Kishida pledges to take every step to resolve N Korea abduction issue

Tokyo, 02 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Wednesday that his government will take every possible measure to pursue the return of all of its citizens who were… Read more

IOC announces Olympic Esports Series, featured games span 9 sports

Tokyo, 02 March, /AJMEDIA/ The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday announced details of the Olympic Esports Series 2023, a global virtual and simulated sports competition created by the IOC in… Read more

G-20 foreign ministers meet amid sharp divide over Ukraine

Tokyo, 02 March, /AJMEDIA/ Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 major economies started a two-day meeting in India on Wednesday, amid a sharp divide between Western countries and the… Read more

Washington cherry festival to fully return, bloom peak in 3 weeks

Tokyo, 02 March, /AJMEDIA/ Washington’s renowned cherry blossom festival will return to its full-fledged pre-pandemic form, with this year’s predicted March 22-25 bloom peak coming earlier than usual due to… Read more

Fatal accidents by elderly drivers in Japan rise in 2022 for 2nd year

Tokyo, 02 March, /AJMEDIA/ The number of fatal motor accidents last year in Japan involving drivers who were 75 or older grew by 33 cases from 2021 to 379, increasing… Read more

Japan PM vows to take every step to resolve North Korea abduction issue

Tokyo, 01 March, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Wednesday that his government will take every possible measure to pursue the return of all of its citizens who were… Read more

Japan sees 1st foreign cruise ship arrival in 3 years

Tokyo, 01 March, /AJMEDIA/ A foreign cruise ship docked in Shizuoka Prefecture port Wednesday, becoming the first such vessel to arrive in Japan in around three years due to COVID-19… Read more

TikTok banned on all Canadian government mobile devices

Tokyo, 01 March, /AJMEDIA/ TORONTO Canada announced Monday it is banning TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices, reflecting widening worries from Western officials over the Chinese-owned video sharing app. Prime… Read more

Husband of ex-Japan princess Mako registered as lawyer in N.Y.

Tokyo, 01 March, /AJMEDIA/ Kei Komuro, the husband of Japanese former princess Mako Komuro, has been registered as a lawyer in the U.S. state of New York, a local judicial… Read more

Next meeting between Azerbaijani reps and Armenian residents from Azerbaijan’s Karabakh may take place in Baku, Ganja or Aghdam

Tokyo, 01 March, /AJMEDIA/ The next meetings of representatives of official Baku with representatives of Armenian residents living in the Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan may take place… Read more