Why mass shootings and violence increase in the summer

Tokyo, 4 July, /AJMEDIA/ Violence and mass shootings often surge in the summer months, especially around the Fourth of July, historically one of the deadliest days of the year. A… Read more

Kishida to visit U.S., Germany for summit talks next week

Tokyo, 4 July, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that he is scheduled to visit the United States and Germany next week to participate in a NATO summit… Read more

Taiwan legislative speaker seeks strong ties with Japan

Tokyo, 4 July, /AJMEDIA/ Taiwan Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu on Wednesday called for stronger relations between the island and Japan during his meeting with a group of Japanese parliamentarians in… Read more

Japan’s average pay hike tops 5% for 1st time in 33 yrs amid price rises

Tokyo, 4 July, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese companies agreed to raise wages by an average 5.10 percent in this year’s spring wage talks, offering a more than 5 percent increase for the… Read more

Strong earnings help Japan post record tax revenue for 4th year

Tokyo, 4 July, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s tax revenue for fiscal 2023 reached a record 72.08 trillion yen ($445 billion), the Finance Ministry said Wednesday, setting a new high for the fourth… Read more

Microsoft will pay $14 mil to settle allegations it discriminated against employees who took leave

Tokyo, 4 July, /AJMEDIA/ Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay $14.4 million to settle allegations that the global software giant retaliated and discriminated against employees who took protected leave, including… Read more

Japan’s top court rules forced sterilisation law unconstitutional

Tokyo, 4 July, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s top court ruled on Wednesday that a defunct eugenics law under which thousands of people were forcibly sterilised between 1948 and 1996 was unconstitutional. The… Read more

‘Seven Samurai’ at 70: Kurosawa’s epic still moves like nothing else

Tokyo, 4 July, /AJMEDIA/ Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. But despite its age, the vitality and fleet-footed movement of Kurosawa’s epic is still breathtaking.… Read more

China is runaway leader in generative AI patent applications followed by the US, the UN says

Tokyo, 4 July, /AJMEDIA/ China has requested far more patents than any other country when it comes to generative AI, the U.N. intellectual property agency said Wednesday, with the United… Read more

Red Wings sign two-time Stanley Cup champion Vladimir Tarasenko away from the Panthers

Tokyo, 4 July, /AJMEDIA/ The raiding of the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers continued Wednesday with the Detroit Red Wings signing winger Vladimir Tarasenko to a two-year contract worth $9.5… Read more