AJMEDIA News Digest: June 17, 2024

Tokyo, 17 June, /AJMEDIA/ Bloc backing Okinawa’s anti-U.S. base governor fails to win majority NAHA, Japan – Candidates backing Okinawa’s governor, a staunch opponent of a key U.S military base… Read more

Azerbaijani junior weightlifter snatches three golds in European Championships

Tokyo, 17 June, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijani weightlifter Kamran Khappayev has garnered three gold medals at the 2024 European Youth Weightlifting Championships in Thessaloniki, Greece. Another Azerbaijani athlete Abdulhuseyn Huseynov ranked sixth.… Read more

New Zealand prime minister’s plane breaks down on way to Japan

Tokyo, 17 June, /AJMEDIA/ The New Zealand defense force plane flying New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to Japan broke down on Sunday, forcing the Prime Minister to take a… Read more

Bloc backing Okinawa’s anti-U.S. base governor fails to win majority

Tokyo, 17 June, /AJMEDIA/ Candidates backing Okinawa’s governor, a staunch opponent of a key U.S military base relocation plan within the prefecture, failed to secure a majority in Sunday’s local… Read more

Japan defense chief considers Britain trip in July to keep ties on track

Tokyo, 17 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara is considering visiting Britain in late July to reaffirm cooperation over the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet, which also… Read more

Philippine, Chinese ships collide near hotspot reef

Tokyo, 17 June, /AJMEDIA/ A Philippine ship and a Chinese vessel collided near the Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, the Chinese Coast Guard said.… Read more

Nuclear arms spending soars as global tensions swell: studies

Tokyo, 17 June, /AJMEDIA/ Nuclear-armed countries hiked spending on atomic weapons arsenals by a third in the past five years as they modernized their stockpiles amid growing geopolitical tensions, two… Read more

Australia’s Albanese, China’s Li hold ‘candid’ talks

Tokyo, 17 June, /AJMEDIA/ Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese Premier Li Qiang met on Monday in the first visit to the country by a Chinese premier in seven… Read more

Israel’s army says it will pause daytime fighting along route in southern Gaza to help flow of aid

Tokyo, 17 June, /AJMEDIA/ Israel’s military announced on Sunday that it would pause fighting during daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian… Read more

Allowing foreign trainees to switch jobs stirs debate in rural Japan

Tokyo, 17 June, /AJMEDIA/ Rural Japan has been seeing the government’s new measure of allowing foreign trainees to change jobs within the same industry as a double-edged sword, with some… Read more