Pakistani rescuers call off search for Japanese climber

Tokyo, 21 June, /AJMEDIA/ Rescuers have called off a search for a Japanese mountaineer who went missing a week ago while trying to scale one of the highest mountains in… Read more

New Zealand’s gun laws, tightened after 2019 mosque attack, being revised by ex-gun lobbyist

Tokyo, 21 June, /AJMEDIA/ New Zealand’s government will overhaul the tighter gun laws introduced after a deadly mass shooting by a white supremacist five years ago, because they put excessive… Read more

Australia seeks dialogue with China to reduce military incidents

Tokyo, 21 June, /AJMEDIA/ Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Friday that his country wants to restart annual dialogue with China’s chief of defense to reduce misunderstandings between the… Read more

Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as Northern Hemisphere summer begins

Tokyo, 21 June, /AJMEDIA/ Deadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of summer, a sign that climate change may again help… Read more

Putin signs deals with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia to offset Moscow’s growing isolation

Tokyo, 21 June, /AJMEDIA/ Russian President Vladimir Putin signed at least a dozen deals with his Vietnamese counterpart on Thursday and offered to supply fossil fuels, including natural gas, to… Read more

Japan inflation rises to 2.5% in May

Tokyo, 21 June, /AJMEDIA/ The pace of Japanese inflation accelerated in May partly due to higher energy bills, government data showed Friday, as analysts speculate on the timing of the… Read more

Asian shares mostly decline as Nvidia weighs on Wall Street

Tokyo, 21 June, /AJMEDIA/ Asian shares were mostly lower Friday after a retreat on Wall Street, where a drop in Nvidia stock pulled stocks lower. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 finished… Read more

Mouse shakers, power naps: Corporate America fights ‘keyboard fraud’

Tokyo, 21 June, /AJMEDIA/ A U.S. banking giant fired more than a dozen employees for “simulating keyboard activity,” highlighting a battle within productivity-obsessed corporate America to tame a culture of… Read more

Google, University of Tokyo to launch AI project to solve regional issues

Tokyo, 21 June, /AJMEDIA/ Google LLC will collaborate with the University of Tokyo to launch an initiative that uses generative artificial intelligence to address challenges faced by local communities in… Read more

Ohtani hits 21st homer, Smith and Freeman also go deep in Dodgers’ 5-3 victory over Rockies

Tokyo, 21 June, /AJMEDIA/ Shohei Ohtani led off the game with his 21st homer of the season, Will Smith and Freddie Freeman hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning and… Read more