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FORT BENNING - Serbia's shooter Andrija Zlatic won a bronze medal on Tuesday in the 50 m Pistol Men final at the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) at the U.S. army post of Fort Benning.

Zlatic achieved a final score of 170.6 points.

On March 23, the Prime Minster of Japan, Shinzo Abe, visited the Anne Frank House and met with Mr. Ronald Leopold, Executive Director of Anne Frank House.

The visit was part of Abe's trip to the Netherlands from March 23 to 25.

BELGRADE - Serbian Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkic conferred on Tuesday with Takashi Kosugi, Japanese former minister of education and MP of the Liberal Democratic Party, on fostering of the two countries' relations.

During the talks, the two officials agreed that there is a mutual interest in promotion of overall Serbian-Japanese relations, the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the UN has decided that Japan must halt whaling activities in the Antarctic.

Authorities in Tokyo announced they accept the ICJ's ruling, which is legally binding.

MIAMI, March – Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and world No. 1 Rafael Nadal advanced to the men's singles final at the Miami Masters tournament after their oponents pulled out of their matches on Friday.

Kei Nishikori of Japan, who was to play Djokovic, cited a groin injury, and Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic withdrew from his duel with Nadal suffering from gastroenteritis.

MIAMI - Serbia's highest-ranked male tennis player Novak Djokovic reached the semi-finals of the Miami Masters tournament by beating title holder Andy Murray of Great Britain 7-5, 6-3 late Wednesday.

In a bid to reach the final, Djokovic will face the winner of the match between Roger Federer of Switzerland and Kei Nishikori of Japan.

The search for the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean has resumed, after weather conditions improved.

On Monday, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak revealed that based on the latest data, it can be concluded the plane went down in the Indian Ocean, some 2,500 km off the Australian coast of Perth.

Japan is ready to offer Ukraine economic aid worth USD 1.5 B if the country reaches an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

BELGRADE - Young musicians from Fukushima, Japan, and children from Serbia will hold a concert entitled So Close Yet So Far Away at Dom Sindikata in Belgrade on March 28.

The concert is organized by the Cukarica Rotary Club and Association Always with Children, the Japanese embassy stated.

Bulgaria's tennis player Grigor Dimitrov lost to Japan's Key Nishikori in two sets and dropped out of the Masters tournament in Miami. 

This was the second loss of Dimitrov against the Japanese player.