World Teachers’ Day: Audrey Azoulay pleads for an upgrade of teachers’ status to reduce the global shortage

Tokyo, 06 October, /AJMEDIA/ Just ahead of World Teachers’ Day (5 October), UNESCO has published new data showing that 44 million teachers are still needed to achieve the goal of… Read more

7th edition of DokuBaku International Documentary Film Festival ends

Tokyo, 06 October, /AJMEDIA/ The closing ceremony and awarding ceremony of the winners took place at the Nizami Cinema Center. More than 60 films from 29 countries were presented during… Read more

Oku-Noto Triennale brings art into stark relief against rocks and sea

Tokyo, 06 October, /AJMEDIA/ SUZU, ISHIKAWA PREF. – Where is it? I scan the road to the left, sweep across to the right, travel its length a second time, squint… Read more

Okinawa pub posts ‘Japanese only’ admission sign based on some shaky logic

Tokyo, 06 October, /AJMEDIA/ Outside an izakaya (Japanese pub) in Naha, the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture, a notice had been posted the management. At the top was an illustration… Read more

Mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward again asks Halloween partygoers to stay away

Tokyo, 06 October, /AJMEDIA/ The mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward, a shopping and entertainment district, is asking Halloween domestic and foreign revelers not to visit, fearing that a large number… Read more

Italy and Britain pledge joint action against ‘illegal migration’

Tokyo, 06 October, /AJMEDIA/ Italy and Britain want to lead the way in Europe in the fight against “illegal migration”, the right-wing prime ministers of the two countries said in… Read more

Reports Sapporo will drop 2030 Winter Games bid draw mixed reaction

Tokyo, 06 October, /AJMEDIA/ Residents of Sapporo showed a mixed reaction Friday after multiple sources said the city will abandon its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.… Read more

Fears about Amazon and Microsoft cloud computing dominance trigger UK probe

Tokyo, 06 October, /AJMEDIA/ Concerns from regulators about the dominance of Amazon and Microsoft in Britain’s cloud computing market have triggered a investigation into the competitiveness of the key industry.… Read more

Japan, eight ASEAN nations to bolster cybersecurity collaboration

Tokyo, 06 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan and eight Association of Southeast Asian Nations members agreed Thursday to bolster private sector cybersecurity collaboration, with 2023 marking 50 years of Japan-ASEAN friendship and… Read more

Land minister sues Okinawa governor over U.S. base landfill plan

Tokyo, 06 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s land minister on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Okinawa governor, seeking to proceed with the central government’s modified plan for landfill work for the… Read more