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Priceless painting looted during WWII returned to Poland from Japan

A ceremony was held at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Tokyo at 4 a.m. Polish time on Wednesday during which Madonna with Child by Italian master Alessandro Turchi was handed over to representatives from the Polish embassy. kultura_gov_pl/Twitter

The first war-loss to be repatriated from the Far East, the Madonna with Child painted by the Italian master Alessandro Turchi at the end of the 16th century was stolen by the Germans during the war from the extensive Lubomirski art collection in Przeworsk.

Poland, Japan and Ukraine to build Green Industrial zone in Ukraine

Companies from Poland, Japan and Ukraine on Friday signed letters of intent to construct a Green Industrial Zone in Bucha, Ukraine.

Poland to get special support for its aid to Ukraine says Japanese PM

Poland will get development assistance from Japan owing to its support for Ukraine, the Japanese prime minister said in Warsaw on Wednesday.

Travel vlogger becomes global star after video clip of bird pinching his sandwich is voted best Meme of the Year

VIDEO: Filmed in Japan, the 14-second clip begins with Emil Truszkowski enjoying a toasted sandwich whilst relaxing on a seafront promenade.

Pruszków hospital adopts adorable robotic ‘therapy seal’ to help relieve patients’ stress

In a similar way to animal-assisted therapy, the furry robot responds to each touch as if it were alive, can move its head and limbs and can even imitate the sounds of an infant Harp seal.

Polish president mourns Shinzo Abe

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, has expressed his shock over the murder of former Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe.

PM, FM express condolences over death of ex-Japanese PM

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau have expressed their condolences after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died on Friday hours after he was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election.

Extraordinary life of Józef Piłsudski’s older brother told in new website

After being exiled by Tsar Alexander III to Sakhalin Island in the far east, Bronisław Piłsudski soon learned the language of one of the most mysterious peoples in the world and set about documenting the life and culture of the island's people.

Polish, Japanese FMs condemn Russia's war on Ukraine

The Polish and Japanese foreign ministers have called for dialogue in solving the Russia-Ukraine conflict and have condemned Russia's actions as "a grave violation of international law".

PM says int'l community should oppose Belarusian aggression in Japan

After Poland issued a Belarusian athlete a humanitarian visa on Monday, the prime minister has argued that the aggression of Belarusian services in Japan should be firmly opposed by the international community.

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Poland sparks Russian anger as it begins changing Kaliningrad road signs to Królewiec

Posting on Twitter, the Ministry of Infrastructure said: “The first signs are already leading to Królewiec. We have just started replacing the boards so that they have Polish name Królewiec, not Kaliningrad.

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