AJMEDIA News Digest: Oct. 11, 2023

Tokyo, 11 October, /AJMEDIA/ Sapporo’s 2030 Winter Olympics bid dropped, 2034 or later targeted TOKYO – The city of Sapporo and the Japanese Olympic Committee on Wednesday abandoned their bid… Read more

Azerbaijan relocates 22 more families to Fuzuli city

Tokyo, 11 October, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan has today launched the next stage of relocating residents to the city of Fuzuli sending another group of residents, consisting of 59 people (22 families).… Read more

Baku Higher Oil School organizes international program for Chinese students

Tokyo, 11 October, /AJMEDIA/ The international program “Sustainable Energy for a Sustainable Future” has been implemented at Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS). 17 students from various universities in China, Chinese… Read more

Azerbaijan sees increase in tax revenues collected in 9M2023

Tokyo, 11 October, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijani State Tax Service saw an increase in tax revenues collected from January through September 2023, Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov said, AJMEDIA reports. Thus, in… Read more

Azerbaijan plans to conduct certification of Islam-allowed food products

Tokyo, 11 October, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan plans to conduct certification of Halal (permissible by Islam) products, Director General of the Azerbaijan Standardization Institute (AZSTAND) under the State Service for Antimonopoly Control… Read more

State Antimonopoly Control in Azerbaijan reveals year-to-date customer refunds

Tokyo, 11 October, /AJMEDIA/ The State Service for Antimonopoly Control and Supervision of the Consumer Market under the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan returned 447,000 manat ($262,941) to consumers from… Read more

Gov’t, Kumamoto Prefecture appeal court ruling on unrecognized Minamata victims

Tokyo, 11 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s central government and Kumamoto Prefecture said Tuesday they have appealed a lower court ruling that ordered them and a chemical company to compensate 128 unrecognized… Read more

Japan trying to ensure safety of nationals amid Israel conflict

Tokyo, 11 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan will make every effort to ensure the safety of its nationals, the government said Tuesday, as the death toll continues to rise from large-scale attacks… Read more

About half of Chinese worried about Fukushima water release: poll

Tokyo, 11 October, /AJMEDIA/ About half of Chinese respondents to a recent survey expressed concern about the release of treated radioactive water from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant into the… Read more

Australians poised to reject Indigenous rights in landmark vote

Tokyo, 11 October, /AJMEDIA/ Australian voters look set to reject greater rights and recognition for Aboriginal citizens on Saturday, in a bitterly fought referendum that has rekindled the country’s long… Read more