AJMEDIA News Digest: Jan. 28, 2024

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Global tourism to recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2024: U.N. agency TOKYO – Global tourism will likely achieve a full recovery from the COVID-19 shock in… Read more

At least 4 luxury hotels set to open in Baku in 2024

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ “According to a report from the State Statistical Committee, there are currently up to 800 accommodation facilities operating across the country,” Executive Director of Azerbaijan Hotel… Read more

Cold, dry snaps accompanied three plagues that struck the Roman Empire

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ For those who enjoy pondering the Roman Empire’s rise and fall — you know who you are — consider the close link between ancient climate change… Read more

Live-action ‘Oshi no Ko’ adaptation coming to Amazon, movie to theaters

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Usually, there’s a long, gradual build-up to the launch of a live-action adaptation of a popular anime/manga series. First comes the initial announcement, maybe with a… Read more

LDP reforms unlikely to restore skeptical public’s faith in politics

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Proposals by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s reform panel, which chose not to recommend an end to the controversial faction system, are unlikely to restore public… Read more

Aso says he’ll maintain LDP faction as ‘policy group’

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso pledged Saturday to maintain his faction within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party as a “policy group,” with the latest political… Read more

Nazi death camp survivors mark 79th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ A group of survivors of Nazi death camps marked the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp during World War II in a modest… Read more

Iraq, U.S. begin formal talks to end coalition mission

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ The United States and Iraq held a first session of formal talks Saturday in Baghdad aimed at winding down the mission of a U.S.-led military coalition… Read more

Ukraine says it has no evidence for Russia’s claim that dozens of POWs died in shot down plane

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ Officials in Ukraine said Russia has provided no credible evidence to back its claims that Ukrainian forces shot down a military transport plane that Moscow says… Read more

Nintendo announces last day of online service for 3DS and Wii U, coming this spring

Tokyo, 28 January, /AJMEDIA/ The Nintendo Switch’s seventh birthday is coming up this March, and there’s strong speculation that we’re going to be seeing the unveiling, and maybe even the… Read more