N. Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles at night, both fall in Japan EEZ

Tokyo, 16 June, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Thursday night, with both projectiles landing inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone,… Read more

Dollar hits 7-month high above 141 yen on diverging U.S., Japan rates

Tokyo, 16 June, /AJMEDIA/ The U.S. dollar rose to a seven-month high above the 141 yen line Thursday in Tokyo, after a hawkish forecast by the U.S. Federal Reserve fanned… Read more

2025 Osaka Expo tickets to cost ¥7,500 per adult

Tokyo, 16 June, /AJMEDIA/ Adult tickets for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka are set to cost 7,500 yen per adult, its organizing association said Wednesday, representing a 25 percent… Read more

Speed demons: The ‘uriko’ beer vendors of Japanese baseball

Tokyo, 16 June, /AJMEDIA/ In between chanting fans at Tokyo Dome baseball stadium race an army of women in fluorescent uniforms carrying unwieldy backpacks with attached spray-guns. These are the… Read more

Google must break up digital ad business over competition concerns, European regulators say

Tokyo, 16 June, /AJMEDIA/ European Union antitrust regulators took aim at Google’s lucrative digital advertising business in an unprecedented decision, saying Wednesday that the tech giant must sell off some… Read more

Biden dispatching Sullivan to Tokyo for talks with Japan, Philippines, South Korea officials

Tokyo, 16 June, /AJMEDIA/ President Joe Biden is dispatching White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan to Tokyo this week for talks with his counterparts from Japan, Philippines and South… Read more

Opposition making final preparations to submit no-confidence vote on Friday

Tokyo, 16 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s opposition is making final preparations to submit a no-confidence vote against the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, NTV reported on Thursday, which could trigger… Read more

Number of people planned to be employed in Azerbaijan’s Lachin revealed

Tokyo, 16 June, /AJMEDIA/ As many as 1,200 people are planned to be employed at the enterprises (in food, industrial, creative, educational, tourism, textile and other areas) which will be… Read more

Baku and Islamabad have full mutual understanding on how to move forward – President Ilham Aliyev

Tokyo, 16 June, /AJMEDIA/ Baku and Islamabad have full mutual understanding on how to move forward, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said, while making a joint press… Read more

Trilateral meeting of Prosecutor Generals of Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia held

Tokyo, 16 June, /AJMEDIA/ At the invitation of the Prosecutor General of Russia Igor Krasnov, the delegation headed by the Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan Kamran Aliyev went on a working… Read more