FOCUS: Faction politics wane in Japan party leader race as nat’l vote looms

Tokyo, 19 September, /AJMEDIA/ The outcome of Japan’s ruling party leadership race to choose the successor to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has become increasingly unclear as four senior lawmakers have… Read more

Taro Kono tops Kyodo poll of LDP members as most fit to be Japan PM

Tokyo, 19 September, /AJMEDIA/ Vaccination minister Taro Kono is viewed by 48.6 percent of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s rank-and-file members as most suitable to be party leader and effectively… Read more

Film on renowned Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyli produced in Los Angeles(VIDEO)

Tokyo, 18 September, /AJMEDIA/ The Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles produced a short film in English on renowned Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyli – the founder of the first… Read more

Japan may start administering 3rd COVID vaccine shots by year-end

Tokyo, 18 September, /AJMEDIA/ Japan may start administering third shots of coronavirus vaccines to people by the end of this year, the health ministry said Friday, as the nation looks… Read more

FEATURE: Johnny Depp film sees Minamata pollution issue as cautionary tale

Tokyo, 18 September, /AJMEDIA/ For Hollywood star Johnny Depp, the story of an act of industrial pollution that devastated the southwestern Japanese coastal community of Minamata over half a century… Read more

Sumo: Terunofuji takes sole lead after 6th straight win at Autumn meet

Tokyo, 18 September, /AJMEDIA/ New yokozuna Terunofuji overcame a tricky opponent in No. 3 maegashira Wakatakakage to keep his record perfect Friday and take the sole lead after six days… Read more

October’s Tokyo Marathon postponed due to COVID state of emergency

Tokyo, 18 September, /AJMEDIA/ The Oct. 17 Tokyo Marathon has been postponed with the capital among areas remaining under a state of emergency over COVID-19, the race’s organizing body said… Read more

Nearly 2 million die annually from work-related causes: U.N. study

Tokyo, 18 September, /AJMEDIA/ Work-related diseases and injuries are responsible for nearly 2 million deaths every year, according to a report published Friday by two U.N. agencies. The first joint… Read more

Baku to host international conference on “Designing education from a post COVID-19 and Industry 4.0 perspectives”

Tokyo, 18 September, /AJMEDIA/ By the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 2021 was declared the “Year of Nizami Ganjavi”. The rich creativity of the powerful master… Read more

Beijing 2022 Launches Official Slogan: “Together for a Shared Future”

Tokyo, 18 September, /AJMEDIA/ The Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (Beijing 2022) has held a ceremony at the Capital Museum, Beijing, to officially launch… Read more