Verdict against Azerbaijani man arrested in Iran announced

Tokyo, 19 August, /AJMEDIA/ The sentence against Farid Safarli, arrested in Iran, has been read out, AJMEDIA reports. The case has come to an end. According to Farid Safarli’s mother,… Read more

Armenians mined all across occupied territories of Azerbaijan – official

Tokyo, 19 August, /AJMEDIA/ The territories of Azerbaijan have been contaminated by explosive weapons and mines for approximately 30 years of the occupation, Ismail Akhundov, the head of the Working… Read more

Powerful Hurricane Hilary heads for Mexico’s Baja. Rare tropical storm watch issued for California

Tokyo, 19 August, /AJMEDIA/ Hurricane Hilary churned off Mexico’s Pacific coast Friday as a powerful Category 4 storm threatening to unleash torrential rains on the mudslide-prone border city of Tijuana… Read more

Japan firms reduce teleworking despite workers’ strong demand: survey

Tokyo, 19 August, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese companies are continuing to reduce the use of teleworking after the government downgraded COVID-19 to a lower-risk disease category in May, despite workers’ strong demand… Read more

Baseball: Ohtani hits 43rd home run in Angels’ loss to Rays

Tokyo, 19 August, /AJMEDIA/ Shohei Ohtani hit his 43rd home run, a tie-breaking second-inning grand slam, only to see his Los Angeles Angels fall 9-6 to the Tampa Bay Rays… Read more

Japan, South Korea agree on restart of high-level talks by year-end

Tokyo, 19 August, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed Friday with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on the resumption of high-level economic and political talks by the end… Read more

Yamaguchi town OKs survey for interim spent nuclear fuel storage facility

Tokyo, 19 August, /AJMEDIA/ A town in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Friday gave the greenlight for a geological survey by two major utilities companies, in a step toward the building of… Read more

Japanese gov’t panel finds rampant coverups, mishandling of harassment cases in military

Tokyo, 19 August, /AJMEDIA/ A panel of experts that investigated harassment cases in Japan’s military and Defense Ministry said Friday it found widespread coverups and reluctance among supervisors to deal… Read more

China launches drills around Taiwan in angry response to VP’s US trip

Tokyo, 19 August, /AJMEDIA/ China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a “serious warning” to separatist forces in an angry but widely expected response to Vice President William… Read more

Shinkansen metal transformed into baseball bats to hit market in October

Tokyo, 19 August, /AJMEDIA/ Metal from scrapped shinkansen (bullet trains) has been recycled into children’s baseball bats, which are set to be released in a limited edition in October, according… Read more