U.S.-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component roadblock

Tokyo, 21 July, /AJMEDIA/ A U.S. plan to use Japanese factories to boost production of Patriot air defense missiles – used by Ukraine to defend against Russian attacks – is… Read more

UK defense minister to discuss fighter program with Italy, Japan this week

Tokyo, 21 July, /AJMEDIA/ Britain’s new defense minister, John Healey, will meet with counterparts from Japan and Italy this week to discuss a joint fighter jet program, as the new… Read more

Nippon Steel hires Mike Pompeo to advise on U.S. Steel deal

Tokyo, 21 July, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s biggest steelmaker, Nippon Steel Corp, has hired former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to help with its effort to acquire U.S. Steel, the Japanese… Read more

No. of individual shareholders in Japan tops 70 mil for 1st time

Tokyo, 21 July, /AJMEDIA/ The number of individual shareholders in listed companies across the four Japanese stock markets climbed to a record high in fiscal 2023, surpassing 70 million for… Read more

Disneyland workers vote in favor of strike authorization

Tokyo, 21 July, /AJMEDIA/ Disneyland employees in California authorized a strike in a union-wide vote Friday, opening the door to withhold their labor from “the happiest place on Earth”, the… Read more

Japan expands continental shelf eastward for rare metals research

Tokyo, 21 July, /AJMEDIA/ Japan on Saturday extended its designation of its continental shelf to the eastern part of islands some 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, enabling the resource-poor country… Read more

Japan starts certification of 1st research lab handling Ebola

Tokyo, 21 July, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government has started the certification process for operating the country’s first laboratory to handle deadly pathogens like the Ebola virus for research, a government… Read more

U.S. streaming rivals team up to catch Netflix

Tokyo, 21 July, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. video streaming companies are joining forces to attract new viewers, boost ad sales, and finally turn a profit — something only Netflix has managed to… Read more

CrowdStrike failure highlights fragility of globally connected technology

Tokyo, 21 July, /AJMEDIA/ Airlines, banks, hospitals and other risk-averse organizations around the world chose cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to protect their computer systems from hackers and data breaches. But all… Read more

Horschel leads British Open on wild day of rain and big numbers at Royal Troon

Tokyo, 21 July, /AJMEDIA/ Billy Horschel with his short sleeves in the chill and his brilliant short game at Royal Troon somehow held on for a 2-under 69 and a… Read more