Typhoon Khanun lashes southern Japan, South Korea; another storm looms

Tokyo, 09 August, /AJMEDIA/ Flights were cancelled and trains halted on Wednesday as heavy rain from Typhoon Khanun pounded southern regions of Japan and South Korea, just as another storm… Read more

Hokkaido police officer leaves gun in convenience store

Tokyo, 09 August, /AJMEDIA/ A police officer left his loaded handgun at a convenience store in Ashikawa City on Monday, Hokkaido Prefectural Police said Tuesday. According to police, the officer,… Read more

Japan’s Defense Ministry to seek record ¥7 tril budget for FY2024

Tokyo, 09 August, /AJMEDIA/ The Defense Ministry will seek a record-high budget of over 7 trillion yen for the next fiscal year, a source familiar with the matter said Tuesday,… Read more

U.S. lab repeats nuclear fusion feat, with higher yield

Tokyo, 09 August, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. scientists responsible for a historic nuclear fusion breakthrough say they have repeated the feat — this time achieving a greater yield of energy. The Lawrence… Read more

Japan names Okano as Foreign Ministry top bureaucrat, succeeding Mori

Tokyo, 09 August, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday named Masataka Okano, a deputy head of the National Security Secretariat, as its new top bureaucrat. The appointment of Okano,… Read more

Tokyo’s Shibuya deputy mayor resigns for calling assemblywoman ‘pig’

Tokyo, 09 August, /AJMEDIA/ The deputy mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward resigned on Tuesday after facing criticism for mocking a female local assembly member as “pig” in an online workplace… Read more

Japan lodges protest with Russia over suspension of tax treaties

Tokyo, 09 August, /AJMEDIA/ TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Wednesday that Japan has lodged a protest with Russia over Moscow’s suspension of tax treaties.… Read more

Swedish satellite Internet terminals Satcube arrived in Ukraine

Tokyo, 09 August, /AJMEDIA/ Ukraine has begun to receive Swedish Satcube satellite Internet terminals, which are an alternative to American Starlink from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, according to Ukraine Today. Starlink… Read more

Azerbaijani women’s national volleyball team to compete at CEV EuroVolley finals

Tokyo, 09 August, /AJMEDIA/ The Azerbaijan women’s national volleyball team will test their strength 10th consecutive time at the 2023 CEV European Volleyball Championship finals to be held in Belgium,… Read more

Azerbaijani Para judoka wins bronze at 2023 European Championships

Tokyo, 09 August, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijani Para judoka Ismayil Muradov has clinched a bronze medal at the European Championships 2023 held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Muradov sealed the bronze medal in… Read more