Nearly 80% of Japanese firms expect continued economic growth in Japan in 2025

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ Nearly 80 percent of major Japanese firms expect the domestic economy to continue growing in 2025, remaining optimistic on the progress of wage hikes and a… Read more

Djokovic beaten by big-serving Reilly Opelka in quarterfinals of Brisbane International

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ Novak Djokovic was beaten 7-6 (6), 6-3 by big-serving Reilly Opelka in the Brisbane International quarterfinals on Friday. Opelka served 16 aces — including one to… Read more

Apple to pay $95 million to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of snoopy eavesdropping

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the privacy-minded company of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on people using… Read more

U-turn rush begins after New Year holidays

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ The U-turn rush of people who spent the New Year holidays in their hometowns or overseas began on Saturday with bullet trains, airports and expressways crowded… Read more

Japan governors push to have hot spring culture recognized by UNESCO

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ A group of governors is aiming to have Japan’s hot spring culture added to UNESCO’s intangible heritage list in 2028, bringing recognition to the importance of… Read more

9 hospitalized in Tokyo after choking on mochi; two die

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ Nine people were taken to hospitals in Tokyo after choking on mochi during the first three days of the new year. Two of them later died.… Read more

Record number of teachers in Japan took mental illness leave in FY2023

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ The number of teachers who took leave due to mental illness at public schools in Japan climbed to 7,119 in fiscal 2023, a record high for… Read more

Azerbaijani oil prices rise

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ The price of Azerbaijan’s Azeri Light crude oil on a CIF basis in the Italian port of Augusta rose by $0.22 compared to the previous rate,… Read more

Brazilian experts kick off analysis of black boxes from AZAL plane crash

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ Technicians from Brazil’s Aeronautics Command have begun analyzing the data from the black boxes of the AZAL plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, AJMEDIA reports. According to… Read more

Iranian president set to pay working visit to Tajikistan

Tokyo, 4 January, /AJMEDIA/ In the coming weeks, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will make a working visit to Tajikistan, AJMEDIA reports. Rustam Emomali, Chairman of the National Council of the… Read more