Mount Fuji eruption escape plan calls on residents to evacuate on foot

Tokyo, 30 March, /AJMEDIA/ An updated escape plan in the event Mount Fuji erupts calls on nearby residents to evacuate on foot in principle, in a shift from the previous… Read more

Asian stocks mostly rise after Wall Street rally, bank fears ease

Tokyo, 30 March, /AJMEDIA/ Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday following a rally on Wall Street as worries over banks following the collapses of several lenders in recent weeks receded.… Read more

Sumitomo Mitsui to invest $1.5 bil to own 15% of Vietnam’s VP Bank

Tokyo, 30 March, /AJMEDIA/ Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc plans to invest 35.9 trillion dong ($1.5 billion) in Vietnam’s VP Bank as part of its efforts to seek growth opportunities… Read more

Fury, sadness in Indonesia after FIFA pulls Under-20 World Cup

Tokyo, 30 March, /AJMEDIA/ Indonesian soccer players, fans and pundits reacted with anger and sadness Thursday after FIFA pulled the Under-20 World Cup from the host nation weeks before it… Read more

NEC reveals 90% accurate landmine-predicting AI technology

Tokyo, 30 March, /AJMEDIA/ NEC Corp on Wednesday said it has developed artificial intelligence technology that is capable to predicting where landmines are most likely buried with about 90 percent… Read more

Diet enacts record ¥114 tril budget for FY2023

Tokyo, 30 March, /AJMEDIA/ The Diet on Tuesday enacted a record 114.38 trillion yen budget for the new fiscal year from April to beef up defense capabilities in the face… Read more

Kishida’s wife to visit White House in April to meet Jill Biden

Tokyo, 30 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s wife, Yuko Kishida, is planning to visit to Washington in April to meet U.S. first lady Jill Biden, broadcaster TBS reported… Read more

Japan, Australia concerned over Myanmar disbanding Suu Kyi party

Tokyo, 30 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japan and Australia on Wednesday expressed their concern over the dissolution of Myanmar’s former ruling party and urged the military government to pursue a more inclusive… Read more

Kishida brushes aside speculation of early snap election

Tokyo, 30 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he was not thinking about dissolving parliament, brushing aside speculation he could call a snap election in the… Read more

Kishida pushes rule of law in U.S.-led democracy summit

Tokyo, 30 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday the rule of law is the absolute minimum that the international community needs to maintain for durable peace, as… Read more