China’s top diplomat heads to Africa as West’s attention dwindles

Tokyo, 6 January, /AJMEDIA/ China’s top diplomat began his annual New Year tour of Africa on Sunday, maintaining a 35-year-long tradition, to quietly advance Beijing’s already sizeable influence across the… Read more

North Korea fires ballistic missile as Blinken visits Seoul

Tokyo, 6 January, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a North Korean missile test carried out during his visit to Seoul on Monday was a reminder of the… Read more

Canadian PM Trudeau likely to resign this week: report

Tokyo, 6 January, /AJMEDIA/ Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is likely to announce his resignation this week as he faces mounting dissent within his Liberal Party, newspaper The Globe and… Read more

Hamas and Israel wrangle over talks as Israeli strikes in Gaza intensify

Tokyo, 6 January, /AJMEDIA/ Israel and Hamas wrangled on Sunday over the details of a deal to halt fighting in the Gaza Strip and return hostages home, as Palestinian officials… Read more

China seeks to bolster ports and aviation hubs in western regions

Tokyo, 6 January, /AJMEDIA/ China said on Sunday it would launch 15 measures to bolster the development of its western provinces with the construction of logistical infrastructure such as ports… Read more

2 dead, 3 missing after fishing boat with 20 aboard capsizes off Ibaraki

Tokyo, 6 January, /AJMEDIA/ Two people died, and three others were missing after a fishing boat with 20 people aboard capsized off Ibaraki Prefecture in eastern Japan early Monday, the… Read more

7-year-old girl dies after falling into river while walking her dog in Yamanashi Prefecture

Tokyo, 6 January, /AJMEDIA/ A 7-year-old girl drowned after she fell into a river and drowned in Kai City, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Sunday. Police said the girl, Yuzuki Fujiki, was… Read more

Increased defense spending pledge taxes Japan’s strained coffers

Tokyo, 6 January, /AJMEDIA/ Uncertainty about tax revenues is causing concern about how Japan will pay for an expansion in its defense budget the government believes is necessary to deal… Read more

Japan’s foreign defense aid to rise 60% in FY2025

Tokyo, 6 January, /AJMEDIA/ Japan has allocated 8.1 billion yen for fiscal 2025 to provide defense equipment to the armed forces of like-minded nations, marking a more than 60 percent… Read more

Thousands of people visit Tokyo shrine to pray for prosperous year

Tokyo, 6 January, /AJMEDIA/ Thousands company and government employees visited Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo on Monday to pray for a prosperous yer. Kanda Myojin, known as the shrine of… Read more