🇯🇵 #Japan has rebuffed the EU’s offer to join its plan to use frozen Russian state assets to fund #Ukraine — dashing the bloc's hopes of securing global support for the initiative.

https://www.politico.eu/article/japan-eu-frozen-russian-assets-ukraine-loan-g7/

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Japan rebuffs EU plea to join Russian assets plan

Brussels wants its international allies to copy its strategy for financing Kyiv’s defense.

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Ukraine to inspect 50 more educational institutions amid surge in students aged 25+

Ukraine plans to inspect around 50 more colleges and higher education institutions where an abnormal increase in students aged over 25 has been recorded. — Ukrinform.

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Vice-consulate of Ukraine opens in Rzeszów, Poland

On Monday, a Ukrainian vice-consulate was opened in Rzeszów (southeastern Poland). — Ukrinform.

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Japan-India defense in a fragmenting Indo-Pacific

For Tokyo, sustaining India’s participation is strategically vital — not only for Indo-Pacific's balance-of-power, but also ensuring China-resilient supply chains.

The Japan Times

Hokkaido Targets Deer Population As Car Accidents Rise

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https://www.alojapan.com/1425235/hokkaido-targets-deer-population-as-car-accidents-rise/

Tokyo gets a nightmare vision of a devastating Mount Fuji eruption

It resembles a nuclear explosion, followed by the darkness and cold of the ensuing winter. But rather than what could happen, this is a depiction of what is inevitable — the future eruption of Mount Fuji, and the disastrous consequences for Tokyo. The Japanese authorities have re…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1425237/tokyo-gets-a-nightmare-vision-of-a-devastating-mount-fuji-eruption-9/

The god is often portrayed holding a golden mallet 'Uchide-no-Kozuchi' (打ち出の小槌). It is called 'Tap-Appear Mallet' because one tap will grant any wish.
The mallet is not exclusive to Daikokuten. It also appears in the tale Issun-bōshi (一寸法師), Japan's 'Tom Thumb'.
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Japan: 7.6 earthquake hits coast, 90K residents urged to evacuate – One America News Network https://www.oann.com/newsroom/japan-7-6-earthquake-hits-coast-90k-residents-urged-to-evacuate/ 'A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean approximately 45–50 miles east-northeast of Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, at around 11:15 p.m. local time on Monday.'
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Aman Kyoto’s New Tea House Brings Japanese Culture to Life

On December 8, 2025, Aman Kyoto opened Tea House Senkutsu, a new sanctuary in the resort’s hidden forest garden. Designed to celebrate Japanese culture and the art of tea, it offers a calm space where guests can experience chanoyu, the Japanese Way of Tea.  The tea house features two rooms, each built …
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https://www.alojapan.com/1425240/aman-kyotos-new-tea-house-brings-japanese-culture-to-life/