Judge rules head of watchdog agency must keep his job; says Trump’s bid to oust him was unlawful

Tokyo, 2 March, /AJMEDIA/ The head of a federal watchdog agency must remain in his job, a judge in Washington ruled on Saturday, saying President Donald Trump’s bid to remove… Read more

France’s Macron urges calm after Trump-Zelenskyy clash

Tokyo, 2 March, /AJMEDIA/ French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday and called for calm in an interview following Friday’s… Read more

Ukrainians rally around Zelenskyy as defender of national interest after Oval Office blowout

Tokyo, 2 March, /AJMEDIA/ Soon after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the White House on Friday after an astonishing Oval Office blowout with President Donald Trump, Ukrainians rallied around Zelenskyy… Read more

Hamas reports no progress in talks with Israel on ceasefire’s second phase

Tokyo, 2 March, /AJMEDIA/ The latest round of talks on the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has made no progress, and it’s unclear whether they will… Read more

PM touts ‘cute’ Japan at fashion show

Tokyo, 2 March, /AJMEDIA/ Sporting a pair of jeans and sneakers, Japan’s prime minister ditched his usually solemn demeanour for a fashion show to tout a “cute, lively and cool”… Read more

Ishiba says he will strive to avoid divisions after Trump-Zelenskyy row

Tokyo, 2 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday that he will strive to avoid divisions between the United States, Ukraine and the Group of Seven nations, following… Read more

Japan, Mongolia foreign ministers to hold talks in Tokyo on Tuesday

Tokyo, 2 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said he is set to hold talks with his Mongolian counterpart Batmunkh Battsetseg in Tokyo this week, as part of efforts… Read more

Ethiopians Takele and Kebede take top spots in Tokyo Marathon

Tokyo, 2 March, /AJMEDIA/ Ethiopians Tadese Takele and Sutume Asefa Kebede won their divisions of the Tokyo Marathon on a nearly perfect spring day in the Japanese capital. Takele won… Read more

S Korea’s new lithium battery rules on planes highlight growing risk for aviation

Tokyo, 2 March, /AJMEDIA/ South Korea tightened rules on carrying lithium batteries on planes from Saturday, highlighting a growing risk to flights worldwide from the batteries used in cellphones and… Read more

Thousands flee as wildfire rages in Japan’s northeast

Tokyo, 2 March, /AJMEDIA/ Thousands of people evacuated from parts of northern Japan as the country’s largest wildfire in three decades raged unabated Sunday after killing at least one person,… Read more