President Ilham Aliyev receives credentials of newly appointed DPRK Ambassador to Azerbaijan

Tokyo, 18 August, /AJMEDIA/ President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received the credentials of newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea… Read more

Over 50% of seniors in Japan wishing to be in work unemployed: survey

Tokyo, 18 August, /AJMEDIA/ Over 50 percent of those aged 60 through 74 years old in Japan over recent years have remained unemployed despite wishing to be in work, a… Read more

China appears to be building airstrip on disputed South China Sea island

Tokyo, 18 August, /AJMEDIA/ China appears to be constructing a runway on a disputed island in the South China Sea claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan in its latest move to… Read more

Hacker group attacks Japan nuclear websites over Fukushima water plan

Tokyo, 18 August, /AJMEDIA/ International hacker group Anonymous has launched cyberattacks against nuclear power-linked groups in Japan in protest at the planned release of treated radioactive water from the crippled… Read more

Japan’s consumer prices rise 3.1% in July in blow to households

Tokyo, 18 August, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s core consumer prices in July rose 3.1 percent from a year earlier, well above the Bank of Japan’s 2 percent target, as food and service… Read more

Japan researchers creating guidelines for animal-human transplants

Tokyo, 18 August, /AJMEDIA/ A Japanese research team said Thursday it has begun drafting guidelines to facilitate the safe xenotransplantation of genetically modified animal organs to humans, as experiments involving… Read more

Fuel of the future: Gulf states bet on ‘green’ hydrogen

Tokyo, 18 August, /AJMEDIA/ After riding a fossil-fuel boom for decades, Gulf Arab states are eyeing “green” hydrogen as they try to transition their economies and ease the climate crisis… Read more

U.N. says N Korea increasing repression as people reportedly starving in parts of the country

Tokyo, 18 August, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea is increasing its repression of human rights and people are becoming more desperate and reportedly starving in parts of the country as the economic… Read more

At Camp David, Biden aims to nudge Japan and S Korea toward greater unity in complicated Pacific

Tokyo, 18 August, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. President Joe Biden aims to further tighten security and economic ties between Japan and South Korea, two nations that have struggled to stay on speaking… Read more

Turkey to guarantee passing through straits for ships with grain from Ukraine

Tokyo, 18 August, /AJMEDIA/ Turkey is ready to guarantee unimpeded transit through Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits for ships with grain from Ukrainian ports, Haber Global TV channel reported citing sources… Read more