Israel Japan

Netanyahu, Sa'ar meet with Japanese FM in his first bilateral diplomatic visit to Israel

Netanyahu congratulated Motegi and the delegation members on their visit to Israel and thanked them for their support.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi at his Jerusalem office, January 11, 2026.
A view shows cherry blossom trees over a pond at Ueno park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023.

Israeli tourism to Japan jumps sharply as yen weakens

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya signs the guests book as he attends a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 28, 2025

Japan won't recognize a Palestinian state given US ties, Asahi reports

 An illustrative image of artificial intelligence.

Israel unveils AI-powered ‘horizon scan’ mechanism at Expo 2025 Osaka


Beijing walks fine line with victory parade

As China prepares for a huge military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and the victory over Japan, historical grievances mix with contemporary anxieties.

A view of the city's skyline from the Beijing Yintai Centre building at sunset in Beijing

Discovering Zionism in Japan

With a Japanese mountain range back lit by the setting sun, I experienced what it meant to be a Jew and a Zionist.

Chiune Sugihara memorial.

Japanese flavors

Make a traditional Japanese meal in your own kitchen.

Chef Laura Weinman making glazed salmon salad; with Valerie Hwang.

Grapevine: A man of many talents

After more than a decade of in-depth media involvement and telling Israel’s story on the international speaker’s circuit, Aryeh Green is stepping down.

Former chief rabbi, Jonathan Sacks (R), congratulates the new chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, during a ceremony at St John's Wood Synagogue in London September 1, 2013.

Rivlin asks Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to act as intermediary between Israel and her neighbors

“I’m determined that such a tragedy will never happen again,” Japanese PM says of Holocaust.

Reuven Rivlin

Man rescued from Nazis by 'Japan's Schindler' returns to pay respects

Leo Melamed back in Japan to honor Japanese consul who issued visas that allowed 6,000 Jews to escape war-torn Lithuania and the advancing Nazis.

Schindler List 370

Netanyahu in Tokyo: Iran and North Korea cooperate, so should Israel and Japan

In a meeting with Japanese lawmakers, PM says both Israel and Japan face rogue nations with dangerous nuclear programs.

PM Netanyahu meets Japanese parliamentarians in Tokyo, May 12

Tokyo police arrest man in connection with Anne Frank vandalism

Pages ripped from at least 265 copies of the diary and other related books in public libraries and book stores throughout Tokyo.

Anne Frank 370