Israel’s Netanyahu to meet Trump in Washington on Feb 4

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited to a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb 4, the prime minister’s office… Read more

Atomic scientists adjust ‘Doomsday Clock’ closer than ever to midnight

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ Atomic scientists on Tuesday moved their “Doomsday Clock” closer to midnight than ever before, citing Russian nuclear threats amid its invasion of Ukraine, tensions in other… Read more

Putin says there is a way to organize talks with Ukraine, but Kyiv not willing

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ Ukraine could find a legal way to hold peace talks with Russia on ending their nearly three-year-old war, but Moscow sees no willingness on Kyiv’s part… Read more

Trucker still stuck in sinkhole after 24 hours

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ Rescuers were on Wednesday trying to save a Japanese truck driver stuck in a sinkhole for more than 24 hours as local residents were evacuated over… Read more

Growing Muslim population in need of burial plots in Japan

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ With an increasing number of Muslims living in Japan, there has been a growing demand for burial plots to conform with their religious beliefs in a… Read more

Hokkaido city posts guards at tourist hotspot ahead of Lunar New Year

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ Security guards were deployed Tuesday at a popular tourist spot in Otaru, Hokkaido, famed for its appearance in an acclaimed movie, to prepare for an expected… Read more

Swiss skier Meillard leads rain-affected 1st run of GS

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ Swiss skier Loic Meillard posted the fastest first-run time in a rain-affected men’s World Cup night giant slalom Tuesday as his teammate and overall World Cup… Read more

Beyoncé, Kendrick, Sabrina and more: AP predicts who will win at the 2025 Grammys

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ Beyoncé leads the 2025 Grammys nominee pack, but Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Charli xcx are vying for their moment in the spotlight. Beyoncé is up… Read more

DeepSeek breakthrough raises AI energy questions

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ Having shattered assumptions in the tech sector and beyond about the cost of artificial intelligence, Chinese startup DeepSeek’s new chatbot is now roiling another industry: energy… Read more

Voter turnout hits 17.11% in Azerbaijani municipal elections as of 12:00

Tokyo, 29 January, /AJMEDIA/ As of 12:00, the voter turnout reached 17.11 percent (1,020,231 voters) in the Azerbaijani municipal elections, announced Farid Orujov, Chief of the Sechkiler Information Center of… Read more