North Korea seen staging military parade on 73rd founding anniversary

Tokyo, 9 september, /AJMEDIA/ JUST IN: North Korea staged a military parade in Pyongyang early Thursday to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the country’s founding, state-run media reported. The military… Read more

Turkey confirms first cases of coronavirus Mu variant

Tokyo, 8 september, /AJMEDIA/ The Mu variant of COVID-19 has been detected in at least two people in Turkey, the country’s health minister said on Tuesday, according to Anadolu Agency.… Read more

North Korea promotes leader Kim’s close aide to Politburo position

Tokyo, 7 september, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea has promoted its military chief who is a close aide to leader Kim Jong Un to the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of… Read more

Parallel gov’t in Myanmar declares war on military

Tokyo, 7 september, /AJMEDIA/ A parallel government formed by Myanmar’s pro-democracy forces declared Tuesday the launch of what it calls a “defensive war” against the country’s military which ousted them… Read more

French movie star Jean-Paul Belmondo dies

Tokyo, 7 september, /AJMEDIA/ Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, a major star of France’s New Wave cinema, has died. He was 88 years old. Belmondo was born in a suburb of Paris… Read more

Taiwan detects China warplanes as vaccine arrives from Poland

Tokyo, 6 september, /AJMEDIA/ Nineteen Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone on Sunday, the self-governed island’s Defense Ministry said, as 400,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine donated by Poland… Read more

Slovenia virus deniers break into TV studio

Tokyo, 5 September, /AJMEDIA/ A group of virus deniers and anti-vaccination protesters have broken into the building of Slovenia’s public broadcaster, triggering a police intervention, according to STA news agency.… Read more

U.S. hails close ties with Japan, Taiwan cooperation as Suga bows out

Tokyo, 4 September, /AJMEDIA/ The United States on Friday appeared to tamp down concerns that Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s abrupt decision to resign will impact the bilateral relationship, calling… Read more

At least 39 dead in flash floods in northeast US

Tokyo, 3 September, /AJMEDIA/ People across the US northeast are still cleaning up, more than a day after a storm first hit the region. At least 39 people were killed.… Read more

Russian defense contractor working on upgrading Tor air defense missile system

Tokyo, 1 September, /AJMEDIA/ The Izhevsk-based Kupol Electromechanical Plant (part of the Almaz-Antey aerospace defense conglomerate) is working on upgrading and improving the basic combat properties of the Tor air… Read more