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Today, March 2, marks the Day of the CD, an event in honor of one of the greatest inventions in human history. The first prototypes of CDs were presented in Europe and Japan in 1979. A year later, Philips and Sony joined forces to start working on CDs for the general public.

The head of the U. S. Treasury Department says that confiscated Russian assets cannot replace urgently needed U.S. aid to Ukraine, which has been delayed in Congress.

The meeting of G20 finance ministers in Brazil ended without a joint statement due to disagreements between the countries over the assessment of the war in Ukraine and its impact on the global economy.

Japan has imposed new sanctions on 12 individuals and 36 organizations associated with Russia.

In the first two months of 2024, Ukraine received $1. 2 billion in grants and concessional financing from international partners such as Japan, Norway, and Spain, with most of the funds going to social spending through World Bank projects.

According to Ukraine's Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko, Ukraine's monthly need for external financing in 2024 will reach about UAH 3 billion.

Ukraine has received $760 million in grants from Japan and Norway under the World Bank's PEACE project.

Sony is laying off about 900 employees, or 8% of the total workforce, from various PlayStation studios, including Insomniac Games, Naughty Dog, Guerrilla Games, and Firesprite.

The Prime Minister of Japan called on the G7 leaders to show solidarity in maintaining sanctions against Russia and achieving a just peace for Ukraine.

Ukraine is working on a security cooperation agreement with Japan and will discuss the content of the agreement with the United States after Congress approves further assistance to Ukraine.

Prime Minister Shmyhal expects Ukraine to sign security agreements with all G7 countries to receive financial and military support in the coming years.

Hospitals in China reported a significant increase in the number of newborns in the Year of the Dragon, with some reporting 20-72% more births than the previous year.

Ukraine is modernizing its energy system with the help of Japan by introducing state-of-the-art technologies at gas compressor stations and mobile gas turbines.

Legal experts have approved the seizure of $300 billion worth of frozen assets from the russian central bank to compensate Ukraine for losses from the russian invasion, as allowed by international law.

Among Ukrainians, the level of perception of Poland and the United States as friendly countries has decreased. The survey showed that most Ukrainians still consider the United States and Poland to be friendly countries, but positive assessments have decreased for both.

North Korean ballistic missiles similar to Russia's Iskander-M were used by Russia to attack Ukraine, according to experts who found parts of a North Korean missile in Kyiv.

The UN calls on the U. S. to continue funding humanitarian organizations to support refugees in Ukraine.

Japan's Prime Minister will call for further G7 unity and support for Ukraine amid concerns about "aid fatigue" in the West during an online summit on February 24.

According to the report, missiles produced by North Korea that Russia could use this year to strike Ukraine contain many components from Western countries such as the United States, Germany, and Japan.

The Japanese parliament is united in its support for Ukraine, as stated by the Ukrainian prime minister after a meeting with the Japanese-Ukrainian inter-parliamentary group.

The Prime Minister of Ukraine on the need for long-range missiles and other munitions.

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that Japan should become one of the leaders in the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine's economy after a visit to Tokyo, where 56 documents were signed, including on the avoidance of double taxation and Japanese investments and loans to support Ukrainian business and infrastructure projects.

Naftogaz Group signed memorandums with two Japanese companies to modernize its thermal power plants and develop a joint wind energy project.

Ukraine's Prime Minister calls for tougher EU and Japanese sanctions against Russia after Navalny's death.

Most of Ukraine's public debt consists of long-term concessional loans from international partners. According to the Ministry of Finance, 10 countries provided grant assistance to Ukraine, namely: The United States, Japan, Norway, Germany, Spain, Finland, Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium, and Iceland.

The prime ministers of Ukraine and Japan discussed expanding bilateral cooperation through visa liberalization and increased trade ties, as well as continuing sanctions pressure on Russia.

Japan will provide Ukraine with a total of $12. 1 billion in aid, including a $4.7 billion grant to be received by the end of the month, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said after meeting with his Japanese counterpart.

Japan is expected to provide Ukraine with an additional $1. 8 billion in budgetary aid in the first quarter of 2022, reports Ukraine's Finance Ministry.

Japan to allocate 1. 25 billion euros to support Japanese investors in Ukraine

Ukraine and Japan have signed a double taxation treaty, which provides for the allocation of taxation rights for certain types of income, such as dividends, interest and royalties, received by residents of one country from sources in the other.