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Tokyo will close all six of its government-funded Japan Centre offices in Russia – long tasked with promoting trade, language education and business ties – citing major changes in bilateral relations and the view that their mission has run its course.
While Japanese officials framed the move as a functional decision…
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Japan winds down Russia outreach as geopolitical rifts eclipse soft power aims
Gaylene Schildgen
05:24
Tokyo will close all six of its government-funded Japan Centre offices in Russia – long tasked with promoting trade, language education and business ties – citing major changes in bilateral relations and the view that their mission has run its course. While Japanese officials framed the move as a functional decision…
