NATO to launch 4 new defense projects with Indo-Pacific partners

Tokyo, 10 July, /AJMEDIA/ NATO and its four Indo-Pacific partners — Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea — will launch four new joint projects relating to Ukraine, artificial intelligence,… Read more

Japan must strengthen NATO ties to safeguard global peace, PM says

Tokyo, 10 July, /AJMEDIA/ Russia’s deepening military cooperation with North Korea has underlined the need for Japan to forge closer ties with NATO as regional security threats become increasingly intertwined,… Read more

Samsung union declares ‘indefinite’ strike

Tokyo, 10 July, /AJMEDIA/ A union representing tens of thousands of workers at Samsung Electronics in South Korea said Wednesday it would extend a three-day strike indefinitely in a bid… Read more

Senior defense officials, SDF members to be disciplined over scandals

Tokyo, 10 July, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s Defense Ministry is planning to take disciplinary action later this week against some senior officials and a number of Self-Defense Force members over abuse of… Read more

Japan’s unused defense budget in FY 2023 totals 130 bil. yen

Tokyo, 10 July, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government left unused about 130 billion yen ($807 million) from the over 6.8 trillion yen that was earmarked as the defense budget for fiscal… Read more

10 Japan, U.S. firms join forces to develop chip tech for AI

Tokyo, 10 July, /AJMEDIA/ Leading Japanese chip material maker Resonac Holdings Corp. said Monday it will form a consortium with nine other Japanese and U.S. firms to collaborate over the… Read more

Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket blasts off for first time

Tokyo, 10 July, /AJMEDIA/ Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket blasted off for the first time smoothly on Tuesday, carrying with it the continent’s hopes of regaining independent access to space.… Read more

What to stream this week: ‘Descendants,’ Megan Moroney, ‘Sunny’ and new HARDY album

Tokyo, 10 July, /AJMEDIA/ Country sensation HARDY’s new album and a new “Descendants” movie are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.… Read more

Medvedev beats Sinner at Wimbledon to set up clash with Alcaraz

Tokyo, 10 July, /AJMEDIA/ Top-seeded Jannik Sinner was treated by a trainer and left the court during the third set, seemingly surged in the fourth and then faltered again in… Read more