Russians pound access routes to Ukraine’s besieged Bakhmut

Tokyo, 04 March, /AJMEDIA/ CHASIV YAR, Ukraine – Russian troops and mercenaries rained artillery on the last access routes to the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Friday, bringing Moscow… Read more

Hong Kong court convicts 3 activists behind Tiananmen vigil

Tokyo, 04 March, /AJMEDIA/ HONG KONG – Three Hong Kong activists from a now-defunct group that organized annual vigils commemorating China’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters were convicted on Saturday… Read more

U.N. chief slams rich countries, energy giants for ‘vicious’ tactics against poor

Tokyo, 04 March, /AJMEDIA/ DOHA- U.N. leader Antonio Guterres on Saturday slammed the world’s rich countries and energy giants for throttling poor nations with “predatory” interest rates and crippling fuel… Read more

Medvedev beats Djokovic; to face Rublev in Dubai final

Tokyo, 04 March, /AJMEDIA/ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Daniil Medvedev ended Novak Djokovic’s 20-match winning streak by beating the world’s top-ranked player 6-4, 6-4 to reach the final at… Read more

Ohtani joins Japan’s team ahead of World Baseball Classic

Tokyo, 04 March, /AJMEDIA/ NAGOYA-Two-way star Shohei Ohtani joined Samurai Japan’s World Baseball Classic team Friday after starting spring training with the Los Angeles Angels in Arizona. Having arrived in… Read more

Wimbledon to scrap Russia player ban: reports

Tokyo, 04 March, /AJMEDIA/ LONDON – British tennis chiefs are set to abandon their controversial ban on Russian and Belarusian players ahead of this year’s Wimbledon championships, it was reported… Read more

Internet access, privacy essential for freedom: Proton chief

Tokyo, 04 March, /AJMEDIA/ GENEVA-Internet privacy company Proton can spot attacks on democracy in a country before they hit the headlines, simply by watching demand for its services explode, its… Read more

Tech rivals chase ChatGPT as AI race ramps up

Tokyo, 04 March, /AJMEDIA/ WASHINGTON Chasing Microsoft, global tech giants have rolled out announcements on how they will implement ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence into their world leading platforms and applications, with… Read more

Takaichi vows to quit as lawmaker if document on broadcasters proven real

Tokyo, 04 March, /AJMEDIA/ TOKYO – Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi pledged Friday to quit as a lawmaker if a document indicating political pressure on broadcasters, made public… Read more

Japan, Australia to tie up on hydrogen supply for zero emissions Asia

Tokyo, 04 March, /AJMEDIA/ TOKYO – Japan announced Saturday the launch of a hydrogen supply chain with Australia as the two countries and Southeast Asian nations gathered for their first… Read more