It was the first time in eight years a Japanese Prime Minister made an official visit to the Jewish State. Abe arrived in Israel as part of a regional tour which also brought him to Egypt, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority.
The Islamic State recording showing two Japanese men held hostage by militants may have been filmed in separate locations before being combined into a single video, experts claim.
The mother of one of the Japanese men being held by Islamist militants Friday urged the Tokyo government to pay the jihadists' ransom and pleaded that her son's life be spared. As the extremists' deadline loomed, Junko Ishido said freelance journalist Kenji Goto was a friend of Islam, whose life had been devoted to helping […]
Israel has been busy of late, strengthening its ties with East Asia, and Japan is no exception. The flurry of diplomatic initiatives by both countries come after a period of prolonged silence. While the magnitude of cooperation …
Japan and Israel are expanding and strengthening their economic ties.
Abe lovar också 200 miljoner dollar i icke-militär hjälp till länder som drabbats av jihadistgruppen Islamiska statens (IS) framfart i Irak och Syrien – bland annat de som tagit emot flyktingar. Efter Egypten ska Abe bland annat besöka Jordanien och …
Japan’s government will propose a record budget for next fiscal year of more than $800 billion but cut borrowing for a third year, government officials said on Sunday, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks …
A highly pathogenic strain of the avian influenza virus was confirmed at a poultry farm in Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Tuesday, following detection in Nobeoka and Miyazaki, both in Miyazaki Prefecture. The latest outbreak is the third this season, …
Japanese annual core consumer inflation slowed for a fourth straight month in November due largely to sliding oil prices, highlighting the challenges the central bank faces in achieving its 2 percent inflation …
Brent crude oil futures gave up most of its early gains on Friday as a building supply glut and weak Japanese import data weighed on the market, but contracts held above $60 a barrel supported by U.S. …
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