On Friday, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel (seen in 2023 at U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Tokyo) instead will attend a different event to honor the Nagasaki atomic bomb victims at Zojoji temple ...

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (left) and Israeli Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat meet in Tel Aviv on Sept. 4, 2023. Israel’s Economy and Industry Minister ...

TOKYO (AP) — The defense ministers of Japan and Israel shared concerns on Tuesday about growing global tensions from Asia to the Middle East and signed an agreement to step up cooperation in military ...

JERUSALEM — With tensions rising in Asia, one of Shinzo Abe’s top former advisers, during a visit to the Jewish state, is calling for a trilateral defense partnership between Japan, America, and ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko, meets with Dr. Riad Malki, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Palestine,. on Nov. 3, 2023. Credit: Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Subscribe ...

The October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel sparked a chain reaction that is being felt well beyond the region. Most Group of Seven (G-7) members quickly condemned Hamas and unequivocally defended Israel’s ...

TOKYO — The war in Gaza between Hamas and Israel threatens to drive oil prices higher, a concern for energy-dependent Japan, while complicating the island nation’s overall security situation, two ...

Aug. 7 (UPI) --After Japan didn't invite Israel to a Nagasaki ceremony over fears of possible protest disruptions, the U.S. ambassador is joining with many of his counterparts in skipping the event, ...