Japan
Azia 19: Unique Japanese food in Jerusalem - restaurant review
Comparing Azia 19 to the chain sushi restaurants that have sprung up all over Israel is like comparing a Porsche to a Honda.
‘True friends tell each other the truth’: Rahm Emanuel’s critique of Israel draws cheers - analysis
Rahm Emanuel meets Herzog, calls for ‘historic agreement’ on Israeli-Palestinian future
China expands coast guard patrols off Taiwan’s coast, as Taiwan tracks 'upward trend' of movement
Wreck of Japan's WWII 'Hellship' carrying Allied POWs found off Philippine coast after 80 years
The discovery, announced by the Hellships Memorial Foundation, was also aired in early June on the Discovery Channel’s Expedition Unknown program.
Iran begins talks with Japanese firms on oil sales under temporary US sanctions waiver
A senior Iranian official said any deal would require the US to extend the current waiver given the shipping time between Japan and Iran.
'Kotsuji's Gift': The Japanese scholar who rescued Jewish refugees during World War II - review
The picture is cropped. A Japanese man standing to one side has been cut away. That man is Kotsuji, and the book is the long work of putting him back.
Israel must seize the opportunities created by Japan's strategic awakening - opinion
Together, Japan and Israel can cooperate on issues that will define the 21st century.
USS Herring’s final resting place confirmed 82 years after being lost in WWII
Herring and her 83 crew were presumed lost after failing to report to Midway on July 13, 1944. She was stricken from the Navy Register four months later.
‘Independence by force’ is a dead end for Taiwan - opinion
Spokesperson for the People’s Republic of China’s Embassy in Israel: Reunification is the only path forward.
Israel’s long-term challenge requires strategy beyond military power in Iran rivalry - opinion
Israel has already demonstrated that it can strike Iran; the harder task is building the coalition needed to outlast it.
Voices from the Arab press: Attacking civilians is never justified
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
Tokyo drift: Black bear that sent Japanese city into lockdown, sparked multi-day search, captured
The adult bear, which was estimated to weigh about 100 kg, was eventually shot with a tranquilizer gun, loaded onto a cage on a truck, and driven away. It is unclear what the city will do with it.
Taiwan vows to expel Chinese vessels after Beijing claims jurisdiction over eastern waters
China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, was angered after Japan and the Philippines said last month they would begin formal talks on their maritime boundaries.