India’s capital chokes in smog after firework ban flouted

Tokyo, 1 November, /AJMEDIA/ India’s capital New Delhi was wreathed in poisonous smog Friday, with air pollution worsening after a fireworks ban was widely flouted for raucous celebrations for the… Read more

North Korea boasts of its new long-range missile targeting U.S.

Tokyo, 1 November, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea on Friday bragged of its recently tested new intercontinental ballistic missile, calling it “the world’s strongest,” a claim viewed by outside experts as propaganda… Read more

Lawn sign wars: U.S. election drains neighborhood spirit

Tokyo, 1 November, /AJMEDIA/ It was a threatening message to his wife that made Adam Besthoff remove all but one of his Donald Trump lawn signs ahead of an election… Read more

Harris slams Trump comments on women as rivals go west

Tokyo, 1 November, /AJMEDIA/ Kamala Harris clapped back Thursday at Donald Trump over what she called his “very offensive” remarks about women, returning reproductive rights to the fore as the… Read more

Japan leads losses in Asia after sharp decline on Wall Street driven by Big Tech

Tokyo, 1 November, /AJMEDIA/ Asian stocks were mostly lower Friday, with Japan’s benchmark Nikkei losing over 2% in early trading after a sharp decline on Wall Street driven by high… Read more

Halloween crowd control tight in Tokyo’s Shibuya, Shinjuku districts

Tokyo, 1 November, /AJMEDIA/ Whistles shrilled and LED batons motioned pedestrians to keep moving in Tokyo’s buzzing Shibuya and Shinjuku districts Thursday amid a crackdown by local authorities to prevent… Read more

Snow forecast next week on Mount Fuji, at last

Tokyo, 1 November, /AJMEDIA/ Mount Fuji, snowless for the longest since records began 130 years ago, is expected to finally get its famous white cap back next week, a local… Read more

Apple narrowly beats estimates with boost from iPhone sales

Tokyo, 1 November, /AJMEDIA/ Apple reported revenues Thursday that narrowly surpassed analyst expectations, sending shares lower in after-hours trading even as the company enjoyed a boost from iPhone sales. The… Read more

President Ilham Aliyev received credentials of incoming ambassador of Spain to Azerbaijan

Tokyo, 1 November, /AJMEDIA/ On November 1, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the credentials of Cristina Latorre Sancho, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of… Read more

President Ilham Aliyev reviewed upgraded conditions following landscaping and reconstruction efforts in front of Baku Railway Station and 28 May metro station

Tokyo, 1 November, /AJMEDIA/ On November 1, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev inspected the upgraded conditions following landscaping and reconstruction efforts in front of Baku Railway Station… Read more