U.S. carries out air strikes in Syria after deadly attack

Tokyo, 24 March, /AJMEDIA/ The U.S. military carried out multiple air strikes in Syria on Thursday night against Iran-aligned groups who it blamed for a deadly drone attack that killed… Read more

North Korea tests new underwater nuclear attack ‘drone’: KCNA

Tokyo, 24 March, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea has tested an underwater nuclear attack drone designed to unleash a “radioactive tsunami” that would destroy enemy naval vessels and ports, state media said… Read more

New ‘glass-like’ orchid species discovered in Japan

Tokyo, 24 March, /AJMEDIA/ A new species of orchid with delicate, glass-like blooms has been discovered by Japanese scientists, who found the pink and white plant hiding in plain sight.… Read more

Uno leads Malinin after men’s short program in figure skate

Tokyo, 24 March, /AJMEDIA/ Defending titleholder Shoma Uno of Japan edged American teen Ilia Malinin to lead the men’s short program at the world figure skating championships on Thursday. Uno… Read more

Japan’s winning World Baseball Classic team visits Kishida

Tokyo, 24 March, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida might have had his most enjoyable day in office on Thursday when Japan’s winning World Baseball Classic team paid a visit. Kishida… Read more

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

Tokyo, 24 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

Chip war and censorship hobble Chinese tech giants in chatbot race

Tokyo, 24 March, /AJMEDIA/ Search giant Baidu’s lacklustre unveiling of its chatbot exposed gaps in China’s race to rival ChatGPT, as censorship and a U.S. squeeze on chip imports have… Read more

Official campaigning for nationwide local elections begins in Japan

Tokyo, 24 March, /AJMEDIA/ Official campaigning for quadrennial unified local elections started across Japan on Thursday, with the results likely to determine whether Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will decide to… Read more

Japan policy paper to call Chinese military ‘strategic challenge’

Tokyo, 24 March, /AJMEDIA/ Facing China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, Japan will raise its level of concern about its neighbor’s military moves by calling them “the greatest strategic… Read more

Japan, South Korea drop export claims against each other

Tokyo, 24 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japan and South Korea almost simultaneously dropped their export claims against each other on Thursday in the latest sign of improving ties. Japan’s Ministry of Economy,… Read more