Japan
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Afghanistan
Security in Afghanistan Has Taken a Positive Path, says Japanese Ambassador
DID Press: Japanese Ambassador to Kabul, in a meeting with the caretaker Minister of the Interior, has assessed the progress made in the areas of security and development in Afghanistan as positive. Takayoshi Koromaya, the Japanese Ambassador to Kabul, held…
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Afghanistan
Hanif Urges Japan to Recognize Caretaker Administration
DID Press: Din Mohammad Hanif, Minister of Economy in Afghanistan’s caretaker government, urged Japan to recognize the Taliban-led administration and to invest in the country. In an interview with Japan’s NHK television, Hanif pointed to Russia’s recent recognition of the…
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Environment
Japan Marks 80th Anniversary of Nagasaki Atomic Bombing with Solemn Silence
DID Press: Eight decades after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki city, Japan on Friday honored the victims in a solemn ceremony. The bombing of August 9, 1945 claimed more than 74,000 lives, while countless others suffered…
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Afghanistan
Asian Development Bank Expands Activities in Afghanistan
Sultan Mohammad Zubair, Deputy Minister of Finance of Afghanistan, held an official meeting with Takayoshi Kuromiya, Japan’s Ambassador to Kabul, and David J. Hill, the Asian Development Bank’s Country Director for Afghanistan, to discuss the expansion of economic cooperation.
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