Neftchi Baku sign Colombian striker Brayan Moreno

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan’s FC Neftchi Baku have completed the signing of Colombian centre-forward Brayan Moreno. The 24-year old footballer put pen to paper on a 1.5-year contract. He… Read more

FEATURE: Village revisiting craze of phantom creature for local promotion

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ Almost four decades ago, a phantom creature of ancient Japanese folklore captured the public imagination in a craze that would rival sightings of Scotland’s Loch Ness… Read more

Elementary, junior high schools reopen as quake recovery continues

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ All elementary and junior high schools in the central Japan areas hit hardest by a powerful quake three weeks ago were back operating on Monday, in… Read more

The Great Return: Azerbaijan relocates 30 more families to Fuzuli city

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan has today sent 106 people (30 families) from Baku to the city of Fuzuli in another phase of the relocation process. This phase involves resettling… Read more

Global oil prices witness decline

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ The international markets have experienced a downturn in oil prices. The price of Brent crude oil on the London ICE (InterContinental Exchange Futures) dropped by $0.29,… Read more

Philippines’ Marcos draws fire for riding chopper to Coldplay concert

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has been drawing criticism for using the presidential helicopter when he and his family went to a concert by British rock… Read more

Vietnamese trainees told to undergo contraception to work in Japan

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ Some female Vietnamese technical trainees have received contraception treatments based on instructions by organizations involved in a Japan internship program, a Kyodo News survey revealed Sunday,… Read more

Snowboarding: Mitsuki Ono wins 1st halfpipe gold of season at World Cup event

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s Mitsuki Ono claimed her first gold medal of the season in the third round of the snowboarding halfpipe World Cup on Saturday. Last season’s overall… Read more

Japan automakers tap foreign models to drive sales of outdoorsy cars

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ As the popularity of lifestyle vehicles rises in Japan, Japanese automakers are introducing overseas-made models to offer more options to domestic consumers looking for cars suitable… Read more

More students in quake-hit central Japan evacuate to continue studies

Tokyo, 22 January, /AJMEDIA/ Over a hundred students from junior high schools in quake-hit Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan left their families Sunday to evacuate to a facility some 100… Read more