Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ A series of scandals concerning the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the Defense Ministry, which resulted in the resignation of Japan’s top admiral on Friday, has dealt… Read more
Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ Leaders of 18 Pacific island nations and areas agreed to an enhanced role of Japan in the region’s development while opposing any attempted coercive activity, in… Read more
Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ Chinese authorities say at least 11 people have died in the partial collapse of a highway bridge in the northwest following heavy storms and flooding. The… Read more
Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Friday he had spoken by telephone with Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and pledged to end the European country’s war… Read more
Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ As President Joe Biden faces a growing drumbeat of pressure to drop his reelection bid, a majority of Democrats think his vice president would make a… Read more
Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ Ukraine is on its way to being able to “stand on its own feet” militarily, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday, noting that more than… Read more
Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ After two jetliner crashes killed 346 people, a $2.5 billion settlement that let Boeing avoid criminal prosecution failed to resolve questions about the safety of the… Read more
Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ Adidas said Friday that it is “revising” its campaign for running shoes inspired by a design dating back to the time of the 1972 Munich Olympics,… Read more
Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ American Express said Friday second-quarter profits jumped 39% as the credit card company benefitted again from a broad increase in cardmember spending as well as more… Read more
Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ At roughly 8:30 on Thursday night, an explosion occurred in the town of Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, about 10 minutes north of Tokyo. The explosion didn’t occur… Read more