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Fifteen people were injured on December 26 after a man attacked workers with a knife and sprayed an unknown liquid at a factory in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.

Japan and five Central Asian nations agreed Saturday to develop a transport route connecting the region to Europe without passing through Russia, aiming to secure stable supplies of critical minerals and energy.

Kazakhstan's Astana will host the first summit between the countries of Central Asia and Japan this month, News.Az reports citing T he Diplomat.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will pay an official visit to Uzbekistan.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to announce an economic aid package for central Asia in a meeting with five regional leaders in Kazakhstan early next month, government officials said.