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

AI robots may hold key to nursing care for Japan’s aging population

Tokyo, 2 March, /AJMEDIA/ Recently in Tokyo an AI-driven robot leaned over a man lying on his back and gently put a hand on his knee and another on a… Read more

China urged to think big, go hard on reviving battered consumption

Tokyo, 2 March, /AJMEDIA/ Coco Wen took advantage of China’s consumer subsidies to buy herself a new iPhone for about two thirds of the original price. At the same time,… Read more

Kazakhstan aims to boost oil transit via Aktau-Baku-Ceyhan route in 2025

Tokyo, 2 March, /AJMEDIA/ Kazakhstan plans to increase the volume of oil transit via the Aktau-Baku-Ceyhan route to 1.7 million tons in 2025, said Iskaziyev Kurmangazy, First Deputy Chairman of… Read more

Two Azerbaijani boxers advance to finals in Bulgaria, two secure bronze medals

Tokyo, 2 March, /AJMEDIA/ Two Azerbaijani boxers have advanced to the finals of the international “Strandja” tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. According to the Azerbaijan Boxing Federation, Zalimkhan Suleymanov (57 kg)… Read more