[Days after the incident, the Japanese government responded for the first time to the Mongolian grassland fire caused by the activities of Japanese companies] On October 26, days after it was exposed that the activities of Japanese companies caused large-scale grassland fires in Mongolia’s nature reserves, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara gave his first official response on the 26th, saying that the Japanese government “takes seriously” the serious losses caused by the fire. Minoru Kihara said at the press conference that the Japanese government expresses condolences to the Mongolian citizens and is willing to maintain close communication with the Mongolian government to provide assistance in the recovery work of the disaster-stricken areas. A large-scale grassland fire broke out in the Noumluq Nature Reserve in the Oriental Province of Mongolia on the 8th. According to Mongolian news, the open fire was extinguished on the 16th. Japanese telecom operator Kaididi admitted on the 20th that the fire was related to the activities of its subsidiary's Japanese executives. (CCTV News)