S Korean court orders 2 Japanese companies to compensate wartime Korean workers for forced labor

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ South Korea’s top court ordered two Japanese companies to financially compensate more of their wartime Korean workers for forced labor, as it sided Thursday with its… Read more

Hong Kong court rejects bid to drop sedition charge against Jimmy Lai

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ A Hong Kong court on Friday rejected a bid by the legal team for pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai to have sedition charge against him dropped, in… Read more

Yamamoto agrees to $325 million 12-year deal with Dodgers: reports

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ Prized free-agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a $325 million, 12-year contract, according to multiple reports. Yamamoto is set to… Read more

Apple loses latest bid to thwart patent dispute threatening to stop U.S. sales of two watch models

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ Apple has been rebuffed in its latest attempt to untangle a patent dispute that is pushing the company into suspending sales of two popular Apple Watch… Read more

Urban development plays big in Azerbaijan’s economic rise – urban planning committee chair

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ Urban development plays an important role in the economic development of the country, and Azerbaijan has taken advantage of the opportunities of this development, said the… Read more

SOCAR acquires Equinor’s shares in three projects

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR has acquired Equinor’s shares in Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli, Karabakh fields, and Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan project, Trend reports via SOCAR. On December 22, 2023, a meeting… Read more

Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan developing air navigation co-op

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan are developing cooperation in the field of air navigation, AJMEDIA reports. A memorandum of understanding was signed during a meeting between representatives of… Read more

Azerbaijan-Türkiye Joint Commission on Tourism holds 3rd meeting

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ The 3rd meeting of the Azerbaijan-Türkiye Joint Commission on Tourism was held on Thursday in Istanbul. The meeting covered priority cooperation issues in the field of… Read more

Azerbaijan, Türkiye ink several documents

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ The Export and Investment Promotion Agency of Azerbaijan (AZPROMO) and the Public Union of Turkish-Azerbaijan Businessmen and Industrialists (TUİB) have signed an agreement on the sidelines… Read more

Turkish Deputy Minister: Zangezur Corridor will reduce the distance between Azerbaijan and Turkey

Tokyo, 22 December, /AJMEDIA/ “The Zangezur Corridor will play a crucial role in boosting bilateral trade between Türkiye and Azerbaijan. The opening of the Corridor will significantly reduce the distance… Read more