G7 leaders tackle migration, AI and economic security on 2nd and final day of summit in Italy

Tokyo, 16 June, /AJMEDIA/ The Group of Seven leading industrialized nations turned their attention to migration, artificial intelligence, economic security and the Indo-Pacific region on Friday, the second and final… Read more

Chinese premier promises more pandas and urges Australia to put aside differences

Tokyo, 16 June, /AJMEDIA/ Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s visit to Australia on Sunday focused on positive aspects of the bilateral relationship including shared giant pandas and a rebounding wine trade… Read more

Shooting at splash pad in Detroit suburb injures 9, including 2 children

Tokyo, 16 June, /AJMEDIA/ Nine people were injured, including two young children and their mother, after a shooter opened fire at a splash pad in a Detroit suburb where families… Read more

CNN rules for first U.S. presidential debate: No props, muted microphones

Tokyo, 16 June, /AJMEDIA/ The first U.S. presidential debate between incumbent Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump on June 27 will include two commercial breaks, no props and muted… Read more

UK royals unite on palace balcony, with Kate back at her first public event since cancer diagnosis

Tokyo, 16 June, /AJMEDIA/ Britain put on a display of birthday pageantry Saturday for King Charles III, a military parade that marked the Princess of Wales ’ first appearance at… Read more

Orange juice prices may be high for a while due to disease and extreme weather

Tokyo, 16 June, /AJMEDIA/ Orange juice prices have always been volatile, falling when bumper harvests create an oversupply of oranges and rising when frost or a hurricane knocks out fruit… Read more

How Elon Musk’s $44.9 bil Tesla pay package compares with the most generous plans for other U.S. CEOs

Tokyo, 16 June, /AJMEDIA/ Even though the median U.S. CEO pay package last year was nearly 200 times more than a worker in the middle of their company pay scales,… Read more

Debate on ‘dark tourism’ looms over Japan’s quake-hit Noto Peninsula

Tokyo, 16 June, /AJMEDIA/ Residents of the Noto Peninsula in central Japan have been witnessing a curious surge in tourists, a mere five months after the region was severely damaged… Read more

Tragic story of young nurses’ fate in Battle of Okinawa goes overseas

Tokyo, 16 June, /AJMEDIA/ The story of a group of young women who were drafted from high school to the front lines of the Battle of Okinawa as Imperial Japanese… Read more

88 Vietnamese hired by Japan confectionery maker left idle without pay

Tokyo, 16 June, /AJMEDIA/ More than 80 Vietnamese who signed contracts to work for Japanese confectionery maker Chateraise Co were left on standby without pay for about 2 1/2 months,… Read more