The authorities of Japan decided to close all six branches of Japanese centers in Russia. This was announced at the press conference by the Secretary General of the Cabinet of Ministers of Japan Yoshimas Hayashi.
As the Japanese news agency Kyodo reports, Hayashi said that the government decided to close all six Japanese centers in Russia, which provide training in the Japanese language and became a symbol of friendship between the two countries.
The reason for this decision in Tokyo voiced.
The activities of Japanese centers were financed by the Japanese government through the mediation of the country’s embassy in the Russian Federation.