Japan currency diplomat warns of action against excessive forex moves

Tokyo, 29 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan will respond “appropriately” to excessive volatility in foreign exchange markets, its top currency diplomat said Wednesday, after the U.S. dollar crossed the 144 yen line,… Read more

Animated Polish-Japanese story wins top prize at Asia short film fest

Tokyo, 29 June, /AJMEDIA/ A Polish animated film about the friendship between Poland and Japan won the top prize Monday at one of Asia’s largest short film festivals. “The Bridge,”… Read more

Japan reveals guidelines to urge firms to develop defense technology

Tokyo, 29 June, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government on Wednesday revealed guidelines for the development of its defense technology with the aim of urging private firms and research institutes to join… Read more

Japan prefecture ordered to pay damages over fatal 2017 avalanche

Tokyo, 29 June, /AJMEDIA/ A Japanese court on Wednesday ordered the Tochigi prefectural government and a high school athletic federation to pay 290 million yen ($2 million) in damages to… Read more

Japan firm, U.N. to extend IT training to Ukrainian women

Tokyo, 29 June, /AJMEDIA/ A major Japanese staffing firm and a U.N. training institute agreed Wednesday to provide online information technology courses to Ukrainian women who fled their country in… Read more

Armed GSDF member briefly goes missing overnight in Sapporo

Tokyo, 29 June, /AJMEDIA/ A gun-carrying member of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force was briefly unaccounted for in Sapporo, northern Japan, prompting local education authorities and schools to be on the… Read more

Japan ruling parties to allow new fighter jets to be exported

Tokyo, 29 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s ruling parties are including provisions in their security policy blueprint that would allow the export of next-generation fighter jets to other countries, despite the country’s… Read more

One in seven Britons faced hunger in 2022, says food bank charity

Tokyo, 29 June, /AJMEDIA/ One in seven people in the United Kingdom faced hunger last year because they did not have enough money, according to a report published on Wednesday… Read more

Ohtani first AL pitcher in nearly 60 years to homer twice, strike out 10

Tokyo, 29 June, /AJMEDIA/ Shohei Ohtani’s combination of power and pitching is unmatched by any player in baseball. On Tuesday, the superstar from Japan used them to accomplish something that… Read more

Jeyhun Bayramov: Armenia does not fulfill its obligations and continues military-political provocations

Tokyo, 29 June, /AJMEDIA/ As part of his working visit to the United States, Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov has met National Security Advisor to the US President Jake… Read more