Australia cancels Lockheed Martin military satellite project

Tokyo, 4 November, /AJMEDIA/ Australia has cancelled a multi-billion dollar military satellite project with Lockheed Martin, with a Department of Defense statement on Monday saying the military will instead shift… Read more

Trump increases violent rhetoric; Harris vows Gaza peace in final hours

Tokyo, 4 November, /AJMEDIA/ Kamala Harris courted voters angered by the Gaza war while Donald Trump doubled down on violent rhetoric with a comment about journalists being shot as the… Read more

Iranians ridicule Biden, Trump at U.S. hostage crisis rally

Tokyo, 4 November, /AJMEDIA/ Thousands of Iranians rallied Sunday by the former U.S. embassy in Tehran to mark the 1979 hostage crisis, burning American flags and ridiculing Joe Biden and… Read more

Israel investigates leaks that appear to have bolstered Netanyahu as Gaza truce talks stalled

Tokyo, 4 November, /AJMEDIA/ An Israeli court on Sunday was considering whether to lift a gag order on a case surrounding suspected leaks of classified information from an associate of… Read more

Spain flood survivors hurl mud at royals and top government officials

Tokyo, 4 November, /AJMEDIA/ A crowd of enraged survivors hurled clots of mud left by storm-spawned flooding at the Spanish royal couple on Sunday during their first visit to the… Read more

U.S. flies long-range bomber in drill with S Korea, Japan in reaction to North’s missile test

Tokyo, 4 November, /AJMEDIA/ The United States flew a long-range bomber in a trilateral drill with South Korea and Japan on Sunday in response to North Korea’s recent test-firing of… Read more

Japan gov’t-backed agency opens Kyiv office to promote trade, business

Tokyo, 4 November, /AJMEDIA/ A Japanese trade promotion agency has opened an office in Kyiv to facilitate private businesses’ entry into Ukraine, in one of Japan’s latest efforts to support… Read more

U.S. government tries to rein in an out-of-control subscription economy

Tokyo, 4 November, /AJMEDIA/ Signing up for a subscription to a streaming service or newspaper has never been easier. Canceling it, on the other hand, can be a cumbersome journey… Read more

Federal Reserve set to cut rates again while facing a hazy post-election outlook

Tokyo, 4 November, /AJMEDIA/ No one knows how Tuesday’s presidential election will turn out, but the Federal Reserve’s move two days later is much easier to predict: With inflation continuing… Read more

Japan to issue new bonds backed by NTT stake to aid chip industry

Tokyo, 4 November, /AJMEDIA/ The government has decided to issue new bonds backed by securities it owns, such as its stake in Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp, to fund measures… Read more