U.S., S Korea and Japan agree to hold joint military exercises

Tokyo, 3 June, /AJMEDIA/ The United States, Japan and South Korea agreed to hold new trilateral joint exercises this summer, a joint statement issued by U.S Department of Defense said… Read more

Claudia Sheinbaum set to be Mexico’s first woman president

Tokyo, 3 June, /AJMEDIA/ Claudia Sheinbaum was set to be elected Mexico’s first woman president on Sunday, exit polls showed, a milestone in a country plagued by rampant criminal and… Read more

China says MI6 recruited state workers to spy for UK

Tokyo, 3 June, /AJMEDIA/ China on Monday accused Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) of recruiting a couple who worked for the central government to spy for the UK, adding to… Read more

Israel seeks governing alternative to Hamas in Gaza

Tokyo, 3 June, /AJMEDIA/ Israel is looking into an alternative local governing body for Gaza, the defense minister said Sunday, proposing a future beyond Hamas but giving no idea who… Read more

Transport ministry to search Toyota head office over vehicle certification

Tokyo, 3 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s transport ministry said Monday it will search Toyota Motor Corp’s head office over improper vehicle certifications. Similar instances of misconduct were also found at Honda… Read more

46% in Japan have issues interacting with foreign co-workers: survey

Tokyo, 3 June, /AJMEDIA/ Some 45.8 percent of Japanese who have worked with foreign colleagues experienced communication difficulties, a private firm’s survey results showed Sunday, with language issues blamed in… Read more

Japan service-sector staff to get protection from abusive customers

Tokyo, 3 June, /AJMEDIA/ In Japan, the customer has long been regarded as akin to royalty, but the tradition appears to have found its limits, with both authorities and service-sector… Read more

Nvidia boss, top chipmaker CEOs to lay out AI plans at Taiwan expo

Tokyo, 3 June, /AJMEDIA/ The world’s biggest heavyweights in chipmaking and artificial intelligence will converge this week for Taiwan’s premier tech expo, with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang expected to get… Read more

‘Garfield,’ ‘Furiosa’ repeat atop North American box office charts as slow summer grinds on

Tokyo, 3 June, /AJMEDIA/ t was a quiet weekend at North American movie theaters, dominated once again by Sony’s “The Garfield Movie,” Warner Bros.’ “ Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga… Read more

Rays avoid being swept with 4-3 victory over Orioles

Tokyo, 3 June, /AJMEDIA/ Jose Siri hit a two-run double in the eighth to put Tampa Bay ahead, Garrett Cleavinger escaped the bottom of the inning thanks to a bases-loaded… Read more