WE League start brings Japan its 1st pro women’s football competition

Tokyo, 13 September, /AJMEDIA/ The WE League, Japan’s first professional women’s football competition, kicked off Sunday, bringing with it hopes the country’s once-dominant national team will be reinvigorated and that… Read more

1st group of Afghan evacuees arrives in Japan

Tokyo, 13 September, /AJMEDIA/ Several Afghan evacuees arrived at Narita airport near Tokyo on Sunday night, the first confirmed group of people from Afghanistan to take refuge in Japan following… Read more

Over 50% fully vaccinated in Japan, rate approaching Britain, France

Tokyo, 13 September, /AJMEDIA/ More than 50 percent of Japan’s population has received two shots of a COVID-19 vaccine, with the vaccination rate on course to soon draw level with… Read more

Tennis: Shingo Kunieda defends U.S. Open wheelchair men’s singles title

Tokyo, 13 September, /AJMEDIA/ World No. 1 Shingo Kunieda of Japan defeated world No. 2 Alfie Hewett of Britain, 6-1, 6-4 to capture his eighth title in wheelchair men’s singles… Read more

North Korea successfully launches new long-range cruise missiles: KCNA

Tokyo, 13 September, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea successfully test-fired new long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, the state-run Korean Central News Agency said Monday. The missiles newly developed by the Academy… Read more

Azerbaijan`s coronavirus cases surpass 460,000, as death toll reaches 6,103

Tokyo, 13 September, /AJMEDIA/ The number of COVID-19 cases in Azerbaijan over the past day has risen by 2,676, reaching 460,092, the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers told… Read more

Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Army pays official visit to Turkey

Tokyo, 13 September, /AJMEDIA/ First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan – Chief of General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army Lieutenant General Karim Valiyev is on an… Read more

Solemn ceremony dedicated to opening of “Three Brothers – 2021” international exercises held

Tokyo, 13 September, /AJMEDIA/ A solemn ceremony dedicated to the opening of the “Three Brothers – 2021” international exercises was held in Baku on September 12 with the participation of… Read more

Typhoon approaching Okinawa island chain

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ Typhoon Chanthu is heading north and is expected to come close to the Yaeyama islands in Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday afternoon. Meteorological officials are warning that… Read more

India, Australia hold 1st “two-plus-two” security talks

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ India and Australia held their first-ever security talks involving their foreign and defense ministers in the Indian capital New Delhi on Saturday. Australia has become the… Read more