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Japan’s ambassador to Israel: Why the new Middle East matters to Asia - opinion

As Israel and Gulf states build deeper strategic and economic ties, Tokyo has a growing interest in regional stability and cooperation.

Then-incoming Japanese Ambassador Yusuke Arai presents his credentials to President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem on July 11, 2024, while wearing a yellow ribbon pin calling for the release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi at his Jerusalem office, January 11, 2026.

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

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


Grapevine: J&J

But there was more to the Jewish-Japanese relationship than is generally known.

AUTHORS ELLIOT JAGER (left) and Azriel Bermant (center) discuss British-Israeli relations with journalist Matthew Kalman in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

Delving into Japanese culture

Different strokes for different folks

A GIRL participates in a calligraphy contest in Tokyo in 2016

Are China and Japan the new peace process mediators?

In Beijing, Israeli and Palestinian delegations have hammered out a policy paper called “Moving toward a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict” that is based on the two-state solution.

PM Netanyahu and PM of Japan Shinzo Abe‏

Japan invites Netanyahu to four-way peace summit in Tokyo

Netanyahu reportedly has conditioned his participation on approval from the Trump administration.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Jerusalem

Japan’s forbidden fruit

How Abe’s landslide victory and Japan’s security challenges open a new door for Israeli security tech

PM Netanyahu and PM of Japan Shinzo Abe‏

An Englishman in Tel Aviv: Chef Golding cooks Japanese food Israeli style

When the owners of Dinings in London heard that Golding was in Israel, they approached him to open a branch of the established London restaurant in Tel Aviv.

Chef Chris Golding cooks signature dish.

A look at the $1.1b. Israeli technology for regulating Parkinson’s

New liquid medication to provide continuous treatment that would be less invasive.

High dosage NeuroDerm mechanism for Parkinson's disease.

For the love of Japanese food

The remodeled Hilton Yakimono is well worth a visit.

Hilton's Yakimono restaurant

Q&A with Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota

Shiota’s installation at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art is an intricate network of black thread, precisely constructed to form a tunnel-like path for visitors to traverse.

Chiharu Shiota

Movie Review: A soft rain permeates ‘After the Storm’

‘After the Storm’ is a subtle blend of comedy and drama.

‘After the Storm’