Japan PM vows to take every step to resolve North Korea abduction issue

Tokyo, 01 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Wednesday that his government will take every possible measure to pursue the return of all of its citizens who were… Read more

Japan sees 1st foreign cruise ship arrival in 3 years

Tokyo, 01 March, /AJMEDIA/ A foreign cruise ship docked in Shizuoka Prefecture port Wednesday, becoming the first such vessel to arrive in Japan in around three years due to COVID-19… Read more

TikTok banned on all Canadian government mobile devices

Tokyo, 01 March, /AJMEDIA/ TORONTO Canada announced Monday it is banning TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices, reflecting widening worries from Western officials over the Chinese-owned video sharing app. Prime… Read more

Husband of ex-Japan princess Mako registered as lawyer in N.Y.

Tokyo, 01 March, /AJMEDIA/ Kei Komuro, the husband of Japanese former princess Mako Komuro, has been registered as a lawyer in the U.S. state of New York, a local judicial… Read more

Next meeting between Azerbaijani reps and Armenian residents from Azerbaijan’s Karabakh may take place in Baku, Ganja or Aghdam

Tokyo, 01 March, /AJMEDIA/ The next meetings of representatives of official Baku with representatives of Armenian residents living in the Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan may take place… Read more

International Organization for Migration

Tokyo, 01 March, /AJMEDIA/ President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) António Vitorino reports. IOM Director General António… Read more

Death toll from earthquakes in Türkiye passes 45,000

Tokyo, 01 March, /AJMEDIA/ The death toll from the devastating earthquakes that struck Türkiye has risen to 45,089, the country’s disaster management agency, AFAD, said early Wednesday, according to Anadolu… Read more

Iran has uranium particles enriched to nearly bomb grade: IAEA

Tokyo, 01 March, /AJMEDIA/ The U.N. nuclear watchdog confirmed on Tuesday it had detected particles of uranium enriched up just under the 90 percent needed to produce an atomic bomb.… Read more

Japan’s Suzuki out of World Baseball Classic with injury

Tokyo, 01 March, /AJMEDIA/ TOKYO-Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs will miss the upcoming World Baseball Classic because of an injury. Suzuki’s absence was confirmed on Tuesday by… Read more

Also known as Kyoto Kasuga, the shrine is a small piece of Nara in a Kyoto mountain suburb.

Tokyo, 01 March, /AJMEDIA/ Tucked away in the forests of Mount Koshio, Oharano Shrine is a green retreat less than an hour away from Kyoto Station. Also known as Kyoto… Read more