President Ilham Aliyev congratulates people of Azerbaijan on Eid al-Adha

Tokyo, 14 June, /AJMEDIA/ President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev congratulated people of Azerbaijan on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. Sincerely congratulating the Azerbaijan people and all fellow… Read more

Ukraine, Japan sign 10-year term security agreement

Tokyo, 14 June, /AJMEDIA/ Ukraine and Japan on Thursday signed a 10-year security agreement on the sidelines of the G7 summit, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Ukraine, more than two years… Read more

G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine

Tokyo, 14 June, /AJMEDIA/ A Group of Seven summit opened Thursday with agreement reached on a U.S. proposal to back a $50 billion loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets… Read more

Senior U.S. diplomat warns of risks of accidental conflict sparked by China’s moves

Tokyo, 14 June, /AJMEDIA/ China’s “provocative” actions around Taiwan, Japan and in the South China Sea run the risk of an accident that could unintentionally spark a broader conflict, Washington’s… Read more

S Korea, U.S. warn against N Korea-Russia military ties ahead of Putin visit

Tokyo, 14 June, /AJMEDIA/ Senior officials of South Korea and the United States held an emergency phone call over a possible impending visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to North… Read more

Japan Post to raise postage rates from Oct 1 due to fewer deliveries

Tokyo, 14 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan Post Co will raise the price of a standard-size letter stamp to 110 yen from 84 yen starting Oct 1, among other postage rate hikes,… Read more

Asian shares mixed after AI hopes nudge Wall Street to records

Tokyo, 14 June, /AJMEDIA/ Asian shares were mixed Friday after Wall Street’s continued frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology nudged indexes on Wall Street to more records. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained… Read more

Bond-buying in focus as Bank of Japan decides policy

Tokyo, 14 June, /AJMEDIA/ The Bank of Japan is expected to hold interest rates steady on Friday but reports said it could gradually reduce its vast hoard of government bonds… Read more

Japan enacts laws for new foreign worker scheme

Tokyo, 14 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s parliament on Friday enacted revised laws to replace a controversy-plagued foreign trainee program with a new system that encourages workers from abroad to stay longer,… Read more

Japan’s ‘Doctor Yellow’ track-testing bullet train to retire

Tokyo, 14 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s “Doctor Yellow” track-testing bullet train will be retired in January, its operator said Thursday, with plans for farewell events that will give fans a chance… Read more