U.S. amphibious assault ship joins drills in South Korea

Tokyo, 23 March, /AJMEDIA/ South Korean and U.S. troops launched their largest amphibious landing drills in years involving a U.S. amphibious assault ship, officials said on Thursday, a day after… Read more

Russian drones, missiles hit Ukraine apartments and dorm, killing civilians

Tokyo, 23 March, /AJMEDIA/ Russia stepped up its missile and drone attacks against Ukraine on Wednesday, killing students and other civilians, in a violent follow-up to dueling high-level diplomatic missions… Read more

WBC returns in March 2026, retaining spring training slot

Tokyo, 23 March, /AJMEDIA/ The World Baseball Classic will return for its sixth edition in March 2026, with organizers concluding spring training remains a better time than after the World… Read more

Sakamoto leads after short program at figure skating worlds

Tokyo, 23 March, /AJMEDIA/ Defending champion Kaori Sakamoto took the lead after the women’s short program at the world figure skating championships on Wednesday. Aiming to become the first Japanese… Read more

TikTok sends influencers to Washington as its troubles grow

Tokyo, 23 March, /AJMEDIA/ TikTok is ramping up a public relations campaign to fend off the possibility of a nationwide ban by the Biden administration, and it’s bringing some unconventional… Read more

How AI ‘revolution’ is shaking up journalism

Tokyo, 23 March, /AJMEDIA/ Journalists had fun last year asking the shiny new AI chatbot ChatGPT to write their columns, most concluding that the bot was not good enough to… Read more

Launch debut of 3D-printed rocket ends in failure, no orbit

Tokyo, 23 March, /AJMEDIA/ A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts made its launch debut Wednesday night, lifting off amid fanfare but failing three minutes into flight — far… Read more

Japan unveils fresh ¥2 tril inflation relief package

Tokyo, 23 March, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government on Wednesday drew up a fresh 2 trillion yen inflation relief package that will give cash to low-income families and reduce liquefied petroleum… Read more

Russia boosts defenses near Japan; accuses U.S. of expanding Asia-Pacific presence

Tokyo, 23 March, /AJMEDIA/ Russia said on Wednesday that a division of its Bastion coastal defense missile systems had been deployed to Paramushir, one of the Kuril islands in the… Read more

Kishida promises aid to help Poland with Ukraine refugees

Tokyo, 23 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s prime minister pledged Wednesday to provide Poland with development support to help the European country assist neighboring Ukraine as it defends itself from Russia’s invasion.… Read more