U.S. approves potential $385 million arms sale to Taiwan

Tokyo, 30 November, /AJMEDIA/ The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of spare parts for F-16 jets and radars to Taiwan for an estimated $385 million, the Pentagon… Read more

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza; Egypt to host Hamas leaders for ceasefire talks

Tokyo, 30 November, /AJMEDIA/ Israeli military strikes killed at least 40 Palestinians overnight and on Friday in the Gaza Strip, medics said, as efforts to revive Gaza ceasefire talks received… Read more

Ukraine asks NATO for membership invite next week, letter shows

Tokyo, 30 November, /AJMEDIA/ Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has urged his NATO counterparts to issue an invitation at a meeting in Brussels next week to Kyiv to join the… Read more

Iran to begin enriching uranium with thousands of advanced centrifuges, U.N. watchdog says

Tokyo, 30 November, /AJMEDIA/ Iran will begin enriching uranium with thousands of advanced centrifuges at its two main nuclear facilities at Fordo and Natanz, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said… Read more

Insurgents breach Syria’s second-largest city for first time since 2016

Tokyo, 30 November, /AJMEDIA/ Insurgents breached Syria’s second-largest city Friday and clashed with government forces for the first time since 2016, according to a war monitor and fighters, in a… Read more

Gov’t OKs ¥13.9 tril extra budget to curb inflation burdens

Tokyo, 30 November, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government on Friday approved a 13.9 trillion yen supplementary budget for the fiscal year through March to fund a new economic package aimed at… Read more

Ishiba pledges to cooperate with long-ignored opposition in bid to save his government

Tokyo, 30 November, /AJMEDIA/ Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who survived as leader after a major election loss by his governing coalition, promised Friday to work closely with the… Read more

Inflation-wary U.S. consumers flock to ‘Black Friday’ deals

Tokyo, 30 November, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. shoppers are out in force for “Black Friday,” but inflation nerves have left them jittery, prompting retailers in the world’s biggest economy to come up… Read more

Thousands walk along Inui road at Imperial Palace

Tokyo, 30 November, /AJMEDIA/ Thousands of people on Saturday walked along the Imperial Palace’s Inui-dori (road) in Tokyo to enjoy the late autumn foliage. By 11 a.m., more than 4,300… Read more

Crown prince hopes female imperial members’ opinions are heard

Tokyo, 30 November, /AJMEDIA/ Crown Prince Fumihito, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, said ahead of his 59th birthday on Saturday that the opinions of female royal members must be… Read more