50 years on, remembering one of Japan’s great avant-garde directors

Tokyo, 19 July, /AJMEDIA/ When discussing who is the best Japanese film director of all time, most will say Akira Kurosawa. The work of directors of his caliber just seems… Read more

Taiwan’s TSMC second-quarter net profit jumps on Gen AI demand

Tokyo, 19 July, /AJMEDIA/ Taiwan chip giant TSMC said Thursday net profit jumped by more than a third in the second quarter of 2024, buoyed by global demand for generative… Read more

Dodgers, Cubs to open 2025 MLB season in Japan

Tokyo, 19 July, /AJMEDIA/ The Los Angeles Dodgers will open the 2025 Major League Baseball Season in Tokyo with a series against Chicago Cubs, MLB said Thursday in releasing next… Read more

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with Prime Minister of Luxembourg Luc Frieden in Oxford

Tokyo, 18 July, /AJMEDIA/ President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Luc Frieden in Oxford, at the latter’s request. Read more

President Ilham Aliyev is on working visit to UK to participate in 4th summit of European Political Community

Tokyo, 18 July, /AJMEDIA/ President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is on a working visit to England to participate in the 4th summit of the European Political Community… Read more

Foreign Ministry: Azerbaijan, Romania explore strengthening of strategic partnership

Tokyo, 18 July, /AJMEDIA/ Another round of political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Romania was held in Bucharest. The Azerbaijani delegation was… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: July 18, 2024

Tokyo, 18 July, /AJMEDIA/ Kyoto Animation marks 5 years since fatal arson attack KYOTO – Kyoto Animation Co. held a memorial on Thursday to honor the 36 victims of the… Read more

Pacific islands, Japan strongly oppose status quo change by force

Tokyo, 18 July, /AJMEDIA/ Pacific island states and Japan on Thursday said they “expressed strong opposition to any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by the threat or use… Read more

Azerbaijani oil price rises in global markets

Tokyo, 18 July, /AJMEDIA/ The price of a barrel of Azeri Light crude oil increased by $0.68, or 0.76%, settling at $89.27. “Azeri Light” crude oil reached its lowest level… Read more

Japan’s top currency official warns of intervention, sees no limits

Tokyo, 18 July, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s top currency diplomat Masato Kanda warned Wednesday of market intervention to rectify excessive yen moves, led by speculators, saying that he does not see any… Read more