Russia's Amur merchant ship was detained in Japan under civil proceedings over an administrative violation, Russia's consul general in Sapporo, Sergey Marin, told Sputnik on Wednesday

The Japanese authorities are prepared to send medical staff from the national Armed Forces to the country's regions where the epidemiological situation is particularly difficult, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told reporters on Monday

Sharjah has been named among 66 cities designated as UNESCO Creative Cities by the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay.