Japanese government

Japan calls US spying allegations 'deeply regrettable'

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.    

89 year-old WWII sex slave fights for her rights more than 60 years later

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.

 

Stojkovic decorated in Japan

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.

Free mentoring program for SMEs

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).

Japanese government makes another donation

Japanese government makes another donation

BELGRADE -- The government of Japan will donate almost EUR 150,000 worth of equipment to the Mionica health center and to the Morava public utility company in Svilajnac.

The donation agreements were signed on Wednesday by Japanese Ambassador Masafumi Kuroki and the directors of the two institutions, Biljana Nikolic and Goran Bojic.

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