports. This law establishes the legal basis for applying… Read more

No sanctions for Azerbaijan from EU – Joseph Borrel replies to pro-Armenian MEP

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ The EU does not consider sanctioning Azerbaijan because of the situation on the Lachin-Khankendi road, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell… Read more

Azerbaijani boxers to compete in Golden Belt Series in Morocco

Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijani boxers will test their strength at the IBA World Boxing Tour Gold Belt Series tournament in Marrakech, Morocco on February 2-11. Azerbaijan`s hopes will be… Read more