S Korea sea salt demand grows ahead of Fukushima contaminated water release Today 06:00 am JST 4 Comments

Tokyo, 11 June, /AJMEDIA/ Ahead of Japan’s planned release of contaminated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant in the summer, some South Korean shoppers are buying salt and seafood… Read more

Zelenskyy says ‘counteroffensive, defensive actions’ taking place in Ukraine

Tokyo, 11 June, /AJMEDIA/ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive actions are underway against Russian forces, asserting that his top commanders are in a “positive” mindset… Read more

Honduras opens embassy in China after cutting ties to Taiwan

Tokyo, 11 June, /AJMEDIA/ Honduras opened an embassy in China on Sunday, Chinese state media reported, after the Central American nation cut diplomatic relations with Taiwan earlier this year. The… Read more

Japan calls for power saving from Tokyo households, industries during summer

Tokyo, 11 June, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government is calling for households and industries around Tokyo to save electricity in July and August to ensure a stable power supply during the… Read more

Ohtani struggles on mound, with 4.88 ERA in last 8 starts

Tokyo, 11 June, /AJMEDIA/ Dominant on the mound for much of the past three seasons, Shohei Ohtani has struggled over the last six weeks. The two-way Japanese star is 2-2… Read more

AI statue designed by Michelangelo on show in Sweden

Tokyo, 11 June, /AJMEDIA/ A historical dream team of five master sculptors, including Michelangelo, Rodin and Takamura, have trained artificial intelligence (AI) to design a sculpture dubbed “the Impossible Statue”,… Read more

Takashi Murakami loves and fears AI

Tokyo, 11 June, /AJMEDIA/ Neo-pop art superstar Takashi Murakami has always embraced new technology and was an early adopter of crypto and NFTs, but even he admits fearing that AI… Read more

Japan, U.S., Philippines eye 1st security advisors’ talks this week

Tokyo, 11 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan, the United States and the Philippines are considering holding the first trilateral talks of their security advisors in Tokyo this week to address China’s intensifying… Read more

Japan to provide $5 mil in support after Ukraine dam collapse

Tokyo, 11 June, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday that Japan will provide $5 million in support after the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka… Read more

Small opposition party leader says he is preparing for early elections

Tokyo, 11 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s small opposition party leader Yuichiro Tamaki said on Saturday that he would prepare for a snap general election before the current parliament session ends on… Read more