Japan to ease airport rules for foreign private jet arrivals

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan will ease landing and other access procedures at airports for foreign private jets that arrive in the near future in hopes of attracting more big-spending… Read more

Powerful typhoon to approach Okinawa later this week

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ Powerful Typhoon Mawar is forecast to approach the southwestern part of Okinawa Prefecture later this week, with the country’s weather agency warning of high tides and… Read more

Japan says it will destroy any North Korean missile that violates its territory

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan put its ballistic missile defenses on alert on Monday and warned that it would shoot down any projectile that threatened its territory after North Korea… Read more

Japan AI startup launches robot for home use

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ A Japanese artificial intelligence startup has launched a robot for home use capable of delivering items in response to verbal commands, such as bringing dishes and… Read more

Private satellites give boost to public sector in climate fight

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ From satellites that can pinpoint the sources of industrial pollution, to others that track hurricane movements by the hour, space has emerged as a key front… Read more

Over 60% oppose Diet dissolution by June for snap election: poll

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ Over 60 percent of respondents to a Kyodo News poll are opposed to a possible snap election before the current parliament session scheduled through late June… Read more

Japan, U.S., Philippine coast guards to hold first 3-way sea drill

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan, the United States and the Philippines will hold their first trilateral maritime exercise off the Southeast Asian country’s coast, Philippine officials said Monday, a move… Read more

Japan’s Kishida sacks son as executive secretary amid criticism

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that he will fire his eldest son Shotaro from his role as executive secretary on Thursday, amid growing criticism… Read more

Georgian tourists’ spending abroad for 1Q2023 tops $140M

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ The number of Georgian citizens’ trips abroad significantly grew from January through March 2023, AJMEDIA reports. This figure amounted to 585,800, up by 2.2 times on… Read more

Azerbaijan’s Lachin Agro-Industrial Park to operate dozens of enterprises

Tokyo, 30 May, /AJMEDIA/ Work continues to establish industrial, service and educational institutions, and to increase employment in Azerbaijan’s Lachin city, Chief Coordinator of the Great Return Program Elnur Abdullayev… Read more