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The Japanese government donated EUR 42,420 to the Perka Vicentijevic pre-school institution in Obrenovac.

The Japanese government donated EUR 42,420 to the Perka Vicentijevic pre-school institution in Obrenovac, as support to improvements in the education system in Serbia, the Embassy said in a release on Friday.

Punches flew in the Japanese parliament when a brawl broke out over legislation that changed the nation’s post WW2 pacifist foreign policy.

Tokyo said on  Aug. 31 it has complained to the United Nations over Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's plan to attend a huge military parade in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.

Japan and Iran will start negotiations on an investment accord once sanctions are lifted following last month’s landmark international deal on Tehran’s nuclear program, the Nikkei reported on Aug. 19, citing Japanese government sources.

Tokyo on August 3 described claims that Washington spied on Japanese politicians and major firms as "deeply regrettable", in its first official response to revelations from whistleblower group WikiLeaks.

"I will withhold comment. But If this is true, as an ally, it's deeply regrettable," the government's top spokesman Yoshihide Suga told a regular press briefing.    

The US spied on senior Japanese politicians, its top central banker and major companies including conglomerate Mitsubishi, according to documents released jULY 31 by WikiLeaks, which published a list of at least 35 targets.

Japanese Ambassador to Serbia Masafumi Kuroki presented a donation of the Japanese government worth EUR 77,995 to the retirement home in Obrenovac.

The donation consists of equipment that should provide better conditions for nursing home residents.

Kim Bok-dong, aged 89, has lost her hearing and her vision almost completely by now. She knows that her health problems will not allow her to live for much longer, but her gaze still holds the will to fight and claim justice on the tortures she endured during WWII.

TOKYO - Serbian former football player Dragan Stojkovic has been decorated with the Order of the Rising Sun, the Japanese government stated on Wednesday.

Stojkovic is among more than 50 recipients of this decoration from Japan and Serbia, who were selected for their contribution to the relations between the two countries.

BELGRADE - A free mentoring program for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is available to SMEs in Serbia implemented by the National Agency for Regional Development (NARR) in cooperation with the Japanese government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).