AJMEDIA News Digest: June 9, 2024

Tokyo, 9 June, /AJMEDIA/ 24-year-old becomes youngest Japanese to circumnavigate globe by yacht KOBE – A 24-year-old completed a solo round-the-world yacht voyage on Saturday, breaking the record for the… Read more

Azerbaijani Paralympic swimmers reach final of Citi World Series

Tokyo, 9 June, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijani athlete Vali Israfilov made it to the final of the men`s 100m breaststroke event, after timing 1.09.25 seconds in Citi Para Swimming World Series 2024… Read more

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry: We don’t recognize so-called elections held in Tskhinvali region of Georgia

Tokyo, 9 June, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the so-called “parliamentary elections” held in the Tskhinvali region of Georgia. The statement reads: “The Ministry of… Read more

Seoul to restart anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasts in retaliation against trash balloons

Tokyo, 9 June, /AJMEDIA/ South Korea says it will restart anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in response to continuing North Korean campaigns to drop trash on the… Read more

Israel rescues 4 hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct 7 attack; at least 94 Palestinians are killed

Tokyo, 9 June, /AJMEDIA/ Israel on Saturday carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the latest war with Hamas began, taking four to safety out of central Gaza amid… Read more

World War II veteran, 100, marries his bride, 96, near Normandy’s D-Day beaches

Tokyo, 9 June, /AJMEDIA/ Together, the collective age of the bride and groom was nearly 200. But World War II veteran Harold Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin proved that… Read more

Biden vows U.S. ‘standing strong’ with Ukraine on France state visit

Tokyo, 9 June, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday vowed Washington was “standing strong” with Ukraine as French counterpart Emmanuel Macron hosted him on a state visit overshadowed by… Read more

Japan, U.S. eye ‘two-plus-two’ security talks in Tokyo in late July

Tokyo, 9 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan and the United States are considering holding talks involving their foreign and defense chiefs in Tokyo on July 28, sources familiar with the matter said… Read more

24-year-old becomes youngest Japanese to circumnavigate globe by yacht

Tokyo, 9 June, /AJMEDIA/ A 24-year-old completed a solo round-the-world yacht voyage on Saturday, breaking the record for the youngest Japanese to achieve the feat that was set 30 years… Read more

‘Mermaid academy’ helps promote growing aquatic art form in Japan

Tokyo, 9 June, /AJMEDIA/ A small business based in Nagoya is offering people of all ages a chance to step into colorful fish tails and learn the graceful art of… Read more