New York’s top court declines to hear Trump’s appeal of gag order in his hush money case

Tokyo, 19 June, /AJMEDIA/ New York’s top court on Tuesday declined to hear Donald Trump’s gag order appeal in his hush money case, leaving the restrictions in place following his… Read more

Japan’s exports surge 13.5% in May

Tokyo, 19 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s exports surged 13.5% in May, faster than expected growth helped by a weak yen and strong demand in the U.S. and Asia. Finance Ministry data… Read more

Akio Toyoda, grandson of Toyota founder, wins shareholder approval to stay in leadership

Tokyo, 19 June, /AJMEDIA/ Toyota shareholders voted Tuesday in support of all the company’s proposals, including keeping Akio Toyoda, grandson of the Japanese automaker’s founder, as chairman on the board.… Read more

Nvidia becomes world’s most valuable company on stock market

Tokyo, 19 June, /AJMEDIA/ Nvidia edged ahead of other tech companies Tuesday to become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company in the latest sign of the might of artificial… Read more

London regains stock market crown as turmoil hits Paris

Tokyo, 19 June, /AJMEDIA/ The London Stock Exchange is once again Europe’s biggest stock market by valuation after reclaiming the crown from Paris as France is rocked by political turmoil.… Read more

Russian food shop in Ginza to close as war in Ukraine drags on

Tokyo, 19 June, /AJMEDIA/ A store in Tokyo’s high-end Ginza district selling culinary treasures from Russia, Ukraine and other former Soviet republics will cease operations at the end of June,… Read more

Spent fuel cooling halts for 10 hours at wrecked Fukushima plant

Tokyo, 19 June, /AJMEDIA/ The cooling system of a spent fuel pool for the No. 6 reactor at the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant stopped temporarily for about 10 hours… Read more

Celine Dion offers a portrait of resilience in new documentary

Tokyo, 19 June, /AJMEDIA/ Music legend Celine Dion vowed Monday her “passion as a performer will never disappear,” despite health struggles she says are still just a small part of… Read more

Apple kills off its buy now, pay later service barely a year after launch

Tokyo, 19 June, /AJMEDIA/ Apple is discontinuing its buy now, pay later service known as Apple Pay Later barely a year after its initial launch in the U.S., and will… Read more

Ronaldo’s Portugal scrape to Euro 2024 opening win; Turkey beat Georgia

Tokyo, 19 June, /AJMEDIA/ Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal beat the Czech Republic 2-1 to claim a Euro 2024 debut victory on Tuesday but they needed to come from behind with a… Read more