Voters in Tokyo cast ballots to decide whether to reelect incumbent conservative as city’s governor

Tokyo, 7 July, /AJMEDIA/ Voters in Tokyo cast ballots Sunday to decide whether to reelect conservative Yuriko Koike as governor of Japan’s influential capital for a third four-year term. The… Read more

Women fight Tokyo election in male-dominated Japan

Tokyo, 7 July, /AJMEDIA/ Polls opened Sunday to elect a new Tokyo governor with incumbent Yuriko Koike challenged by opposition figure Renho, two prominent women in Japan’s male-dominated political sphere.… Read more

Azerbaijan makes important contributions to the development and strengthening of the Turkic world

Tokyo, 7 July, /AJMEDIA/ The increasing recognition of the power factor as a key indicator in the modern world highlights the importance of the development and further strengthening of friendly… Read more

France votes in ‘seismic’ election

Tokyo, 7 July, /AJMEDIA/ France votes in legislative elections Sunday that will be decisive in determining its political future and could see the far right become the largest party in… Read more

‘Bulldozed and shelled’: Gaza’s farming sector ravaged by war

Tokyo, 7 July, /AJMEDIA/ Tank tracks still fresh on his field in southern Gaza’s coastal area of Al-Mawasi, Nedal Abu Jazar lamented the damage war has wrought on his trees… Read more

At Essence, Black Democrats rally behind Biden and talk up Kamala Harris

Tokyo, 7 July, /AJMEDIA/ As President Joe Biden tries to revive his embattled reelection bid, Vice President Kamala Harris led a parade of Black Democrats who warned Saturday that the… Read more

Hamas accepts U.S. proposal on talks over Israeli hostages, Hamas source says

Tokyo, 7 July, /AJMEDIA/ Hamas has accepted a U.S. proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men, 16 days after the first phase of an agreement… Read more

Japan’s pension fund rakes in record 45 tril. yen profit in FY 2023

Tokyo, 7 July, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s government pension fund on Friday reported a largest-ever profit of 45.42 trillion yen ($283 billion) for the year through March 2024, driven by higher share… Read more

Japan corporate bankruptcies hit 10-yr-high amid labor shortage

Tokyo, 7 July, /AJMEDIA/ The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan hit a 10-year-high in the first half of 2024, marking the 3rd consecutive year of increase for the period,… Read more

Tokyo-Osaka bullet train services halted for hours after power failure

Tokyo, 7 July, /AJMEDIA/ Bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were halted for hours on Saturday afternoon due to a power failure, affecting around 97,000 travelers, as a sweltering… Read more